Wife’s hospital residency among factors keeping Jacob Trouba with Rangers
Jacob Trouba is the captain of the New York Rangers and will likely remain so for the foreseeable future. An expected trade to Detroit never happened, as the No. 8 submitted a 15-team trade veto list to general manager Chris Drury on Monday at the deadline. Now, sources are saying the deal depicted in this […]
Three potential targets for Rangers in NHL free agency
With free agency underway, let’s take a look at three targets the Rangers will have this offseason. Oliver Ekman Larson Position: Defenseman | Age: 32 Ekman-Larsson won a Stanley Cup with the Panthers, recording two goals and four assists in 24 playoff games while primarily playing in a bottom-pairing role and quarterbacking the second power-play […]
Rangers, Chris Drury can’t overreact in NHL free agency
The worst mistake general manager Chris Drury and team brass could make is overreacting to Patrick Kane’s decision to forgo free agency and stay in Detroit on a one-year contract extension. Because unless Steven Stamkos hits the market and No. 91 is who the Rangers target to fill the right wing spot next to Mika […]
Rangers getting Jacob Trouba clarity will shape their NHL free agency
There weren’t any big moves for the Rangers at last weekend’s NHL draft because the organization isn’t focused on picks or prospects, but rather on what their team will look like in 2024-25 — business suited for the first day of free agency on Monday. July 1 was supposed to be the day Blueshirts president […]
Patrick Kane re-signing with Red Wings after Rangers interest
There will be no Showtime revival on Broadway. Patrick Kane re-signed with the Red Wings on a one-year contract. According to Larry Brooks of The Washington Post: According to The Washington Post’s Larry Brooks, the Rangers had been focusing on reuniting with Kane in the days leading up to the start of NHL free agency […]
A rundown of the Rangers’ Day 2 picks at 2024 NHL Draft
The Rangers selected defenseman EJ Emery with the 30th overall pick in the first round on Friday night. Here are the others they selected on Saturday, Day 2 of the 2024 NHL Draft: Raoul Boyard drafting: Round 4 (119th overall) height: 6’1″ | weight: 190 pounds position: Center | photograph: left Year: 18 Country: Canada […]
Rangers add more size on second day of 2024 NHL Draft
LAS VEGAS — The Rangers collect players who are 6 feet 5 inches or taller like trading cards. That’s been a theme over the past two NHL drafts for the Rangers, who took 6-foot-7 left winger Nathan Aspinall with the 159th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2024 draft at The Sphere on […]
Talk of Rangers trading Jacob Trouba to Detroit growing
LAS VEGAS — Celine Dion — that’s right, Celine Dion — stood at the podium representing the Canadiens to announce Ivan Demidov as the fifth overall pick. This wasn’t the NHL Draft of your grandfather’s time. With all the bells, whistles and glitter, The Sphere is, as Gary Bettman put it, “the most glittering [draft] […]
Quinn Hughes hopes to play alongside Rangers’ Adam Fox in Four Nations Face-Off
LAS VEGAS — Standing in front of a banner advertising the Four Nations Faceoff on behalf of the U.S. national team in a ballroom at the Encore Hotel in February, Quinn Hughes was asked about his ideal defensive partner for the NHL-sponsored tournament. “So whoever they pick would be an ideal partner,” the Canucks defenceman […]
Rangers dip into college ranks to hire Grant Potulny as AHL coach
LAS VEGAS — Another college coach will begin his professional career within the Rangers organization. Grant Potulny, head coach at Northern Michigan University for the past seven seasons, will become the new head coach of the Hartford Wolfpack, the Blueshirts’ AHL affiliate, the club announced Thursday. The decision to hire Potulny means that Steve Smith, […]