On a day when Doug Weight said he wanted to see “some emotion and some fight” from his team when it fell behind — after a 5-8-2 December — the Islanders only sank deeper into their slump. They came back from one deficit but lacked any further punches in a 5-1 loss Tuesday night to […]
Read MoreIt was a move that Alain Vigneault called “subtle,” but one he hoped would pay big dividends. The Rangers coach made a slight adjustment to his lines at practice Tuesday, flipping Rick Nash and J.T. Miller on the top two units just one day after the Blueshirts beat the Sabres, 3-2 in overtime, during the […]
Read MoreST. LOUIS — Carter Hutton felt relaxed and in control. The Blues goalie stopped 24 shots through overtime and both attempts he faced in the shootout to help St. Louis to a 3-2 win Tuesday night over the Devils. “Some nights the (puck) looks like a BB and some nights it looks like a beach […]
Read MoreIt seems that in absence, Alain Vigneault’s heart grew fonder. The Rangers coach’s love for winger Jesper Fast somehow found a way to increase during his three-game absence because of a quadriceps injury, which ended when he unexpectedly returned Monday for the Winter Classic at Citi Field. Fast was supposed to miss two-to-three weeks with […]
Read MoreWell this sure was a big, fat nothing burger from the Rangers, who never gave themselves much of a chance in what became a 5-2 defeat (bloated by a pair of empty-netters) to the Blackhawks at the Garden on Wednesday. The Blueshirts rarely possessed the puck while getting out-attempted 30-11 at even strength in the […]
Read MoreClick:reaction flywheel It might have been a reason, but the Rangers weren’t using it as an excuse. In the aftermath of their dramatic performance in the outdoor Winter Classic on New Year’s Day at Citi Field, the Blueshirts returned to playing hockey indoors with a dud of a performance, an empty-net abetted 5-2 loss to […]
Read MoreWhile the Rangers’ present was in the Garden losing a 5-2 game to the Blackhawks on Wednesday night, two big parts of the organization’s future were on display in Buffalo. That was where both first-round picks from this year’s draft, No. 7-overall Lias Andersson of Sweden and No. 21-overall Filip Chytil of the Czech Republic, […]
Read MoreThe Islanders announced a contract extension Thursday, just not the one fans have been anxiously awaiting. The club locked up Scott Mayfield for five years with an average annual value of $1.45 million. The 25-year-old defenseman was playing in the final season of a two-year deal worth an average of $625,000 per year and could […]
Read MoreAnthony Duclair once looked like a future cornerstone for the Rangers. Now he’s struggling to earn ice time for the worst team in the NHL and wants a fresh start. Duclair requested a trade from the Coyotes, Craig Custance of The Athletic reported Thursday. The 22-year-old Duclair has seven goals and 13 points in 31 […]
Read MoreGLENDALE, Ariz. — It was an act Rangers coach Alain Vigneault thought was both good and bad. Lias Andersson, the team’s 19-year-old prospect and No. 7-overall pick in this year’s draft, threw his silver medal to a fan in the stands Friday night in Buffalo after the Swedish team he captained lost to Canada in […]
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