Alain Vigneault is way ahead of you. “Now that we have Lindy on board, I know what some fans and people in the media will say if we get off to a rough start or hit some bumps in the road,” the Rangers’ head coach told The Post by phone Monday after the official confirmation […]
Read MoreRegarding the Rangers, just under two weeks away from Mika Zibanejad’s scheduled July 25 salary arbitration hearing: The hole in the Rangers’ middle created by Derek Stepan’s trade to the Coyotes is not likely to be filled immediately by shifting J.T. Miller off the wing. That’s the strong impression left by Alain Vigneault during the […]
Read MoreKevin Shattenkirk has a lot of rings on his mind these days. Two weeks after he began his pursuit of bringing the Stanley Cup to his home state of New York, the newest Ranger made a pit stop in Barcelona to surprise his girlfriend with an engagement ring. “Life is made of moments.. Tonight was […]
Read MoreTampa Bay’s signings of Group II, salary arbitration-filers Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat have set a bar that should inform Mika Zibanejad’s negotiations with the Rangers in advance of No. 93’s scheduled hearing on July 25. Johnson, the center who will turn 27 before the end of the month, signed a seven-year deal worth $5 […]
Read MoreIf it was clear that Kevin Shattenkirk wanted to come play for the Rangers, maybe it wasn’t clear just how confident he was about their chance to win a Stanley Cup. The 28-year-old defenseman from New Rochelle signed his four-year, $26.6 million contract as a free agent on July 1, carrying an annual salary-cap hit […]
Read MoreIt has been three weeks since John Tavares became eligible to sign a contract extension with the Islanders, and yet he still remains without a long-term commitment to the team. With each passing day, anxiety rises that the superlative captain will leave the only organization he has known. The 26-year-old has one year left on […]
Read MoreMika Zibanejad’s ask for $5.35 million would be pretty well within the parameters of precedent if that number was attached to a four- or five-year deal. Detroit’s Tomas Tatar signed for $5.3 million per for four years while surrendering three seasons of unrestricted free agency. Tampa Bay’s Tyler Johnson gave up six seasons of unrestricted […]
Read MoreMika Zibanejad’s five-year, $26.75 million deal agreed upon Tuesday, which will cost the Rangers an annual cap charge of $5.35 million, represents the fair-market going rate for a developing 24-year-old center. Now it is on Zibanejad — who avoided arbitration by reaching a contract agreement with general manager Jeff Gorton in Toronto on Tuesday morning […]
Read MoreIf the Rangers were engaged in serious talks with the Maple Leafs regarding Tyler Bozak, the only way the Blueshirts could pull off a deal for the veteran center with the $4.2 million cap hit would be to buy out Marc Staal by Thursday’s deadline. There is zero indication that either is happening. Let’s review […]
Read MoreThe NHL has become no country for old men. The league-wide obsession with speed has hastened the natural evolutionary process. Older guys who can’t skate, like Patrick Marleau, are dinosaurs on brink of extinction. According to hockey-reference.com, just 14 of the 30 skaters who were 36 or older as of Feb. 1 will be back […]
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