Rangers’ Chris Kreider adds to impressive short-handed goal total
Chris Kreider has only been a penalty killer for five seasons, but he's the longest-tenured Ranger and leads the NHL in shorthanded goals over that span. After scoring his first shortstop goal of the season in the Blueshirts' shutout of the Penguins on Wednesday, Kreider now has 10 points in the NHL since former head […]
Rangers’ Alexis Lafreniere finally looks like the highlight-reel top pick
When Alexis Lafrenière was transferred from the Saint-Eustache Vikings of Quebec's Under-18 Development League to the Rimouski Oceanic of Quebec's Major Junior Hockey League, the 15-year-old was living away from home for the first time. . After scoring 83 points in 36 games in the QMAAA during the 2016-17 season, Lafreniere scored 80 points in […]
Rangers can make themselves hard to ignore
A year ago, the 1-3-1 came to life in a victorious season opener at Buffalo and served to set the template for Peter Laviolette's first season off the bench en route to the Presidents Trophy. One year later, Wednesday in Pittsburgh, it was a big game, crushing the Penguins 6-0, with Igor Shesterkin making multiple […]
Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin opens contract season in impressive fashion:
PITTSBURGH — The past few days have been all about Igor Shesterkin and the Rangers' numbers, but on Wednesday night, the only number that mattered was zero. Shesterkin and the Rangers defeated the Penguins 6-0 in the season opener Wednesday night at PPG Paints Arena, and the Russian star netminder made 29 saves in the […]
How the Rangers should handle Igor Shesterkin’s contract offer from here
I've read various analyzes of why giving a goalie the kind of luxurious, long-term, cap-breaking contract that Igor Shesterkin is seeking is so risky, and they all make perfect sense. Similarly, the Bruins' recently signed eight-year, $66 million contract with 25-year-old Jeremy Swayman (with an annual cap charge of $8.25 million) should serve as a […]
Rangers open season with three rookies on roster
The Rangers will open the 2023-24 season in Pittsburgh and will add three rookies to the roster. Matt Lempe, Adam Edstrom and Victor Mancini officially left training camp with the Blueshirts for the first time in their respective careers. The three young men were officially recalled by the Wolfpack on Tuesday. Matt Lempe is one […]
Igor Shesterkin eschews Rangers’ record contract offer
Igor Shesterkin turned down an offer from the Rangers that would have made him the highest-paid goaltender in NHL history. ESPN's Kevin Weeks reported on Tuesday Russia's star netminder reportedly rejected an eight-year, $88 million contract extension with an average annual salary of $11 million. That's $500,000 more per year and $4 million more in […]
Igor Shesterkin has to prove he’s worth it to Rangers in risky contract gambit
On the eve of the Rangers' season opener, rumors spread that the Rangers had offered Igor Shesterkin a contract extension that would make him the highest-paid goaltender in NHL history, but he rejected it. October 9 has served as a somewhat lenient deadline before negotiations are seen as an unwelcome disruption, and both sides have […]
Why NHL trade deadline looms large for same old Rangers core
Ahead of Wednesday night's 2024-25 season opener in Pittsburgh, editor-in-chief Dave Brezow joins Post's Rangers beat writer Molly Walker and Hockey Hall of Fame columnist Larry Brooks to discuss some of the Rangers' issues. Check. Larry, you've written a lot this offseason about how the Rangers are almost “getting back” with the same core that […]
Matt Rempe, Adam Edstrom pairing gives Rangers big 4th-line energy
Madison Square Garden has a new signature sound. The foreboding hum that pervades the air as Matt Lempe and Adam Edstrom speed off down the ice, take hits, and battle the puck behind the visitors' net until they finally decide which one. , or if both come into contact, it will explode a crowded stand. […]