Welcome to the show, kid. At the very least, the Rangers are allowing Filip Chytil the chance to see if he hang with the big boys, keeping the first-round pick (No. 21 overall) with the team after the cuts came Thursday to bring the Blueshirts very close to their opening-night roster. Chytil, who just turned […]
Read MoreBy Matt Puempel having what Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton called an “OK” training camp, he got beat out for a spot on the opening-night roster by Paul Carey. Now Puempel could have very well played his last game for the Blueshirts. Puempel was placed on waivers Thursday, meaning any team in the league can […]
Read MoreThere should be no problem with the NHL trying to crack down on slashing and face-off penalties, as they did to a comical effect at the beginning of the preseason before backing off a little. Nor should there be a problem with the board of governors passing the new rule stating teams will suffer a […]
Read MoreThere are lower numbers available that might connote status for Filip Chytil, the 18-year-old freshman who earned a spot on the roster and in the opening night lineup wearing the No. 72 he was assigned for training camp. But Chytil told club officials he prefers to keep No. 72, The Post has learned, in recognition […]
Read MorePrinciples and personnel on the specialty units will be different for the Rangers when the regular season gets underway at the Garden on Thursday against the Avalanche. In addition to Kevin Shattenkirk, imports Anthony DeAngelo and David Desharnais have roles on the man-advantage units while Kevin Hayes, Jimmy Vesey and Brady Skjei don’t. At the […]
Read MoreFrom what we have learned of last week’s meeting, Gary Bettman’s message/advice/order to the Board of Governors regarding national anthem protests essentially can be distilled to these four words: “Stay out of it.” And I can understand that. For as much as a segment of the hockey population would encourage NHL players to kneel or […]
Read MoreNow that the who was pretty much taken care of, the Rangers can turn their attention to when and where. Most notably, that means coach Alain Vigneault has figured out which defensemen made the team, but now needs to decide how he is going to utilize the revamped backend, and how veteran Marc Staal is […]
Read MoreLAKE PLACID — There was hesitation from Rangers coach Alain Vigneault to automatically put new addition Kevin Shattenkirk with Ryan McDonagh as the top pair on the backend. But after training camp and preseason, that is where the two will start when the regular season beings on Thursday night against the Avalanche at the Garden. […]
Read MoreLAKE PLACID, N.Y. — It was an apt analogy, told in an apt setting. Among the majestic Adirondacks and in the presence of the building that was the site of the iconic 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team’s gold-medal victory, the Rangers got a message about overcoming challenges from a world-renowned mountain climber, Ed Viesturs. “He […]
Read MoreHere is the thing that many might not want to admit about this Islanders’ season — every decision is going back to how it will effect John Tavares and his contract situation. The superlative captain is in the final year of his extremely club-friendly contract, carrying a $5.5 million salary-cap hit. He could have signed […]
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