Posts About "Jeff Gorton"
Rangers' Must Tread Carefully with Trouba Extension
June 23rd, 2019 General manager Jeff Gorton has done an exceptional job at building up as many assets as possible as the New York Rangers' rebuild begins to shape into a reload. With the addition on Jacob Trouba from the Winnipeg Jets, the Rangers are quickly building a contender. However, acquiring Trouba's rights is only half the battle as now...
Rangers Can't Afford Another Draft Misfire
May 31st, 2019 The New York Rangers will select either Jack Hughes or Kaapo Kakko with the second-overall pick in the NHL draft next month. Team management can put its feet up, grab some popcorn and wait for one of the two elite prospects available to fall into their lap. So easy, right? When it comes to their first pick, yes, that might be true....
Rangers Trade Deadline Aftermath
March 16th, 2019 It wasn't surprising that Mats Zuccarello, Kevin Hayes and Adam McQuaid were among the New York Rangers players moved either prior to or at the trade deadline. The aftermath of these three trades has set the Rangers up to become an active participant in this summer's offseason. The 2018-19 campaign started out very promising, but as...
Rangers Keep Focus on Rebuild & Avoid Temptations
August 1st, 2018 No matter how many signs New York Rangers management has given out since February that it was serious about a patient, full-blown rebuild, the organization's DNA left at least a segment of fans and pundits unconvinced that the concept might be little more than cosmetic. A measured offseason in which the Blueshirts' focus on the long...
Rangers' Absence From Tavares Sweepstakes Signals New Direction
July 6th, 2018 The city of Toronto is rejoicing after hometown hero, John Tavares, agreed to a seven-year, $77 million contract with the Maple Leafs this past weekend, and this announcement put a damper on the plans for several NHL franchises who failed to receive a final rose from the talented forward. Often, a rejection of this nature changes the...
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...
