Chris Drury has to decide on his Rangers version of all-in
The next two days will be about the Rangers’ sense of crisis and the definition of going all-in at the trade deadline Friday at 3 p.m. I’m going to jump into this pool with a safety net on. I won’t trade Gabe Perreault, I won’t trade Brennan Osman, and I won’t trade Will Quill. Not […]
Rangers acquire Alex Wennberg in NHL trade deadline splash
The Rangers are getting in on the fun at the NHL trade deadline. The Blueshirts have acquired center Alex Wennberg from the Kraken on Wednesday, the team announced. They would send Seattle their own 2024 second-round pick and a conditional 2025 fourth-round pick that originally belonged to the Stars. The Kraken reportedly retains the other […]
Artemi Panarin is making Rangers history with offense
Artemi Panarin’s latest contribution – his 85th point – puts him in an exclusive group of Rangers players as he looks to end the best season of his career with a points total that exceeds his career best of 96 points. It was useful. He assisted on Chris Kreider’s second-period goal in Monday’s 4-2 loss […]
Rangers looking for consistency on their power play
According to Chris Kreider, the word to describe it is “process.” Over the past five months, 62 games and 195 man-advantage opportunities, that’s exactly what the Rangers’ power play has been experimenting with. There was also a scoring explosion. Some progress. There was also a drought. Some setbacks. The ebb and flow of the power […]
Rangers not up to Panthers’ feisty challenge in loss
The Rangers’ last two games before Friday’s trade deadline were against top-ranked opponents who are well-liked to make the playoffs. Both were tense and intense contests. Both games entered the third period tied. Both were losses. Monday night’s 4-2 loss to the Panthers, the team to beat in the East, will directly determine the importance […]
Matt Rempe may be out of lineup at deadline with Rangers in Alex Wennberg talks
Matt Lempe made two substitutions in the third period of the Garden’s 4-2 loss to the Panthers on Monday, and young linemate Adam Edstrom also sat each until the final 13:49 of the game. And if head coach Peter Laviolette cuts his bench this much in this NHL No. 1 overall playoff game, what are […]
Rangers’ Matt Rempe is ‘going to be a menace’: Ryan Reaves
The NHL veteran spoke highly of the 6-foot-8 1/2 Lempe on Monday before the Leafs played the Bruins. The two sides faced off in the much-anticipated game in the third period, where the Rangers lost to the Leafs in a 4-3 penalty shootout. Matt Lempe takes on tough guy Ryan Reaves of the Leafs, who […]
Rangers rookie Matt Rempe reveals why he fought Ryan Reaves
On Saturday night, the Rangers were trailing by one point in the first period against the Maple Leafs when veteran bruiser Ryan Reaves started cheering for Matt Lempe. It was a planned battle for media and hockey fans alike. So the promotion for this game could have looked like a pay-per-view showdown between two UFC […]
Rangers search endlessly for wing next to Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider
Heading into the third consecutive trade deadline, the Rangers are awaiting the arrival of new forward options along with frontline mainstays Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. Blueshirt standout Frank Vatrano reportedly once played that role, helping the team reach the Eastern Conference Finals as a sharp-shooting rental player two seasons ago. Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick […]
Rangers’ other rookie Adam Edstrom quietly providing a lift
TORONTO — Adam Edstrom had to tiptoe around the Canadian media corps crowding around his linemates and fellow rookie Matt Lempe to get to his locker Saturday morning. It’s not the first time Lempe has drawn this kind of crowd since his NHL cannonball two weeks ago, and it won’t be the last. However, Edstrom […]