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Rangers’ Kevin Klein leaning toward retirement

Kevin Klein, who was an integral piece of the Rangers’ run to the 2014 Stanley Cup final and the club’s 2014-15 Presidents’ Trophy season before breaking down last year, is contemplating retirement from the NHL, The Post has learned. Sources report Klein, who was a healthy scratch for all but one playoff game following a […]

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Even the Islanders’ preseason doesn’t have a clear home

It’s unknown exactly where the Islanders will play home games in the future, but they are getting out of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center at least once this preseason. The Islanders will play host to the Rangers for an exhibition at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sept. 22. The arena is the home of the […]

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Now Rangers are ready for Vegas to come plucking

The Rangers signed forward Matt Puempel to a one-year, $725,000 contract on Wednesday, meaning they now meet the requirements for players they need to expose in the expansion draft and will avoid any punishment. Along with Michael Grabner, the Blueshirts needed one more forward to expose who was signed for next season and met certain […]

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Rangers are done with Dan Girardi

It was far more than Dan Girardi ever could have expected out of his career, but the undrafted defenseman is no longer a Ranger. The Rangers announced Wednesday they are buying out the three remaining years on Girardi’s contract, which carried an annual $5.5 million salary-cap hit. With the buyout, they will have dead space […]

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An old-school warrior’s time is over, and so is a Rangers era

Here is the quintessential Dan Girardi moment, coming near the end of the 2013-14 regular season just before the Rangers went on a run to the Stanley Cup final: After a practice in Tarrytown, Girardi took off his skate and his ankle was about the size of a grapefruit. A reporter looked down and asked […]

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Islanders will get one game at Nassau Coliseum

The Islanders are returning to the Coliseum — for one preseason game. The team announced Thursday they will open their preseason Sept. 17 by playing host to the Flyers at NYCB Live, home of the newly refurbished Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, for a Sunday 1.pm. matinee. Tickets go on sale June 29 (earlier for season-ticket […]

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Controversial star in middle of NHL trade blockbuster

Less than a week removed from the raising of the Stanley Cup, the NHL offseason already has its first major trade. The Tampa Bay Lightning traded forward Jonathan Drouin to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday in exchange for defensive prospect Mikhail Sergachev and a conditional second-round draft pick in 2018. The Canadiens also get a […]

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Las Vegas could pluck one of three Rangers forwards

It seems the mania that was anticipated in the lead-up to the NHL expansion draft is not exactly affecting the Rangers. Things remained quiet on that front as the Rangers approached Saturday’s 5 p.m. deadline to submit their list of protected players. It seems like their seven forwards, three defensemen and one goalie are set, […]

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‘Look at those legs’: Aly Raisman’s creepy NHL Awards moment

Aly Raisman found herself in an uncomfortable situation during Wednesday night’s NHL Awards when an aging hockey great made a leering comment about her legs. Raisman, the 23-year-old gymnastics star, spoke about sharing the stage with “one of the old greats,” former Los Angeles Kings center Marcel Dionne, to present the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, an […]

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Rangers’ schedule is a big thank-you from the NHL

The Rangers open the season at home, close the season on the road and have 11 back-to-back games, the fewest of any team in the Eastern Conference. Guess that’s what you get for participating in the Winter Classic. The Blueshirts’ 91st regular-season schedule, which was announced Thursday, seemed almost palatable compared with last season’s grind. […]

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