MONTREAL — If there was a bright spot to the Rangers’ desultory 3-1 loss to the Canadiens on Thursday night, it was that goalie Alexandar Georgiev hardly looked out of place in his NHL debut. The 22-year-old, who was born in Bulgaria — but grew up in Russia — made 38 saves, stopping 30-of-32 shots […]
Read MoreMONTREAL — One more down, a few more to go. The Rangers were set to trade Michael Grabner to the Devils on Thursday in exchange for a second-round pick and 20-year-old defensive prospect Yegor Rykov, who was New Jersey’s 2016 fifth-round pick (No. 132 overall) and is currently playing for SKA St. Petersburg in the […]
Read MoreTORONTO — This could be a point the Islanders regret not having if their bid for a playoff spot falls short. Tyler Bozak scored the shootout winner and the Maple Leafs rallied past the Islanders 4-3 on Thursday night. Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock acknowledged his team didn’t play very well Thursday night, and his […]
Read MoreORLANDO, Fla. — In his final game with the Rockets organization last week, small forward Troy Williams was playing for the G-League’s Rio Grande Valley Vipers. “Before about 50 fans,” Williams said. Williams, who got into just four games with the Rockets this season after going undrafted in 2016, made his Knicks debut Thursday just […]
Read MoreIt was a good time for Josh Bailey to have a career season. The Islanders are trying to not let Bailey reach free agency, closing in on a new deal to be either five or six years with an annual salary-cap hit around $5 million, TSN reported. Bailey, 28, can become an unrestricted free agent […]
Read MoreJosh Bailey has spent enough time on Long Island to know he doesn’t want to continue his career anywhere else. On Saturday, before he played his first game since signing a six-year, $30 million extension — a 2-1 loss to the Devils — Bailey expressed his relief in having locked up his future with the […]
Read MoreThe goalie and the three defensemen will be joined by the franchise forward Saturday night in New Jersey when Patrik Elias’ No. 26 is raised to the rafters at The Rock to be memorialized with Martin Brodeur’s No. 30, Scott Stevens’ No. 4, Scott Niedermayer’s No. 27 and Ken Daneyko’s No. 3. But Elias, whose […]
Read MoreIt’s as if the Rangers are going through a strange sleepwalk, staggering around and waiting to wake up on Tuesday morning. Because all the time between now and Monday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline is going to be rife with distraction, the on-ice product looking like Friday night’s sleepy 4-1 loss to the Wild at the […]
Read MoreYou’ve read that Thursday’s trade, in which the Rangers sent pending free agent winger Michael Grabner to the Devils in exchange for New Jersey’s second-round selection in the 2018 draft plus 20-year-old defenseman Yegor Rykov, was the first ever between the combatants in the 36-year Battle of the Hudson. And that is literally true. But […]
Read MoreIt didn’t take long for Chris Kreider to remind everyone what the Rangers have been missing. The integral winger returned in Friday night’s 4-1 loss to the Wild at the Garden after missing the previous 24 games with a blot clot that required rib resection surgery. It was a scary moment when he had to […]
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