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Brian Abate

I grew up in Brooklyn, New York, rooting for the Rangers, Yankees, Giants, and Knicks. When my dream of playing shortstop for the Yankees fell short, I started writing about sports instead. I've been following the Rangers for as long as I can remember and I've covered them for The Hockey Writers since 2019. I'm a proud graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

Rangers Making a Mistake Playing Sheary Instead of Othmann

Brian Abate | March 1, 2026

The New York Rangers have shown some fight with an overtime loss and a shootout victory in their first two games after the Olympic break, but they are still in…

Categories New York Rangers

Rangers’ Zibanejad Continues Bounce-Back Season in the Olympics

Brian Abate | February 20, 2026

The New York Rangers are in last place in the Eastern Conference and have struggled to get on track this season. However, they do have three players competing in the…

Categories New York Rangers, Olympics

Rangers’ Gabe Perreault Gets New Opportunity Following Artemi Panarin Trade

Brian Abate | February 14, 2026

The New York Rangers have struggled to develop their top forward prospects since announcing that they were beginning to rebuild during the 2018-19 season. Those struggles have led them to…

Categories New York Rangers, Rangers Prospects

Rangers’ Chris Drury Continues to Get Underwhelming Returns for Trades

Brian Abate | February 6, 2026

Just two seasons ago, the New York Rangers won the Presidents’ Trophy and went on a run to the Eastern Conference Final in the postseason. However, they are now in…

Categories New York Rangers, Rangers Management

Rangers’ Focus Needs to Be on Developing Their Young Defensemen

Brian Abate | February 3, 2026

The New York Rangers are sitting in last place in the Eastern Conference just two seasons after winning the Presidents’ Trophy. In 2021-22 and 2023-24, they made it to the…

Categories New York Rangers, Rangers Prospects

Rangers Should Be Cautious With Gavrikov’s Minutes

Brian Abate | January 26, 2026

The New York Rangers are in last place in the Eastern Conference, and general manager Chris Drury announced that the team will begin to retool its roster. A lot of…

Categories New York Rangers

Rangers’ Matthew Robertson Has Been a Pleasant Surprise

Brian Abate | January 16, 2026

Many things have gone wrong for the New York Rangers this season as key players have missed significant time with injuries and some veterans are in the midst of disappointing…

Categories New York Rangers

Rangers Need Chris Drury to Have a Great Trade Deadline

Brian Abate | January 8, 2026

The New York Rangers are in the midst of a second consecutive disappointing season and are near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. Making matters worse, they just lost…

Categories New York Rangers, Rangers Management, Trade Deadline

Rangers’ Shesterkin Playing up to Massive Expectations This Season

Brian Abate | January 1, 2026

The New York Rangers are having a disappointing season with a 19-18-5 record, and many of their key players are either not playing up to their potential or have missed…

Categories New York Rangers, Rangers Goaltending

Rangers Should Consider Trading Trocheck & Soucy

Brian Abate | December 24, 2025

The New York Rangers are in the midst of their second-consecutive disappointing season despite getting excellent goaltending. Last season, they acquired some players at the 2025 Trade Deadline even though…

Categories New York Rangers

Chris Kreider Trade Looks Bad for Rangers Six Months Later

Brian Abate | December 18, 2025

The New York Rangers made an important decision this offseason as general manager Chris Drury traded the team’s longest tenured player, Chris Kreider, and a fourth-round pick to the Anaheim…

Categories Anaheim Ducks, New York Rangers

Rangers’ Offensive Struggles in Sharp Focus With Adam Fox Out

Brian Abate | December 12, 2025

Last season, the New York Rangers played poorly defensively, which resulted in them missing the playoffs. This season, they have improved defensively but have struggled offensively, which has prevented them…

Categories New York Rangers
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