Posts tagged with "Ryan McDonagh"
Rangers Have Leadership Questions
October 15th, 2017 During the NHL lockout in 2004-05, leadership was a quality that the New York Rangers targeted for improvement. For years before then, they signed any big name free agent that agreed to play in New York without considering team chemistry. This culture shift did not happen overnight, but they at least narrowed their player search down a...
5 Worst Canadiens Trades of the Last Decade
September 22nd, 2017 Every team has had their fair share of bad trades. The Montreal Canadiens have been around for over 100 years, so bad trades are inevitable. Of course, different eras of the NHL have different effects on the trade market, so for the purpose of this article, I'll only be looking at trades that have taken place in the last 10...
Girardi Buyout Gives Rangers Options & Opportunities
June 17th, 2017 It happened.A move that seemed inevitable for nearly two years finally was confirmed on Wednesday, as the New York Rangers announced that the contract of longtime defensive stalwart Dan Girardi would be bought out, an operation that has become commonplace since the concept was introduced following the work closure back in...
2007 NHL Draft: The 16 Defensemen Selected Before PK Subban
June 11th, 2017 This post was re-written based on an article published in 2012 by Fred Poulin. We've re-written it to better reflect the present and all stats are accurate as of the conclusion of the 2016-17 NHL season.Not every draft pick is a slam dunk. Even in a draft class full of stars, there are bound to be players who simply don't make the...
Rangers Expansion Draft Preview, Part 2: Defensemen and Goaltenders
May 26th, 2017 This is Part 2 of 2 of a collaboration between New York Rangers writer Tom Dianora and Vegas Golden Knights writer Shayna Goldman about the Rangers’ preparations for the upcoming NHL Expansion Draft that will be conducted June 18-20. Part 1 can be found here.The flaws of the Rangers' defense became even more glaringly obvious after...
Missing Ryan Callahan
May 19th, 2017 When Ryan Callahan departed from the New York Rangers in 2014, he took certain skills with him that the Rangers desperately need back. Don’t get me wrong, trading him at the time and not signing him to a massive contract that overpaid him was the right move but looking back on this past season, he really could have made a difference....
