Henrik Lundqvist, John Tavares and Taylor Hall have all secured a return trip to the NHL All-Star Game Wednesday, while Josh Bailey will join them as a first-timer. All four were named to the Metropolitan Division team for the annual event set to be played on Jan. 28 in Tampa Bay. It’s the fifth straight […]
Read MoreRegarding the Rangers, a bubble team in a bubble league: 1. It is just about impossible to find anyone in hockey who believes that Jim Dolan would authorize the Blueshirts to be sellers approaching the Feb. 26 trade deadline and thus jeopardize playoff gates that are far from a sure thing anyway. Indeed, there are […]
Read MoreBRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The 2017-18 hockey season is all about learning for Rangers first-round pick Filip Chytil: adjusting to the speed and physicality of the game in a new country and playing with brand new teammates. And then there are the off-ice lessons, which the 18-year-old center, who was drafted 21st overall in June, is […]
Read MoreThe goal of the Islanders playing games at the Nassau Coliseum before moving into a new arena at Belmont Park took a step toward reality Tuesday when NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and a group of senior officials toured the team’s old home with owner Jon Ledecky. Bettman previously had said the Coliseum was not a […]
Read MoreNBC NHL reporter Pierre McGuire is recovering from prostate cancer surgery, the network announced Wednesday night. McGuire is known for his “Inside the Glass” segments, in which he talks to coaches during breaks in the game. “I’m back doing radio and I’m watching games every night,” McGuire told USA Today. “I can’t travel right now. […]
Read MoreThe Las Vegas Golden Knights, currently first in the NHL’s Western Conference at 29-10-2, have won most of their battles this season. But the thriving expansion franchise is now facing its most difficult opposition yet: the U.S. Army. On Wednesday, the Department of the Army filed a challenge with the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal […]
Read MoreThe biggest sigh of relief from the Rangers front office during the first half of this season came when Henrik Lundqvist quickly got over his early struggles and showed he is still as good a netminder as there is in this league, rewarded with his fourth All-Star selection. At 35 years old, with three more […]
Read MoreThe halfway mark is as good a time as any to assess what has taken place in this 2017-18 NHL season, and to start giving out our awards (that mean nothing right now). There have been surprises and disappointments alike, and, as Rangers coach Alain Vigneault says any time he gets a chance, the league […]
Read MoreBRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Josh Ho-Sang was one of the last five players on the ice Wednesday for AHL Bridgeport’s morning skate at Webster Bank Arena. He was firing slap shots from the blue line in between sprints as he put in extra work long after most of his teammates had skated off to the locker […]
Read MoreDoug Weight is honest beyond the point of politeness, especially when it comes to his team. So the Islanders head coach laid it all out pretty clearly in explaining why they have gone 6-11-2 over their past 19 games. That includes losing five-of-seven since Christmas and finding themselves outside the playoff picture in the Eastern […]
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