Reunanen Traded To Hurricanes

In a minor league move today, the Rangers sent defenseman Tarmo Reunanen to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Russian center Maxim Letunov. Neither player is eligible to play in the NHL playoffs as a result of the trade coming after the NHL Trade Deadline, but with today being the deadline for the AHL, both will be able […]
Reunanen Amongst Latest Cuts

With their second game scheduled tonight against Boston, the Rangers trimmed another three players from the roster, bringing the total remaining to 42. Forwards Tanner Fritz and Austin Rueschhoff, along with defenseman Tarmo Reunanen are the three heading down to Hartford, having completed their training camp with the big club. The moves mark the first reassignments of players […]
Prospect Camp Wraps Up

With today’s final practice cancelled, the Rangers 2021 Prospect Camp has officially wrapped up. The camp featured 27 players who came together on September 10th and finished it off with a home and home series with the Flyers prospects. The results aside (a 6-3 defeat on Saturday and a 3-2 win in the return match […]
Prospect Camp Roster Announced

Last year’s development and prospect camps never came to fruition, a victim of the COVID pandemic that saw the 2019-20 season suspended, and a draft held out in October. Over a year later, and the normal fixture that occurs right after the NHL Draft has been moved out as a replacement for the Traverse City […]
Fox Wins Norris – Miller All-Rookie D

Generally I pay little attention to the NHL awards, they are far from objective for the most part, particularly with awards such as the Norris Trophy and the “Best NHL Defenseman”, where the winner is almost always featured amongst the top offensive defensemen, and not necessarily the ones who actually defend. Perhaps they should create […]
A Shortened Season – Perhaps It Helps

This past week the NHL Board of Governors met to get an update on the league’s plans for the 2020-21 season. While we didn’t get any decisions – and there’s a lot to be figured out and agreed upon in the interim – Gary Bettman’s position appears to be a 48-56 game schedule that would […]
The Team Is Kind Of The Same

If you look at the team that lost 0-3 in the qualifying round back in August, you would see just a handful of changes. Gone are the two longest tenured Rangers in Henrik Lundqvist (buy-out) and Marc Staal (trade), as well as the fourth longest in Jesper Fast (free agency). Also moving on are Greg McKegg and Micheal Haley, as well as depth players Cristoval […]
Free Agency Opens Up Tomorrow

Friday October 12th at 12pm Eastern marks the opening up of the Free Agency period, and the Rangers are still looking to make some changes to their roster. While the second center position remains one of the areas of focus, the Rangers now have to look at options for addressing their short term needs on […]
Extras Stay For Saturday

Yesteday the team trimmed the camp roster to 32 players, with at least nine more players destined to be heading to the minors over the coming days. Yet a handful of players remain with the big team practicing ahead of Saturday’s preseason finale in Bridgeport, where a number of the ones who miss the roster […]