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Rangers on brink of wasteland amid litany of issues
Regarding the Rangers, who are essentially in emergency mode two weeks into the season: 1. It isn’t about the playoffs, right now, and it’s not about the standings, either. It...
Rangers tasking youngster with filling this huge void
Jesper Fast left a gaping hole on the right wing of the Rangers’ second line when he signed with the Carolina Hurricanes as a free agent in October. Not only...
Rangers eager for top pick's arrival after 'easy' contract process
For the Rangers, signing 2020 first-overall pick Alexis Lafreniere to his entry-level contract was “a really easy process,” according to general manager Jeff Gorton. The team announced Monday that Lafreniere...
Longtime Ranger reaches three-year deal with Hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C ��� One of the Rangers leaders the last couple of seasons now has a new team. The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to a deal with right wing Jesper...
What Rangers' strategy will be as free agency opens
Jeff Gorton will mosey to the end of the dock and drop his fishing line in the shallow part of the free-agent lake. The Rangers general manager might have to...
Igor Shesterkin’s status creates Rangers playoff dilemma
Igor Shesterkin was healthy enough to practice Sunday, but David Quinn said following the team’s workout that he had not yet anointed a starting goaltender for Monday afternoon’s Game 2...
Rangers could face a contract issue with their 'Player's Player'
And then there are going to be the offseason contract negotiations with pending unrestricted free=agent winger Jesper Fast, and good luck to general manager Jeff Gorton if or when he...
Forward re-signing with Rangers may be aided by coronavirus pause
Part 5 in a series analyzing the New York Rangers. Can we agree that the two most second-guessed personnel decisions of Alain Vigneault’s five-year reign behind the Rangers’ bench were:...
A first for Devils' Cory Schneider in tough season
DETROIT — Cory Schneider finally won a game, but afterward, much of the discussion was about a couple third-period incidents involving New Jersey rookie Jack Hughes. Schneider made 27 saves...
The other Rangers winger who could be hot trade commodity
Jesper Fast has always made it clear how much he loves playing in New York, if not from his words, then from his play. The current and four-time winner of...
Chris Kreider likely getting traded after contract impasse
It looks like Plan B for the Rangers, which means that you should plan on watching the team without Chris Kreider on the roster following Monday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline....
Rangers' playoff push getting real as trade deadline looms
There were denials across the board — nope, no way, in no shape or form were the Rangers thinking about the fact that this was their final game before Monday’s...
Kreider? Georgiev? Inside Rangers' trade deadline possibilities
So much can happen between now and the Feb. 24 trade deadline, but one thing is for certain — Jeff Gorton’s phone will be ringing off the hook. As the...
Rangers' specialty teams starting to get it done
It was one of the Rangers’ better penalty kills of the season, and it showed how their man-down group is starting to come together. After Tony DeAngelo took a frustrating...
The Rangers finally have a fourth line again
SAN JOSE, Calif. — It seems as if David Quinn finally has found a fourth line he is comfortable playing with regularity. Into his second season as the Rangers coach,...
Marc Staal's readiness doesn't guarantee spot in Rangers lineup
As long as there are no setbacks, Marc Staal expects to be ready to rejoin the Rangers for Thursday night’s game against the Blue Jackets in Columbus. Of course, whether...
Ryan Strome became untouchable with stunning Rangers run
Though the return of Mika Zibanejad, who joined his Rangers teammates at practice Tuesday while clad in non-contact duds, is hardly imminent, coach David Quinn already has one idea about...
David Quinn had a hard time benching Rangers veteran
It was a difficult conversation for Rangers coach David Quinn when he told veteran defenseman Marc Staal he was going to be a healthy scratch for the first time in...
Rangers give Henrik Lundqvist a break
No, Henrik Lundqvist wasn’t able to register his first NHL hit on Sunday, despite earning a roughing penalty when he leaned into Bruins winger David Pastrnak. But he did earn...
Rangers star seems to have avoided major injury
The good news was that the Rangers don’t believe Mika Zibanejad suffered another concussion. But Zibanejad, the Rangers’ top center who has a history of head injuries, still did have...