Skjei Goodbye To Brady
In a trade just for the NHL deadline, the Rangers have dealt defenseman Brady Skjei to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a first round pick in the 2020 draft. The move frees up $5.25M a year for the next four years, allowing them some room to negotiate wiht pending free agents Alexandar Georgiev, Tony DeAngelo, Ryan Strome and Brendan Lemieux. […]
Rangers Acquire Minor League Netminder
The Rangers announced tonight, the acquisition of goaltender Jean-Francois Berube from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for future considerations. The move may seem a little odd given the current three-goalie roster at the NHL level, but Berube offers some goaltending depth for the Wolf Pack, who are in a position to make their first playoff appearance since […]
Keane Traded To Canes
The Rangers announced today, their first move ahead of next Monday’s trade deadline, moving propsect defenseman Joey Keane to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for 22 year old forward Julien Gauthier. It was just last week that the Keane got his first call-up to the Rangers, following an injury to Tony DeAngelo, and illness to Marc Staal. As it […]
Limited Options Bring Interesting Response
After the trade of Vladislav Namestnikov to the Senators, the Rangers have just 21 players on their roster, further constraining what were already limited options for head coach David Quinn. In all, the Rangers have used only 21 players through the first three games, including the aforementioned Namestnikov. The only player on the roster who hasn’t played, […]
Vesey Sent To Buffalo
The New York Rangers have sent winger Joimmy Vesey to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a third round pick in the 2021 draft. The 26 year old Boston native had spent three years with the Rangers after signing as a UFA in 2016. Interestingly enough, Vesey had briefly been a Sabres property prior to […]
Jets Show Trouba Door
The New York Rangers continued their off-season rebuild with the acquisition of prized defenseman Jacob Trouba from the Winnipeg Jets. Going to Winnipeg is the 20th overall pick – a pick acquired by the Rangers from Winnipeg last season in the deal that sent Kevin Hayes northward – plus defenseman Neal Pionk. In many eyes, this deal appears to be […]
Captain Gone
For the second time in the last five NHL trade deadlines, the New York Rangers traded their captain to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The teams announced a blockbuster which sent defenseman Ryan McDonagh and forward J.T. Miller to the Lightning right before Monday’s deadline. In 2014, the Blueshirts sent then-captain Ryan Callahan to Tampa Bay as part of a package for Martin St. Louis. […]
Timeline of Events
Over the past ten days, Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton has dealt with a number of significant changes in response to yet another missed opportunity in the playoffs. June 14th – Rangers announce they will buy out the remaining four years of Dan Girardi‘s contract. The decision leaves Girardi with 788 regular season games for New […]
McIlrath Traded To Florida
Former first round draft pick, Dylan McIlrath has been traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for 28 year old defenseman Steven Kampfer and a conditional 2018 7th round draft pick. The Rangers will receive the pick if McIlrath appears in 30 or more games this season with Florida. McIlrath had recently cleared waivers and had been reassigned to […]
Gorton Bags Staal
General Manager Jeff Gorton put his tag on the Rangers this morning acquiring Eric Staal from the Carolina Hurricanes. And he did it by paying what many consider to be a reasonable price. Sent the other way are the Rangers 2016 and 2017 second round picks, and last years 3rd round pick 89th overall Aleksei Saarela. It […]