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NHL commissioner hints at league reconsidering Pride Nights

Following a slew of controversies involving Pride Nights, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman acknowledged that the league is reconsidering the events.

NHL, players need a frank Pride Night discussion

LGBTQ+ support is more noteworthy than the NHL critics, Larry Brooks writes.

NHLer's Pride Night stance upended by old video

Eagle-eyed sleuths are questioning the Eric's claim he's never worn a Pride jersey after he declined to wear one on Thursday night.

Panthers stars add to NHL's Pride Night controversy

Two more players have been added to the NHL's growing controversy surrounding Pride-themed jerseys.

Weight rips Islanders' 'lethargic' power play after ugly loss

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Eric Staal had a goal and assist, Luke Kunin and Zack Mitchell each scored their first NHL goals, and the Wild beat the Islanders 6-4 on...

Henrik Lundqvist pulled in Rangers’ blowout loss to Wild

’Twas the ghost of seasons past at the Garden on Friday night for a 7-4 Rangers loss to the Wild that came three days after a 7-2 pasting in Pittsburgh....

Eric Staal makes sense as Devils' trade heist follow-up

On almost any other Wednesday before free agency opened in recent memory, the work Devils general manager Ray Shero did would have been the talk of the league. But this...

Rangers are getting a shakeup -- and even stars are worried

Breaking up is hard to do, but this breakup day was harder than most for the Rangers, even if it lacked the palpable anguish that followed the failed deep Stanley...

Rangers' Dan Boyle sounds ready to give up

Dan Boyle may be done after 18 seasons. The graybeard defenseman wasn’t ready to make his retirement official on Tuesday on Rangers breakup day, but feels it may be time...

A Rangers overhaul will require a changed Alain Vigneault

The fallout from the Rangers’ first-round crash-and-burn elimination by the Penguins will be substantial, but neither immediate nor of a knee-jerk variety. Sources have told The Post there is belief...

Do Rangers have a prayer? These 7 will decide

PITTSBURGH — Look, the way the Rangers have played, they would be losing to Florida, too, so let’s not overthink the final week of the season when management and the...

How Brady Skjei's versatilty bails out Rangers now and later

Regarding the Rangers, tied at 1-all against the Penguins with Game 3 set for the Garden on Tuesday: 1. Brady Skjei’s ability to play his off, right side and to...

Why Eric Staal considers himself Rangers' missing link

If this is AV and the Rangers Chase the Chalice III, then Eric Staal is the character actor hired to advance the narrative in the movie’s second sequel; sort of...

Rangers pretty much stopped losing in Antti Raanta starts

Goaltending controversy? Not quite. But following Saturday’s 3-2 victory over the Red Wings in the season finale, it is at least worthy of mention that the Blueshirts went 7-1 in...

Rangers look to Isles-Flyers to learn playoff opponent

It still is unsettled and will remain so until late Sunday night. In the wake of the Islanders’ 4-3 overtime loss to the Sabres at Barclays on Saturday night, the...

Eric Staal describes flood of emotions in Carolina return

RALEIGH, N.C. — An extended standing ovation greeted Eric Staal after a video tribute in his honor was played on the scoreboard during a timeout some six minutes into the...

Here's what Rangers need to do to clinch playoff spot

After all the math was done following Tuesday night’s NHL games, it finally came to light that the Rangers can get that coveted “check mark by their name,” as coach...

How Eric Staal's Rangers stay becomes 'whole other ballgame'

Eric Staal’s run on Broadway hasn’t gotten off to a good start, but with his first trip back to Carolina coming up on Thursday, the player the Rangers hoped would...

How Rangers could get creative to keep Keith Yandle

Regarding the Rangers: 1. The argument against re-upping pending free-agent defenseman Keith Yandle always has been based as much on his deployment by Alain Vigneault as on the Rangers’ perennial...

Can Rangers win the Stanley Cup? Eddie Olczyk discusses

NBC analyst and former Rangers forward Eddie Olczyk explains to The Post’s Justin Terranova why the Blueshirts are still Stanley Cup contenders, despite their many issues. Q: What is the...