Rangers Hire Marc Staal as Assistant Player Development Coach Sam Henes | September 12, 2024 The New York Rangers have hired former defenseman and longtime alternate captain Marc Staal as a player development assistant, bringing a familiar face back to the organization in a critical…
Comparing New York Rangers GMs: Chris Drury vs. Jeff Gorton Anthony Russo | August 22, 2024 NHL general managers (GMs) have to make decisions – which could sometimes derail or move the team closer to success. While some moves made by New York Rangers GMs Chris…
Rangers’ Focus on Lindgren & Schneider While Trouba Issue Remains Sam Henes | July 20, 2024 Five days ago, the New York Rangers secured restricted free agent defenseman Braden Schneider with a two-year contract, boasting an average annual value of $2.2 million. This transaction leaves the…
Rangers GM Chris Drury Learning From Past Mistakes Lucas Standel | July 16, 2024 Near the end of the 2021 COVID-shortened season, the New York Rangers made headlines when they fired president of hockey operations, John Davidson and general manager Jeff Gorton. The man…
Glen Sather Retired With the Rangers, But His Legacy Is With the Oilers Brian Swane | July 16, 2024 In the midst of the NHL’s busiest time of year, on June 26, Glen Sather announced his retirement from hockey, stepping away from his executive role with the New York…
NHL’s 5 Most Underrated General Managers Mike Fink | July 15, 2024 Last week, The Hockey Writers (THW) compiled a list of the five most overrated general managers (GM) in the NHL. The reviews came in hot, mostly in defense of Steve…
Rangers’ Elimination Stings More With Knoblauch in Cup Final Brendan Azoff | June 5, 2024 The New York Rangers have had quite the coaching carousel over the past few seasons. After a five-year run by Alain Vigneault, the Blueshirts churned through David Quinn (three seasons)…
Rangers’ Coaching Carousel Hints at Organizational Issues Tom Castro | May 11, 2023 After the New York Rangers fell short in the NHL Playoffs, team management wasn’t sure what to do with a coach that had helped author a rise to championship contention,…
Rangers Wasted Shesterkin’s Strong Playoff Performance Brian Abate | May 4, 2023 The New York Rangers’ season came to a disappointing end with a 4-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils in Game 7 of their first-round matchup. They were lethargic, sloppy,…
Rangers Played a Big Role in Kravtsov’s Failure Brian Abate | March 1, 2023 On Feb. 25 the New York Rangers traded winger Vitali Kravtsov to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for American Hockey League (AHL) winger William Lockwood and a seventh-round pick in…
Rangers’ Drury Gets Nice Return in Nils Lundkvist Trade Brian Abate | September 23, 2022 New York Rangers general manager (GM) Chris Drury traded right-handed defense prospect Nils Lundkvist to the Dallas Stars in exchange for a conditional first-round pick in 2023 and a conditional…
In Fox, Rangers Lock Up Another Piece of Gorton’s Rebuild Tom Castro | November 5, 2021 The New York Rangers’ locking up of defenseman Adam Fox this week was likely as easy as it was predictable, the hometown star signing long-term with the only team he…