Posts About "Jeff Gorton"
The New York Rangers' Goaltending Situation
January 22nd, 2020 The New York Rangers find themselves in quite a situation these days in regards to their goaltending scenario and Henrik Lundqvist is caught in the middle of it. It’s been well documented that King Henrik is taking more of a backseat this year to let the Rangers develop their up and coming netminders Alexandar Georgiev and Igor...
Rangers Should Be Sellers at Trade Deadline
December 10th, 2019 The New York Rangers are currently on the outside looking in 29 games into their season as they sit four points behind the Carolina Hurricanes with a game in-hand for the last spot in the wild card race. The Blueshirts were widely expected to be a team that faced growing pains early on, but early success has begun to turn heads around...
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...
The Rise And Fall Of Andrew Raycroft
September 4th, 2019 Sixteen 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...
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....
