Posts About "Kevin Shattenkirk"
Shattenkirk Can Lead Quinn's Rangers
June 1st, 2018 Signing Kevin Shattenkirk as a free agent last offseason seemed like a fairy tale for the New York Rangers at first, with the defenseman coming home to play for the team he rooted for as a kid, and taking considerably less money and contract years to do so. Then reality hit, and if 2017-18 wasn't a full-blown nightmare for him, it was...
Rangers Veteran 'D' Need a Short Leash
May 12th, 2018 With a new coach to be hired and a commitment from the New York Rangers organization to change the culture and stylistic approach on the ice, every player still wearing a Blueshirt in 2018-19 will be on notice. No one should understand that better than the team's veteran defensemen. This club on the rebuild has, so far, given every...
Karlsson to Rangers Spells Disaster
April 24th, 2018 One of the things that makes sports so great is the fact there are so many things fans can debate about. Whether it's debating who is the best hockey player of all time, whether a referee blew a call or who should be starting in net the next day, there are endless topics to discuss with friends or keyboard warriors. However, one thing...
Rangers Management Face 6 Questions for Offseason
April 6th, 2018 The New York Rangers’ 2017-18 disappointing season comes to a close Saturday afternoon against the Philadelphia Flyers in a game that only has meaning as to how low in the standings the Blueshirts can finish. Rangers’ management must now set their sights on how to continue their rebuilding efforts which were declared in earnest just...
Zibanejad Key to Rangers' Rebuild
March 28th, 2018 It would be revisionist history, if not outwardly disingenuous, to offer that the New York Rangers’ rebuild began when the Blueshirts sent Derick Brassard to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Mika Zibanejad in the summer of 2016. On its face, it meets the criteria, as the Rangers sacrificed a productive veteran for a younger asset...
No 'Tanking' for Rangers Sizzling Power Play
March 26th, 2018 Over the last six weeks or so, the Rangers power play has been one of the league's elite units. Despite constant line shuffling and a number of different quarterbacks at the points, the unit has been explosive through the last 21 games. While a rebuilding team might not want to feature a unit capable of keeping this team competitive in...
