Igor Shesterkin heading to IR in major Rangers injury blow
In a season already full of disasters, the biggest misfortune imaginable has befallen Rangers at perhaps the worst possible time. Officials said Igor Shesterkin was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday night with an upper body injury. With this designation, the Blueshirts will be without their star goaltender for at least the next three games. […]
Knicks, Rangers games set to go dark in contract battle between MSG and cable operator
The Knicks-Rangers game at Optimum was scheduled to go dark on Wednesday as contract negotiations between the cable operator and MSG remain stalled ahead of the deadline before the ball drops. As of press time Tuesday, neither side is willing to make much of a concession on the freight costs paid by Optimum's parent company, […]
Rangers crumble in loss to Panthers despite best game in weeks
SUNRISE, Fla. — It's hard to believe that just six months ago, the Rangers were playing the Panthers in the Eastern Conference Finals. At the time, despite the pretense that the Rangers were leading the series 2-1, there was little competition, and on Monday night at Amerant Bank Arena, the Blueshirts had lost the most […]
Alexis Lafreniere ready for shot with Rangers’ top power play
SUNRISE, Fla. — Alexis Lafreniere's season-opening play earned him a spot on the Rangers' top power play unit, but it looked like the team was looking to carry on last season's success. There was no reason to disband the team. The third-best man-advantage unit in the NHL last season. The Blueshirts and their 2020 No. […]
Mika Zibanejad dumped from Rangers’ awful top power-play unit
SUNRISE, Fla. — Head coach Peter Laviolette has experimented with removing struggling Mika Zibanejad from the initial power play unit mid-game in the past, most recently in a 6-2 loss against Tampa Bay on Saturday night. I tried it when I lost. But during Sunday's fast-paced practice, Zibanejad was demoted to the second unit in […]
Scottish Premiership roundup: Rangers’ latest slip gifts Celtic 14-point lead at top | Scottish Premiership
In the second half, substitute Hamza Igamane scored a double to tie the game at 2-2. rangers in motherwell But the scattered visitors fell further behind the Premiership leaders celtic. After the 2-1 loss to St Mirren on Boxing Day, Philippe Clement was given a fresh blow, but Apostolos Stamatelopoulos opened the scoring in the […]
Rangers come out of holiday break flat and suffer ugly loss to Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. — The Rangers went into the break limping and came out of the break with their faces stuffed. Peter Laviolette said there's only one direction his team can go in at this point, but the 6-2 loss the Blueshirts suffered at the hands of the Lightning on Saturday night at Amalie Arena wasn't […]
Chris Kreider ready to move on from his stunning Rangers scratch
Chris Kreider says he's “learned his lessons” from taking a healthy scrape against the Devils last Monday and is ready to move on as the Rangers and the rest of the NHL return from vacation. spoke. What were those lessons all about? Kreider didn't really want to reveal that when he spoke to reporters after […]
Rangers’ K’Andre Miller activated off injured reserve
The Rangers are looking to get their defenseman back as he returns from the holidays. Blueshirt defenseman Quandre Miller was placed on injured reserve on Friday prior to Saturday's game against the Lightning, according to the NHL Media website. Miller participated in practice for the first time Friday morning after landing on IR on Dec. […]
Rangers’ lowlights outweigh the highlights this season
No NHL team, other than perhaps the Sabers, had to take more time off from the season this week than the Rangers. So much happened in the first 2 ¹/₂ months of the season. A lot was condensed into just 34 games, including two notable trades, two big contract extensions, and one league-wide memo. For […]