Hartnett: Smith Reportedly Returning To Rangers, And That's A Good Thing
Back in February, general manager Jeff Gorton was tasked with acquiring a blue line upgrade and outfitted the Rangers with a gem in Brendan Smith.
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Back in February, general manager Jeff Gorton was tasked with acquiring a blue line upgrade and outfitted the Rangers with a gem in Brendan Smith.
By shedding longtime alternate captains Derek Stepan and Dan Girardi, the Rangers have significantly altered their core while gaining precious salary cap space to be a major player in free agency.
The Rangers went into this year's NHL Draft with not one, but two first-round picks. For them, that's an embarrassment of riches.
On Friday night, New Jersey selected Nico Hischier with the No. 1 pick, making the 18-year-old center the highest drafted Swiss player in league history.
The New York Rangers have agreed to trade center Derek Stepan and backup goaltender Antti Raanta to the Arizona Coyotes for the seventh overall pick in Friday night's draft and defenseman Anthony DeAngelo, according to multiple reports.
The Vegas Golden Knights' picks in the expansion draft have not yet been revealed, but one name has leaked out: Rangers center Oscar Lindberg.
It took 54 years, but the Rangers finally lifted the trophy of all trophies.
Suddenly, the Rangers' salary cap crunch may be alleviated due to multiple factors.
The Islanders are up to something. At least that's how it looks after they made some surprising decisions with their NHL expansion draft protection list.
Bradley Wright-Phillips scored two late goals and the New York Red Bulls beat the Philadelphia Union 2-0 on Sunday.
The Rangers have already begun making significant changes to their core. It's probably going to continue soon, real soon.
It will be strange visiting the Rangers' practice facility in Greenburgh for September's training camp and not seeing Dan Girardi's smiling face.
The Rangers won the Stanley Cup in 1994. But had it not been for the heroics of Stephane Matteau, they might never have had the chance.
Girardi has played all 11 seasons of his career for the Blueshirts, reaching the postseason 10 of those years.
Dan Girardi and Marc Staal have proudly represented the Rangers for a decade, but at least one of them needs to go.
