Matt Rempe ready to becoming more complete Rangers threat
Rempe’s summer begins with a 38-hour drive to Calgary. And Matt Rempe is hopeful that when he returns to New York for training camp he will be a more complete player, ready to be in the lineup every night and play consistent minutes. “I want to contribute more,” Rempe said Tuesday while his right eye […]
Kaapo Kakko’s time with Rangers should be over at right trade price
I don’t think the Rangers necessarily need to let go of Kaapo Kakko — he’s at least the kind of conscientious, effective checking winger a championship contender desperately needs — but I think it’s probably best for the Finn to leave the Rangers. There have been so many disappointments over the past five years — […]
Don’t second-guess Rangers’ trade deadline after playoff knockout
Now it’s next year. Eyes are on the championship in 2025. Not much will be said about the conference finals loss, much less talked about in the last 48 hours or so. The Rangers’ weaknesses were exposed against a physically superior opponent in a heavyweight matchup. Would things have been different? Let’s look back at […]
Alexis Lafreniere’ emergence is Rangers silver lining worth looking forward to
It’s hard to find a silver lining in the Rangers’ second conference finals loss in the last three years and fifth in the last 12 years, but there is certainly some silver lining. None have been more noticeable or significant than the promotion of Alexis Lafreniere. The 2020 No. 1 overall pick sent shockwaves throughout […]
Rangers have major decisions to make with restricted free agents
Chris Drury will have to navigate a precarious salary-cap situation if he wants to keep the core of his team. With eight players set to become unrestricted or restricted free agents, it will be nearly impossible for Drury to assemble his entire team again while staying under the projected $87.7 million cap next season. The […]
Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin could get historic contract after dominant run
Igor Shesterkin has been the Rangers’ best player in the playoffs and will need to stay that way if the club wants to win a Stanley Cup in the near future. That’s why the Russian star goaltender, who is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of next season, is a priority […]
Rangers have tough Jacob Trouba, Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad decisions
It hurts because we all know that Rangers got this far and came so close and then they really weren’t close at all. That’s the crux of the problem after a series in which the Blueshirts were outplayed in five of six games and were only able to hang on thanks to the stellar work […]
NY’s championship drought hits sad milestone with Rangers loss
With their loss to the Florida Panthers on Saturday night, the Rangers not only marked the end of more than 30 years since their last Stanley Cup win, but also the end of another winless season among the top eight New York-area professional teams. According to the Associated Press, the Rangers, Islanders, Knicks, Nets, Yankees, […]
Rangers’ Artemi Panarin couldn’t snap out of offensive malaise in time
SUNRISE, Fla. — By the time Artemi Panarin scored in the Eastern Conference finals, it was too late to celebrate. In this first half of the playoffs, it looked like Panarin had finally broken the dogma that had taken hold over the past two playoffs. Instead, that backlash came in the Eastern Conference finals, when […]
This loss extra painful for close Rangers’ team: ‘like a family’
SUNRISE, Fla. — A team that ends every practice with a hug ended its season watching its opponents embrace each other. The Rangers were especially close because most of their key players were with the team prior to this season, and while all teams have close friendships, this team drew strength from them like a […]