Posts About "Jacob Trouba"
Rangers' Trouba, Kakko & Lemieux Poised to Improve This Season
December 6th, 2020 The New York Rangers had an impressive 2019-20 season, as many of their young players thrived and exceeded expectations. Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad were dominant, Chris Kreider’s strong play earned him a contract extension, and young defensemen Tony DeAngelo, Adam Fox and Ryan Lindgren were all very good last season. While...
Rangers' 3 Worst Contracts for 2020-21
November 17th, 2020 Every team in the NHL has contracts they regret, or eventually come to regret - often deeply. The New York Rangers are no exception, though their worst deals have yet to reach truly ugly status. At least two of those, however, have the potential to arrive in albatross territory in the not-too-distant future - pacts that could...
Rangers' Trouba Has Time to Turn It Around
October 3rd, 2020 It has been a little over 15 months since the Winnipeg Jets traded defenseman Jacob Trouba to the New York Rangers, but in that time he has only shown glimpses of his signature style of play. At 26 years old, the 6-foot-3, 209-pound blueliner forged a well-established reputation in Winnipeg as a player who had successfully combined size...
3 Rangers With the Most to Gain in the Playoffs
June 24th, 2020 The New York Rangers are getting set to face off against the Carolina Hurricanes in a best-of-five series starting around July 30. The Rangers have the means for success, including Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad wreaking havoc on the Hurricanes' defense. We're already familiar with Panarin's magical playmaking abilities and...
Rangers Under Gorton: The Good, the Bad & the Too Early to Tell
April 21st, 2020 New York Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton has accomplished a very rare feat - getting the fanbase of a New York City professional team to buy into a full-scale rebuild, patience and all. Of course, it hasn't hurt one bit that the GM has been largely successful in his moves - both in the acquisition of young talent through trades...
NHL Needs to Review Questionable Hits and Calls in Real-Time
February 27th, 2020 Whether the hit by New York Rangers' Jacob Trouba on New York Islanders' Michael Dal Colle was legal, the NHL policy, or lack thereof, on illegal hits should be reviewed during the offseason. In what was a thrilling game between two cross-town rivals on Tuesday, a questionable hit became the storyline of the night. Questionable...
4 Rangers’ Takeaways Heading into All-Star Break
January 23rd, 2020 The New York Rangers head into the 10-day All-Star Break on a very low and disappointing note. The Rangers dropped two-straight home games, one to the Columbus Blue Jackets and one to the rival New York Islanders. In the first loss, the Rangers gave up two third-period goals and a bad line change helped the Blue Jackets pot the...
Rangers Playoff Hopes Depend on Defensive Scoring
January 11th, 2020 The New York Rangers are one of the least defensively sound teams in the NHL. They are 25th in the league in goals allowed per game, 30th in shots on goal allowed per game, 20th on the penalty kill and last in the league for penalty minutes per game. These statistics don’t build a “playoff contender." Despite the woes of...
Rangers' Defense Rebuilt with Speed, Physicality
December 10th, 2019 No area of the New York Rangers played a bigger role in the front office's decision to announce a full-scale rebuild in Feb. 2018 than the blue line. Choked with bloated contracts and aging, slower players who were either in decline, hadn't lived up to their big deals or both, the mess on defense was a major indicator for team...
Jacob Trouba Caps off Rangers' Rally for 6-5 Win over Canadiens
November 23rd, 2019 MONTREAL — Jacob Trouba scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the New York Rangers overcame a four-goal deficit to stun the Montreal Canadiens 6-5 on Saturday night. Brendan Lemieux, with two, Filip Chytil, Pavel Buchnevich and Artemi Panarin also scored for the Rangers (10-9-2), who were down 4-0 early in the second...
Jets Winning the Pionk/Trouba Trade, So Far
November 6th, 2019 When the Winnipeg Jets traded Jacob Trouba to the New York Rangers in June, they drew the ire of fans, many of whom felt general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff got a poor return for the 25-year-old entering his prime. Meanwhile, Blueshirts fans were rejoicing and most regarded the deal as highway robbery. Related: Is Trouba Trade Truly...
Rangers' 3 Stars Of The Week: Oct. 14-21
October 21st, 2019 The New York Rangers have dropped the puck on the 2019-20 NHL season. At 2-4-0, the hot start has cooled off. They have lost four straight, with three of them coming this week. Here are the three stars of the week of Oct. 14 through Oct. 21. First Star: Mika Zibanejad If you have been following the first six games of the season,...
Rangers: Jacob Trouba Was the Best Offseason Addition
October 15th, 2019 It was an exciting summer for the New York Rangers, and with the first three games of the season in the books, it seems to have all been worth it. Several fan-favorites and key core pieces that were supposed to be the future of this franchise were shipped off to "build" this team. Out of all of the transactions, only one stands...
