Rangers Sign Nemeth and Tinordi
As the NHL free agency period opened, the Rangers made a couple of moves to make the signing of defenseman Patrik Nemeth official and adding depth defender Jarred Tinordi to the roster. The pair of blueline signings mean the Rangers are likely pretty set on defense, with Nemeth expected to be the third pair left defender, and Tinordi serving […]
Two More RFAs Signed – Raddysh & Fontaine
More signings today, with the Rangers announcing that they have agreed to terms with their only two minor league RFAs, forward Gabriel Fontaine and defenseman Darren Raddysh. Both players were signed to one year $700K contracts, and will likely spend the year in the AHL, if and when that league starts play again. Discuss in the forums: Fontaine & […]
Weekend News Recap: Why Did They Do That?
News this weekend focused mostly on the departure of Jesper Fast and the signing of the much maligned Jack Johnson. Rick Carpinello of The Athletic starts us off with an introduction on the problem, which is largely centered around the Rangers lack of Cap space – mostly related to the buy-outs, but also due to the number of players on […]
Jesper Fast Signs With Hurricanes
For much of the time since the rebuild became official, there’s been a vocal portion of the Ranger fan base that have wanted the team to move on from Jesper Fast. Despite being a five time player’s player choice on the team, many Blueshirt faithful have not seen the value of his steady defense, and occasional […]
Anthony Bitetto Joins Team
New York announced late today that they have also signed defenseman Anthony Bitetto to a two year contract. The Island Park, NY native joins the Rangers after playing a career high 51 games for the Winnipeg Jets as they struggled to overcome the loss of Dustin Byfuglien and Jacob Trouba. At 30 years old, Betitto could fill the […]
Jack Johnson Joins Blueshirts On One-Year Deal
While most of today has been about adding a little depth to the organization, the move to add Jack Johnson to the team brings a few more questions to a team that largely seemed to be playing it smart. The recent connection with assistant coach Jacques Martin, who was with Johnson the last two seasons, as well […]
NYC Native Greco Joins Rangers on 2-year Deal
Queens native Anthony Greco has agreed to a two-year contract with the New York Rangers. The 27 year old right wing has appeared in one NHL game to date and looks slated for duty in the minor leagues at this stage of his career. Signed by the Florida Panthers in 2017 as an undrafted free agent following […]
Former Devil Kincaid Added
Goaltender Keith Kincaid has been added to the team on a two year deal worth an average $875K per year. Kincaid gives the Rangers a goaltender to expose in the upcoming waiver draft that will see the Seattle Kraken join the league next season. The 31 year old brings 151 games of NHL experience over […]
Another Center Added: Colin Blackwell
Another center has been added to the Rangers depth pool with the free agent signing of Colin Blackwell, who comes over from the Nashville Predators. The Massachusetts native has appeared in 33 NHL games, making his debut last season as a 25 year old and following that up with 27 games this year, recording 3 goals, […]
Rangers Sign Ex-Devil Kevin Rooney
Centerman Kevin Rooney has agreed to a two year, $1.5M contract with the New York Rangers. The 27 year old Massachusetts native has played his entire career with the Devils, registering 10 goals and 9 assists in 95 games over four seasons. Undrafted out of Providence College, the 6-2, 190lb center made his NHL debut in his […]