Posts About "Brendan Smith"
Rangers Veteran 'D' Need a Short Leash
May 12th, 2018 With a new coach to be hired and a commitment from the New York Rangers organization to change the culture and stylistic approach on the ice, every player still wearing a Blueshirt in 2018-19 will be on notice. No one should understand that better than the team's veteran defensemen. This club on the rebuild has, so far, given every...
Rangers Woeful Defense Requires Summer Boost
April 26th, 2018 With a record of 34-39-9 - last in the Metropolitan Division - it’s fair to say that not much went right for the 2017-18 New York Rangers. Their catastrophic season, marred by injuries and torpedoed by poor performances by key players, had so much that went wrong to hide the critical flaws in their foundation any longer. Among their...
Rangers Options With Smith Aren't Good
March 23rd, 2018 A quick flashback to April 20, 2017. Game 5 of the first-round playoff series between the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens: Blueshirts defenseman Brendan Smith, engaged in a tough battle in front of the net with Canadiens forward Andrew Shaw as the Habs repeatedly crashed the goalmouth in front of Henrik Lundqvist. Smith drops...
Brendan Smith Remains a Question Mark
November 15th, 2017 Brendan Smith has not played a game in the month of November for the New York Rangers. It is not an injury or illness or even a personal leave that has left him out of the lineup. It is his poor play. The Rangers signed him to a four-year contract with an average annual value of $4.35 million each year. In theory, that sort of investment...
Rumor Rundown: Iginla, Smith, Ekman-Larsson, More
November 13th, 2017 In today's Rumor Rundown, there are rumors about an unsigned player perhaps still looking for a team, a player who is signed but not performing well, and a couple players who need to be signed and their futures seem a bit more Reluncertain. Bruins/Penguins and Jarome Iginla Jimmy Murphy points out that Nick Kypreos reported on Hockey...
Rangers Re-Sign Smith, Help Stabilize Blue Line
June 29th, 2017 Adding some stability to what has been a disappointing defense the past two seasons, the Rangers inked Brendan Smith to a four-year contract with a $4.35 million average annual value (AAV). He is destined to take a big role in a defense going through a major overhaul and continue his career with the Rangers. The Rangers have been...
