Posts About "Dylan McIlrath"
Rangers Draft Strategy: Keep it Simple, Stupid
May 9th, 2018 With the ninth overall selection in hand—a mildly disappointing consolation prize for their poor season if there ever was one—barring a backsliding trade, the New York Rangers will be selecting in the top 10 for the second time in as many years. Who to select with that choice is something of a moving target with no clear consensus....
Rangers Best & Worst Salary Cap Era Drafts
March 12th, 2018 Every June the NHL holds its Entry Draft and every June general managers, assisted by their scouting departments, make both head-scratching decisions and incredibly inspired ones. Since the league introduced the salary cap after the 2004-05 lockout, the New York Rangers have drafted under the watchful eyes of general managers Glen Sather...
Panthers Post-Deadline Playoff Push
March 2nd, 2017 Judging by the Florida Panthers' trade deadline moves, this team is clearly battling for its second consecutive postseason berth. With 20 games left in their season, the Panthers and New York Islanders are tied with 68 points, one point back from the Toronto Maple Leafs for the second Eastern Conference wildcard spot. Roster...
McIlrath Not a Good Fit in Florida
November 12th, 2016 Dylan McIlrath needed a change. Six years after being drafted tenth overall by the New York Rangers, the 6-foot-5, 236-pound blueliner had yet to crack an NHL roster on a permanent basis, appearing in a career-high 34 games as the club's seventh defenseman during the 2015-16 season. Questions persisted: Could the hulking rearguard...
Finally, Dylan Dilemma is Resolved
November 9th, 2016 Despite their ugly home-ice loss to the Vancouver Canucks Tuesday night, so much has gone right for the New York Rangers during their 10-4-0 sprint out of the gate this season. It speaks to how well things have gone that the Rangers biggest issue has been what exactly to do with the eighth-best defenseman in the organization. With the...
Trouba Rescinds, McIlrath Traded & More News
November 8th, 2016 Trouba Rescinds Trade Request Winnipeg Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba has rescinded his trade request from the team, according to Scott Billeck of NHL.com on Tuesday. The news comes just a day after Trouba signed a two-year, $6 million bridge deal to stay with the team that made him the ninth overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry...
