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Lindy Ruff is officially part of Alain Vigneault's coaching staff, taking on the assistant role focused on defense and penalty killing vacated by the organizational reassignment of former assistant Jeff Beukeboom.
The New York Rangers have hired longtime NHL head coach Lindy Ruff as an assistant to Alain Vigneault.
Chris Kreider, Kevin Hayes and J.T. Miller are no longer young pups. Their progression will have a considerable influence on how the Rangers perform next season.
Rangers goaltending coach Benoit Allaire has a knack for summoning the best out of players.
Kevin Klein did a lot for the Rangers in a relatively short time.
The Rangers made a low-risk, potentially high-reward move on Wednesday.
The Rangers and restricted free agent forward Jesper Fast have agreed to terms on a three-year contract worth $1.85 million annually, the team announced Wednesday.
The Rangers seem content to have Mika Zibanejad and Kevin Hayes as their top two centers. They appear to have remedied one of their bottom-six pivot needs.
The 28-year-old, right-handed defenseman possesses the offense-driving abilities that can separate the Blueshirts from the pack of contenders looking to dethrone the back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Rangers have filled a big hole on the right side of their defense.
The Rangers need a center and have plenty of options to get one. Once the free agent signing period opens at noon on Saturday, it will be interesting to see which direction general manager Jeff Gorton goes.
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.
