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Who’s ready for some inter-league action later this evening? In what should have plenty of eyes glued on their televisions for this one, the New York Rangers will travel to the Pacific time zone to face off with the struggling Edmonton Oilers. Alas, it is about that time to take a look at our NHL […]

The New York Rangers go on the road to take on the Calgary Flames Tuesday night. This game will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Rangers-Flamers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Rangers have started the season off with a record of […]

It seems that free agent winger Patrick Kane is nearing a decision for where he is going to play this season after recovering from offseason hip surgery, and a reunion with the New York Rangers is possible, along with the Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres as suitors, according to Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff. […]

The Metropolitan Division seems to get better and better ever year. Last season, the Metro sent four teams to the playoffs, but there are at least six with aspirations to return to the dance next April. The Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes both got better, while the Columbus Blue Jackets improved drastically this summer. Still, […]

The New York Rangers open their season on the road as they face the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Rangers-Sabres prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Rangers will be learning a new system this year. In the offseason, they brought in Peter Laviolette to run the show. Laviolette […]

The New York Rangers are heading into this season with a roster that is very similar to what it has been over the last few years, with the biggest difference being that they are depending on young players like Kaapo Kakko, Alexis Lafreniere and Filip Chytil to step up a bit more than before on […]

The New York Rangers are expecting big things from former No. 2 overall draft pick Kaapo Kakko this season, and his strong training camp and preseason has earned him the right wing spot on the top line alongside Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. Not only do the Rangers believe in him, but Kaapo Kakko is […]

The New York Rangers posted 107 points during the 2022-23 season, which only landed them a third-place finish in the Metropolitan division. The Rangers went all-in at the trade deadline, landing Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick Kane in moves that might have won them a Stanley Cup in the mid-2010s. However, in 2022, the veteran-heavy lineup […]

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin didn’t put up the same numbers last season as he did in his Vezina Trophy-winning 2021-22 campaign, but the 27-year-old still was among the best netminders in the NHL. He thinks a fresh mindset this season will bring back some of the same success he had earlier in his […]

The New York Rangers have had some real upside in recent years. Many around the NHL have keyed in on New York as a team that could take a major step forward. And yet, the team hasn’t been able to do so consistently. They made the Eastern Conference Finals a few years ago, but outside […]

New York Knicks and Rangers fans have had many gripes with owner James Dolan over the years, and he recently came out with a surprising admission about owning both teams. James Dolan said that while the Knicks and Rangers are “near and dear” to his heard, he does not really like owning teams, according to […]

New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette said that former No. 1 overall pick Alexis Lafreniere will start training camp on the right side, according to Mollie Walker of the New York Post. With Chris Kreider and Artemi Panarin on the top two lines on the left side, which is Lafreniere’s natural position, it is […]

The New York Rangers last made the Stanley Cup Final in 2014. And they last won the Stanley Cup in 1994 when they defeated the Vancouver Canucks. It’s quite the drought for a historic, Original Six franchise such as the Rangers. However, the tides of the NHL could be shifting in their favor sometime soon. […]

It’s been a long offseason in the Big Apple after a devastating first-round playoff exit for the New York Rangers in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Blueshirts were one season removed from advancing to the Eastern Conference Final, where they had a 2-0 lead on the Tampa Bay Lightning before losing four straight. It […]

A former back-to-back Stanley Cup champion is hanging up the skates, as former Pittsburgh Penguins left winger Carl Hagelin announced his retirement from the NHL after dealing with extensive injuries. Hagelin posted his retirement message on Instagram to his nearly 100K followers, informing them of his decision amid a debilitating eye injury he suffered in […]

The New York Rangers have reportedly signed restricted free agent winger Alexis Lafreniere to a two-year, $4.65 million deal, according to Larry Brooks of the New York Post. The 2020 No. 1 overall pick gets a bridge deal that will pay him $2.325 million over the next two seasons. This was the last move the […]

The 2023 postseason expectations were sky high for the New York Rangers after acquiring Patrick Kane and Vladimir Tarasenko at the NHL Trade Deadline. After advancing to the Eastern Conference Final the year before and now equipped with an even better roster, it seemed that the Rangers had as good a chance as any East […]

It’s been an offseason full of questions after Chris Kreider’s New York Rangers were eliminated in the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs — and the veteran forward is still feeling the heartbreak of the team’s defeat to the New Jersey Devils this past spring. “Like every guy on the team, I’ve got […]

The New York Rangers head into the 2023-2024 NHL season as an experienced team, even the majority of the young players on the roster have played in multiple playoff runs over the last two seasons. The Rangers are pretty much locked into this roster for the foreseeable future. However, there are some players who you […]

The New York Rangers have endured a long, long wait to lift the Stanley Cup once before. Chris Kreider wants to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Via Mollie Walker: “Chris Kreider reflects on how the New York Rangers 2022-23 season ended: ‘I think like every guy on that team, I’ve got a pit in […]

The New York Rangers entered free agency with holes to fill and not a lot of cap space to do it. Rangers general manager Chris Drury made a number of small additions to the roster in free agency, and generally got good reviews for them. The headliners for the Rangers’ offseason when it comes to […]

The Ottawa Senators landed star forward Vladimir Tarasenko to a one-year deal worth $5 million in free agency, after weeks of speculation where the former New York Ranger would end up. The 31-year-old was traded to the Rangers in February for forward Sammy Blais and several draft picks, as New York was gearing up for […]

The New York Rangers have agreed on a contract with restricted free agent defenseman K’Andre Miller, the team announced. The deal should be in the two-year, $7.8-8.0 million range, according to Larry Brooks of the New York Post. That would give him an average annual value from $3.9-to-$4.0 million. It is a bridge deal for […]

After a disappointing first-round exit in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the New York Rangers were always in for a tough 2023 offseason. They had little cap space to work with, and with Patrick Kane, Vladimir Tarasenko and more set for free agency, it wasn’t looking pretty. Despite that, New York managed to do well for […]

The New York Rangers entered the offseason in an interesting spot after losing to the New Jersey Devils in seven games in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Chris Drury was tasked with filling multiple holes, mostly to the depth of the team as free agency started on Saturday. The core of the […]

The first weekend of 2023 NHL free agency is officially in the books, and it was an interesting weekend, to say the least. While this free agency class was weaker than others, we still saw some huge deals handed out. Quite frankly, a lot of those big deals raised some eyebrows for NHL fans, as […]

The 2023 NHL Draft begins Wednesday night in Nashville, Tennessee and fans of the NHL’s most popular teams will be waiting to see who their squad selects in the first round. It is now time to continue our NHL Draft odds series with draft predictions and picks for popular teams. Some of the most popular […]

The New York Rangers had a disappointing end to their 2022-2023 season when they lost to the New Jersey Devils in seven games in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Rangers made some splash moves at the trade deadline, adding Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick Kane as rentals. Those two players are free […]

It was revealed shortly after the season ended that New York Rangers free agent winger Patrick Kane needed hip surgery, and recent social media posts show him performing activities that show Kane is on a good path towards recovery after the surgery. Patrick Kane was traded to the Rangers from the Chicago Blackhawks ahead of […]

For the first time in nearly a decade, Patrick Kane is set to test unrestricted free agency on Jul. 1 after a disappointing playoff run with the New York Rangers. Kane signed a mammoth eight-year, $84 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks back in 2014, and won his third Stanley Cup with the team in […]

Legendary New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist has been selected to the 2023 Hockey Hall of Fame class, and he took to Twitter to address the news. “Grateful and extremely honored to be selected to the Hockey Hall Of Fame,” Henrik Lundqvist wrote in his tweet. “Thinking of all the great players in the HHOF […]

The New York Rangers have some talented young players who are itching to break out. New head coach Peter Laviolette intends to give them the chance to prove their worth next season, with former top two picks Kappo Kakko and Alexis Lafreniere particularly in mind. The duo each averaged a tick over 15 minutes of […]

New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette is filling out his coaching staff after officially taking over behind the bench. And his latest addition to the team has a bit of history with the veteran bench boss. Former New York Islanders captain Mike Peca is expected to join the Rangers, according to Sportnet’s Jeff Marek. […]

After a disappointing first-round playoff exit and the resulting firing of head coach Gerard Gallant, the New York Rangers made the hiring of Peter Laviolette as the franchise’s new bench boss official on Tuesday. “We are thrilled that Peter will be the next Head Coach of the New York Rangers,” team general manager Chris Drury […]

The New York Rangers appear to have their sights set on Peter Laviolette as the franchise’s next head coach, according to Elliotte Friedman. Though there is no deal in place, both sides are trending toward a contract. Laviolette and the Washington Capitals parted ways in April after his three seasons in charge. The Capitals failed […]

The New York Rangers have taken their time in hiring a replacement for head coach Gerard Gallant, but Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury may be down to two candidates for the role in Peter Laviolette and John Hynes, according to Arthur Staple of The Athletic. It has been a month since the Rangers […]

The New York Rangers have reportedly been granted permission by the Nashville Predators to speak to John Hynes for their head coaching position, according to Mollie Walker of the New York Post. John Hynes spent four seasons with the Predators, and was dismissed from his position with the team on Tuesday. Nashville is hiring Andrew […]

The New York Rangers are reportedly leaning towards hiring Peter Laviolette as their next head coach, according to Elliotte Friedman of SportsNet. “I think a lot of people are beginning to lean Peter Laviolette on this one,” Friedman said during a SportsNet broadcast. “I think if it is Laviolette, we’re going to find out next […]

The NHL is reportedly going to host two Stadium Series games next season at MetLife Stadium on back-to-back days in February 2024, according to David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period. Both games will be between Metropolitan division rivals. One of the matchups will be between the New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia Flyers. The other […]