For much of the past half-decade, the New York Islanders have had the edge over the New York Rangers. From 2015-2018, the Islanders dominated the head-to-head meetings, but that changed the past couple of seasons. The teams split their four matchups in 2018-19, and the Rangers won three of the four games last year. While
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New York Rangers head coach David Quinn says there are going to be tough decisions ahead as training camp comes to an end and the 2020-21 NHL season looms for the Blueshirts and the rest of the league. Quinn told Dan Rosen of NHL.com essentially the Group B team from Monday’s practice/scrimmage would be the
Breakouts became fairly synonymous with the New York Rangers during the 2019-20 season. Rookies and veterans alike delivered surprising performances that simultaneously generated hope for the future and pushed the Rangers to an unexpected playoff spot, earning the Blueshirts a berth in the NHL’s Qualifying Round that was a product of the pandemic. First-year defenseman
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Boston Bruins have named their 20th team captain on Thursday and his name is Patrice Bergeron. In Edmonton, there is a bit of controversy over a jersey number and there is news surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins signing players and the Colorado Avalanche making a trade. Finally, the New York
With the new NHL divisions set for the 2020-21 season, the MassMutual East Division, which includes the New York Rangers, will also now include the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres, as the Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jackets move to the Discover Central Division. The Rangers will face their division rivals eight times each this
Everyone, quick: cross your fingers and hope that everything is smooth-sailing from here on out. An agreement between the NHL and NHLPA for a 56-game season got approved by both parties, paving the way for play to begin on Jan. 13. TSN’s Frank Seravalli shared the news on Twitter Sunday, sending a wave of excitement
With more and more new hockey fans enjoying the game we feel it’s more important than ever to look back at some of the game’s greatest. When discussing all-time great defensemen Bobby Orr’s name is always the first mentioned, as it should be, but the list directly below him is crowded. Names like Nicklas Lidstrom,
Less than a week after a Wayne Gretzky O-Pee-Chee rookie card became the first hockey card to break the $1 million barrier, two arrests have been made in connection with the theft of the Great One’s memorabilia. The Brantford Police Service (BPS) announced that arrests were made on Dec. 15, 2020, after a joint investigation
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news that the Minnesota Wild have lost a veteran forward for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, in Edmonton, a newly-acquired defenseman has changed agencies. In New York, the Rangers have elected not to release Alexis Lafreniere to Team Canada and there are questions in St. Louis about what to
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the betting odds for the Hart Trophy have come out and a couple of teams have more than one player in the top 10. The New York Rangers are still try to make a decision on Alexis Lafreniere and his involvement with Team Canada at the WJC, and there are
In 2018 when David Quinn officially became the head of the New York Rangers coaching staff, it was agreed to be a five-year contract. As Quinn enters the third season of his first stab at being a head NHL coach, he — like the rest of the organization — will continue to be evaluated. The
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, will the New York Rangers be sellers again at the end of this coming season? If so, who will they move? Are the Boston Bruins and defenseman Zdeno Chara any closer to getting a deal done? Or, are other teams working their way into the conversation? Contracts talks between Alex
In today’s NHL rumors, one scribe hints that Sidney Crosby and some of the Penguins veterans will have to make an awkward decision when it comes to their next contracts. In New York, the Rangers might walk away from the Ryan Strome arbitration award. What happens then? The Boston Bruins have placed Jake DeBrusk’s contract
Pavel Buchnevich has developed into one of the New York Rangers’ better forwards, and played on the team’s first line last season as a result. He should continue to play a big role on the team, and this is an important season for the Russian winger, as he is set to become a restricted free
The Metropolitan Division housed in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League is a perennially difficult environment to thrive in for the eight teams residing there, specifically for the New York Rangers who are essentially in the process of starting from scratch in the toughest division. Related: Capitals’ 2020-21 Season – How Do They
The New York Rangers have signed Alexis Lafreniere, the No. 1-overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Lafreniere will be on an entry-level contract that will pay him just under $1 million a year for three years if he stays with the big club. Most don’t think he’ll be demoted to the minors unless
The Tampa Bay Lightning are the new Stanley Cup champions. Just winning the Cup is hard enough, but Tampa Bay won it in some of the most unusual circumstances in the history of the league. Young teams like the New York Rangers could learn a lot from the new Cup champions. They have a lot