Posts About "Libor Hajek"
Rangers Have Multiple Options to Fix Their Defense
September 29th, 2020 On Saturday, Sept. 26, the New York Rangers moved Marc Staal to the Detroit Red Wings to free up almost $6 million in additional cap space. The trade, albeit a great one for maneuverability, does leave the Rangers depleted on the left side of their defensive core. Related: Revisiting the 2014 Stanley Cup Final - Kings vs....
Prospects News & Rumors: Bouchard, Hajek, Michkov & More
September 10th, 2020 It was a relatively slow news day in the National Hockey League, but we still had some updates on a few prospects. Two Czech players are loaned to European clubs, the Edmonton Oilers loan one of their top prospects and a 15-year old Russian phenom stars in the MHL. Oilers Loan Bouchard to Sweden On Tuesday, the Edmonton Oilers...
Forgotten Ranger Libor Hajek Can Contribute Next Season
August 27th, 2020 The New York Rangers defense changed dramatically from last season. Rookies Adam Fox and Ryan Lindgren became the team’s top defense pair, Jacob Trouba added grit and toughness to the team and the Blueshirts traded Brady Skjei to the Carolina Hurricanes for a first-round pick. Lost in all those moves, was Libor Hajek’s demotion to...
Rangers Face Tough Decisions for Expansion Draft
April 3rd, 2020 The 2021 NHL Expansion Draft, set to take place next June as the league populates the roster of the Seattle franchise that will bring it to 32 teams, probably was only on the periphery of fans' minds even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced a shutdown in play - perhaps for the rest of the 2019-20 season. Yet that draft is hardly ever...
Revisiting the Rangers' Ryan McDonagh - J.T. Miller Trade
March 27th, 2020 The New York Rangers' mega-trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Feb. 26, 2018, wasn't the first big move of their rebuilding project, which had been formally undertaken with a letter to fans from team management early that month. No, their first big deal had occurred the day before, when the Rangers sent forward Rick Nash to the...
Lightning: Revisiting the McDonagh and Miller Trade
February 26th, 2020 As the 2018 Trade Deadline came to a close, then Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman pulled off the blockbuster trade of the season. After weeks of rumor and speculation, the Lightning and New York Rangers came to an agreement that sent defenseman Ryan McDonagh along with forward J.T. Miller to Tampa Bay, with forward...
3 Rangers Who Can Be Pleasant Surprises This Season
September 16th, 2019 The New York Rangers have reported to training camp surrounded by questions of what this new lineup will look like and how the plethora of young players will play. It's not just the rookies and second year players who are in the spotlight. Several Rangers need to prove their worth if they wish to stick around on a team in transition....
Rangers' Young Defensemen Eyeing Roster Opportunities
August 6th, 2019 A lot has changed this offseason for the New York Rangers. With new additions like Artemi Panarin and Jacob Trouba, the Rangers looked to speed up the rebuild. In order to do so, they also had to make some tough decisions. One of these decisions was to buy out New York native defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk. With Shattenkirk on his way...
Rangers Set to Focus on Defensive Development
April 27th, 2019 The vast majority of the excitement over the New York Rangers' rebuild has been focused up front to this point. That would be on the forwards, a mostly raw but talented young group which offers cautious optimism that at least several future cornerstones could emerge in the coming seasons. The hope extends to a potential franchise...
Ranking Rangers Prospects by Position
March 23rd, 2018 The New York Rangers have been working at rebuilding their crop of prospects through the draft, trades and UFA signings. As the season winds down and management decides how to utilize their selections in the upcoming 2018 NHL Entry Draft, it’s time to take a look at their depth at each position. Since many wingers can play on both...
Rangers Rebuild Must Yield 3 Key Elements
March 21st, 2018 Times are exciting around the New York Rangers these days. Youthful enthusiasm, brought forth by the multitude of kids getting a chance to prove themselves, and a total absence of pressure to make the playoffs, has contributed to the light mood surrounding an organization that's looking to the future and appears well-positioned to...
Nonprofessional Rangers: Top Prospects in Juniors & NCAA
March 17th, 2018 Thanks to their recent rebuilding efforts, the New York Rangers finally have a talented young prospect pool again. They have a strong future in Alexander Georgiev and Neal Pionk who are playing for the Rangers, Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil currently playing for the team’s AHL affiliate the Hartford Wolf Pack, and Igor Shesterkin and...
Is Brady Skjei Expendable?
March 14th, 2018 Since his potent 39-point rookie campaign, Brady Skjei has been, undoubtedly, the most untouchable New York Ranger. Regardless of New York’s reported interest in Matt Duchene, Skjei has been a non-starter even though he’s been the organization’s most valuable trade chip. Now that Ryan McDonagh's been traded, he’s not a prospect...
