Big Apple Turnover
Every year you expect some degree of turnover. Trades, free agency and injuries or conspire to change the face of an organization from year to year. With still more than seven weeks to go until camp opens up on September 21st, the Rangers once again will have some significant differences. Ten players who were on […]
Rangers Trade Kundratek
by Jamy Baron As per Jesse Spector, the Rangers have traded blueliner, Tomas Kundratek to the Washington Capitals for 23 year old, Francois Bouchard. Bouchard is the younger brother of Pierre-Marc Bouchard of the Minnesota Wild and cousin of former Ranger, PA Parenteau. Bouchard tore up the QMJHL, but the 35th overall pick in 2006 hasn’t translated his play […]
Day 1 Summary
Day one of Rangers Training Camp started with 63 players on deck, but notably excluded from the list was veteran Wade Redden and prospects Randy McNaught and Chris Chappell. Redden will report directly to the Whale when they open up camp, while McNaught will return to the WHL. Chappell was not invited to camp last year either, and would seemingly […]
Camp Opens Tomorrow
With the Traverse City Prospects Tournament completed, attention now turns to Rangers training camp, set to get under way tomorrow with players reporting for physicals. First on-ice sessions will begin Saturday, with the preseason schedule kicking off next Wednesday against the Devils. Going into camp, there appears to be few questions. The Rangers have a well […]
First Cuts Are The Deepest
The Rangers announced today that they have reassigned twenty five players to the minor leagues and juniors. Fifteen players were sent down to the Hartford Wolf Pack, which started it’s last official camp before converting to the Connecticut Whale later in the year, and another ten to Canadian Juniors. The moves mean there are 38 […]
Czech Him Out
We’re over half way through the Ranger Countdown, and we’ve covered a number of veterans, as well as a good deal of the prospects under contract. The first preseason game is now just five days away and coach Tortorella will likely look to make some roster moves before then. Tomas Kundratek, the subject of this […]
Loss Puts Rangers In A Tough Spot
If you were one of those – like me – who stayed home yesterday to watch the Rangers play the Bruins, you could be forgiven if you fell asleep before the excitement late in the third period of a 1-0 loss. The Bruins did their best impression of the Devils teams under Jacques Lemaire, sending barely […]
It Doesn’t Get Easier
Two days after having put their playoff destiny in the hands of other teams, the Rangers find themselves back in control. Florida’s 3-1 loss to the Atlanta Thrashers means New York can clinch a playoff spot if they get seven points out of the last possible eight. Regardless of the mathematics, the Rangers still have […]
Fright Night
It’s that time of year, when seemingly every game matters. Case in point tonight’s road game against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Rangers are sitting in seventh place, with just five games remaining. Just three points behind the Flyers and Penguins who’re tied for fourth, but also just two points ahead of the Panthers in 9th […]
Senators Visit New York
The Rangers welcome the Senators to the Garden tonight (7:00pm – MSG) and may have a chance to jump back over Carolina and tie for fifth place – Philadelphia is leading Pittsburgh 2-0 currently, and if it’s decided in regulation, the Rangers could draw even with the loser. The Senators have really turned their season […]