Well 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 […]
Read MoreIslanders winger Josh Bailey, who suffered a lower-body injury in a loss to the Penguins on Friday, did not play in Sunday’s 5-4 shootout win over the Devils. Coach Doug Weight said the issue is not a “long-term thing”, but did not rule out Bailey missing time after the bye week, which runs from Monday […]
Read MoreThe streak is over. On Sunday at Barclays Center, the Islanders snapped a concerning five-game skid in dramatic fashion, coming from behind to beat the Devils, 5-4, in a shootout. Desperate for a win as they inched near the bottom of the Metropolitan Division, the Isles came together Saturday to try to find answers. “We […]
Read MoreLAS VEGAS — Just because it was better doesn’t mean it was good. And now the Rangers have a whole week to think about it. In the final game before their five-day bye week, and in the first trip here to face the Golden Knights, the Rangers were subpar for the second straight night, this […]
Read MoreLAS VEGAS — Gerard Gallant speaks fast, and sometimes his thoughts stumble upon themselves with a mumbling Canadian humility. But the smile on the face of the first coach in Vegas Golden Knights history was irrepressible. “Everything has gone pretty perfect for us so far,” Gallant said before his team played host to the Rangers […]
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