Posts About "Jeff Gorton"
The Rise And Fall Of Andrew Raycroft
June 18th, 2018 Twelve years ago, Boston Bruins goaltender Andrew Raycroft took the National Hockey League by storm. Boston's fifth-round pick in 1998 had spent the previous three seasons bouncing back and forth on Interstate 95 between Boston and Providence. In fact, a majority of Raycroft's early professional career in the AHL, playing in 121...
Rangers Right in Recruiting Quinn
June 5th, 2018 The New York Rangers' offseason to-do list expanded hours after the conclusion of the 2017-18 season after management parted ways with head coach Alain Vigneault. The coaching search was done in relative silence but the Rangers recruited the perfect man for the job, David Quinn. Vigneault's firing came as no surprise because he wasn't...
John Tavares: How I Became a New York Ranger
May 21st, 2018 What follows is a satirical account of John Tavares' experience during his upcoming contract negotiations. It is a work of fiction written in the first person as a spoof along the lines of a Players' Tribune article. My hope is that it will provide readers with an enjoyable bit of summer reading. You've been warned. Now, on with the...Rangers, Hurricanes and a Draft Day Deal?
May 10th, 2018 The New York Rangers have let it be known to all that this is not an all-out rebuild. The word that the organization is using to refer to this process is "re-tool." General manager Jeff Gorton sent a letter to fans on Feb. 8 which thanked them for supporting the team and that a transition was about to transpire. In the letter, the club...
Rangers' Rebuild Requires Synergy
April 30th, 2018 As the New York Rangers prepare for the 2018 NHL Draft, in which one of their three first-round picks is ninth overall, general manager Jeff Gorton and his staff are pulling double duty as they're also running a search for a new head coach. As those two efforts run parallel, they’ll also have to complement each other if the Rangers’...
Reaves Could Fill Rangers Toughness Void
April 27th, 2018 The NHL's reigning heavyweight champion would look good in a Blueshirt next season. No, the New York Rangers shouldn't look to add impending restricted free agent Ryan Reaves solely for his pugilistic prowess, though that would qualify as a key reason. A deal for the rights to sign the big guy would benefit them in multiple ways and...