Posts About "Jeff Gorton"
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...Rangers Rushed Rebuild Would Be a Mistake
April 24th, 2018 The voices calling for an immediate return to playoff contention for the New York Rangers have become deafening at times these days. It only seems like every major media outlet and online Rangers fan forum has at least explored the possibility of such an approach for the organization's rebuild. Turn it over quickly by adding some star...
Rangers Looking for Another Tortorella
April 12th, 2018 From affable Tom Renney to hard-driving John Tortorella to laid-back Alain Vigneault ... to? The Rangers' coaching pendulum is about to swing again, and the man who replaces the recently fired Vigneault seems likely to keep the pattern intact. The last three Blueshirts coaches have proved to be more than individuals; viewed...Should the Rangers' Extra Draft Picks Be Dealt?
April 3rd, 2018 Already in unfamiliar territory, having failed to qualify for the playoffs for just the second time in the Henrik Lundqvist era, the New York Rangers are set to drive further into the unknown as they enter June’s NHL Entry Draft with a veritable cache of ten draft picks at their disposal. Among the stockpile are three first-round...
