Posts About "Kevin Klein"
Rangers Targeting Brendan Smith?
February 26th, 2017 The New York Rangers have some interesting decisions to make soon with the 2016-17 NHL trade deadline only a few days away. While Kevin Shattenkirk continues to be the center of many discussions and rumors, another name has surfaced with respect to the Rangers. According to TSN's Darren Dreger, the Rangers are apparently considering a...
Rangers Ignoring Easy Solution
February 21st, 2017 The New York Rangers boast a deep offense and a long-standing elite goaltender who is returning to form. Sitting comfortably in playoff position with 77 points as of Feb. 20, there is just one thing holding them back from being a true Cup contender. That one thing, as has been detailed many times before, is the team's defense...
Klein's Decline Highlights Rangers' Missed Opportunity
January 31st, 2017 This past offseason, the New York Rangers made the type of trade they and other teams should look to make more often. They traded a top contributor at the peak of his prime for a young player who has already done well in the NHL but still looks to be far from his career apex. A Shrewd Move The trade, of course, happened on July 18,...
Rangers' Great Offense Covering Defensive Troubles
January 19th, 2017 Hockey is all about the ups and downs. Never once has a hockey team not hiccupped along the way. No player has had a great game every time he/she stepped on the ice. When these game-by-game problems turn into consistent, routine actions is when a real issue arises. The New York Rangers' defensive problems have manifested into a much,...
Rangers Need to Tighten Up
January 15th, 2017 Coming into this season, the story about the Rangers seemed to be pretty straightforward on paper: they are deep with offensive talent up front, but thin on the blue line. That latter flaw would be the one thing that held them back from being a true Stanley Cup contender. After a strong first half overall, the Rangers' fatal flaw is...
Rangers Need to Use Clendening
November 23rd, 2016 Adam Clendening joined the New York Rangers this offseason as a UFA and was one of the team's pleasant surprises through training camp. Heading into the regular season, Clendening was the seventh defender and the general thought was that he would be shifted into the lineup from time to time to give veterans like Dan Girardi a break and...
Girardi Injury May Open Door for McIlrath
October 17th, 2016 Keeping eight defensemen on the roster at the end of training camp may come back to benefit the New York Rangers' defensive core after all. Shortly after they fell to the Blues by a score of 3-2 in St. Louis, the Rangers twitter account announced that defenseman Dan Girardi was injured during the game. While many teams would worry...
Clendening's Big Opportunity in the Big Apple
September 29th, 2016 Adam Clendening came to the New York Rangers this offseason on a one-year deal worth $600,000. On such a reasonable contract the expectations are for him to add some depth and perhaps win a role as a seventh or eighth defenseman; as the club seems to have a cast of veterans that they are committed to. The Rangers are Clendening's fifth...
Kevin Klein Fills Out the Rangers Defense
March 29th, 2016 The New York Rangers have had more issues than expected this season on the defensive side of the puck, but Kevin Klein has been consistent and is essential for stabilizing the Rangers defensive core. Klein was acquired by the Rangers back in 2014 for Michael Del Zotto. When he arrived he wasn't expected to do much more than play a...
The Rangers Need to Trust Antti Raanta
February 19th, 2016 When Antti Raanta gave up nine goals in two games, there was plenty of concern out of Ranger fans, over the Finish goaltenders ability to give the team a chance to win. In the last contest against the Maple Leafs, he was back to his usual, steady self, leading the club to a 4-2 victory, and securing The Broadway Hat (team gift, awarded...
Klein, Miller and Special Teams: Takeaways from a Rangers Loss in New Jersey
February 4th, 2016 For their first game after the all-star break the Rangers crossed the Hudson River to visit division foe New Jersey. The blueshirts came into the contest with a tenuous grasp on second place in the Metropolitan while the Devils sat just outside the playoff picture. The night was dominated by top notch goaltending as Schneider and...
Injuries Hit Rangers When They Need Wins
February 3rd, 2016 With Rangers hockey resuming after the All-Star Break fans were optimistic that the good winning play the team had shown in their game against the Sabres on Jan. 25, their last game before the break, would continue once the break ended. Sadly, the Rangers fell to the Devils in their first game back from the break on Feb. 2 in a 3-2...
Dan Girardi, Kevin Klein Out Sunday for Rangers
December 20th, 2015 The New York Rangers will play yet another game without the services of defensemen Dan Girardi and Kevin Klein. Both have been ruled out of Sunday's match against the Washington Capitals. Girardi, who was deemed day-to-day on December 14, is making progress toward a return. The team noted that he was doing off-ice workouts Sunday....
