New York Rangers

Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad fist pump after a goal

Has the Rangers’ power play gone stale?

While the Rangers have certainly been imperfect, this team is built for the playoffs; and when they are at their best, they play like it. While the Rangers have been spectacular as of late, defying underlying stats like their expected goals percentage (which has steadily declined despite the team winning), their power play has been […]

Top Heavy: NY Rangers’ Stars Lead The Way As Team Defeats Florida Panthers 5-3

The NY Rangers defeated the Florida Panthers 5-3 last night in a game dominated by their top stars, both veterans and young talent alike. It wasn’t a perfect game, but a lot to be pleased about, so let’s break it down. THAT’S GOOD! THE STARS ALIGN The Rangers have sometimes been “accused” have being a […]

New York Rangers Prospects In The World Junior Tournament

Brennan Othmann Othmann is looking to win back-to-back gold medals at the world junior tournament. The 2021 16th overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft is representing a star-studded Canadian team, as he is playing on the top line with Shane Wright (SEA) and the projected 1st overall pick in the upcoming draft, Connor Bedard. […]

Who Will Emerge as the Rangers’ Second Line Center?

After the Rangers’ miracle run to the Eastern Conference Finals last year, it seemed like Filip Chytil finally broke out. After exploding for seven goals for the Rangers during this playoff run, Chytil was poised to take the 2C role after the inevitable departure of Ryan Strome. He even found time on the first power […]

Goodrow & Vesey: Grinders Over Skill in the Rangers Top 6

There is a results-oriented bias in sports that makes it challenging to address problems after wins. It’s especially easy to see this season with Gallant’s aversion to changing a lineup after a win. It doesn’t matter if it was a lucky win or an uneven performance masked by late-game heroics—to Gallant and many fans, a […]

Where Do We Go From Here? Rangers Have the Bends

Gerard Gallant has been here before. He takes his team on a promising run and then follows it with a middling year that gets him fired. If he’s getting good sleep these days, he only has Ambien to thank. This is why it’s not surprising he has been reluctant to put the kids in a […]

The Rangers’ Problems and Solutions

In the first 17 games of the season, the Rangers have an 8-6-3 record for 19 points. Not the start the Rangers had in mind when they were trying to build from last season’s run to the Eastern Conference Finals. So what’s causing the Rangers to have this unexpectedly slow start to the season? Well, […]

Jonatan Berggren to make NHL debut Thursday night versus New York

Ahead of Thursday night’s matchup versus the New York Rangers, the Detroit Red Wings recalled Jonatan Berggren from Grand Rapids. Derek Lalonde confirmed Berggren would make his NHL debut tonight as Elmer Soderblom is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. Berggren was called along with Givani Smith, both of who played Wednesday night in Cleveland. Without […]

Ryan Strome sent quacking, signs with Anaheim Ducks

The Anaheim Ducks are ready to fly. The Ducks agreed to terms with forward Ryan Strome on a five-year contract worth an average annual value of $5 million. The Ducks made a splash (pun intended) during the weaning hours of free agent frenzy on Wednesday evening, agreeing to terms with forward Ryan Strome on a […]

Breaking: Red Wings Sign Free Agent Forward Andrew Copp to a Five-Year Deal

Rumors started swirling this morning from NHL insiders such as Elliotte Friedman, Bob McKenzie, and Darren Dreger regarding the Red Wings’ interest in Copp. Wednesday afternoon, Darren Dreger of TSN reported that Copp has agreed to a five-year, $5.625 million average-annual-value. The Rangers acquired Copp at the NHL trade deadline, and that is when the […]