Above all, this was strange. It was a weird preseason hockey experience that occurred out on Long Island on Sunday afternoon, when some alternate reality of the past was projected onto the 13,917 people who sold out the revamped Coliseum. They rejoiced in the sight of their beloved Islanders, who called this place on Hempstead […]
Read MoreThe success of the 2017-18 Rangers will partially depend on how young forwards Kevin Hayes and Jimmy Vesey progress. And the close friends spent the summer together, gearing up to take that crucial next step forward. Hayes and Vesey grew up in Massachusetts and have known each other since childhood. During the offseason, they returned […]
Read MoreThe relationship between Henrik Lundqvist and Lias Andersson is a prime example of the circle of life. The Rangers, though, are probably more interested in whether their first-round draft pick can make the team this year at center. “Oh, I remember Lias running around our locker room with a hockey stick in his hand when […]
Read MoreAnthony DeAngelo has been here before, answering questions about a past he’d rather move on from. But now that the Rangers are the third team in three pro seasons for the 21-year-old defenseman, he at least has a grasp of the business side of hockey. And he knows that frequency of movement doesn’t happen to […]
Read MoreThe Rangers have had nothing but success at the backup goalie position since Cam Talbot took that role early in the 2013-14 season. Both Talbot and his successor, Antti Raanta, have moved on to starting roles in Edmonton and Arizona, respectively, and now the hope is that the newest player to step into that position, […]
Read MoreSad news came to the hockey world Tuesday when it was announced that former Rangers center and current Devil Brian Boyle has chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The Devils’ team internist, Dr. Michael Farber, said on a conference call it is a “type of cancer to the bone marrow which is largely treatable with medications. He […]
Read MoreThe Rangers knew that speaking and understanding English was going to be a hurdle for Filip Chytil, their second first-round pick (the 21st overall) in this year’s draft. But it has turned out to be a larger hurdle for the 18-year-old from the Czech Republic than first anticipated. Just a few days ago, coach Alain […]
Read MoreBrian Boyle, after disclosing Tuesday he had been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, told one friend who reached out to him that night he had been “blown away by the support I’ve received.” Henrik Lundqvist, who was a teammate of Boyle’s throughout the center’s five-year run on Broadway from 2009-10 through the 2014 Stanley Cup […]
Read MoreIt has never been, “Did you hear Chris?” or “Did you hear Chris!” No, not even once, but when Alain Vigneault talked about the challenge he had laid down for Chris Kreider, the coach made a point of saying the 26-year-old winger would need to be more vocal in assuming more of a leadership role […]
Read MoreEighteen years and 16 days old, Filip Chytil is oozing talent. You could tell that even before his lightning one-timer from the right doorstep off Mats Zuccarello’s cross-ice power-play feed with 3.5 seconds remaining in overtime gave the Rangers a 4-3 exhibition victory over the Devils at the Garden on Wednesday. “He’s really skilled. You […]
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