Not since the 2011-12 season have the New York Rangers had a player cross the 70-point mark. That distinction goes to Marion Gaborik, who recorded 76 points (41 goals, 35 assists) that year and 86 points in the 2009-10 season. But that’s old history. Mika Zibanejad is looking to make new history and top 70 […]

Hockey can be a simple game when broken down. Score on your opportunities. Limit the opponent’s chances. Be smart with the puck. But these basic fundamentals seemed lost on the New York Rangers in the early part of the season, as they continued to make the same errors game in and game out. Things may […]

The New York Rangers ended the month of October trending up in at least one aspect: goal-scoring. They opened the season scoring three or more goals only once, and that was in an 8-5 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. In this opening start to the season, they lost five of those six games. Though […]

The New York Rangers found a much-needed win on Thursday night. Granted, it was against the Arizona Coyotes, who remain winless on the season, but two points are two points for the struggling Rangers, who still gave away the puck 21 times on the night – far too many. Sloppy play remains the biggest issue […]

Playing in New York brings a new level of scrutiny. Just ask Rick Nash. From my vantage point, no player has received more ill will from Rangers fans than Nash over the last few years, because of his contract. He is the highest paid skater on the Rangers, with a cap hit of $7.8 million per […]

David Desharnais has been one of the lone bright spots for the New York Rangers in the midst of this early season slump. In the offseason, he signed a one year, $1 million contract. Also in the busy offseason, the Rangers traded Derek Stepan and Antti Raanta, signed Kevin Shattenkirk and bought out Dan Girardi. […]

Another Rangers game, another Rangers loss. They did manage to go to overtime against the Pittsburgh Penguins and gain a point. But they are way past moral victories right now and three points through seven games is an awful start any way you slice it. There has been a lot of clamoring by fans over […]

There seems to be no person under more pressure on the New York Rangers than head coach Alain Vigneault. The team has gotten off to a woeful 1-5-0 start and can’t seem to get out of their own way with some very sloppy play. In years past, these mistakes could have been masked, as the […]

During the NHL lockout in 2004-05, leadership was a quality that the New York Rangers targeted for improvement. For years before then, they signed any big name free agent that agreed to play in New York without considering team chemistry. This culture shift did not happen overnight, but they at least narrowed their player search […]

On Tuesday night, the Rangers lost their third of four games to start the season, with a 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues. The game displayed yet another sluggish start for the Rangers, as they surrendered two goals in the first period. One of those goals came just 15 seconds into the game by Blues […]

The Rangers’ start to the season has been inconsistent, to say the least. They lost two of the opening three games and surrendered 12 goals in the process. The worst of the three games was their performance in Toronto last Saturday. It was a debacle in which they surrendered eight goals. Early on, you got […]

In New York, professional sports are scrutinized to no end. It is a boom or bust town where success is only measured by championships. The Rangers have been top contenders for years now, but have failed to win the Stanley Cup, and the second round defeat to the Ottawa Senators last May was yet another playoff […]

Henrik Lundqvist had a down year last season. There is no other way to put it. The years where he is dominating the league are likely behind him now at the age of 35. However, there is no reason he can’t improve on his below-par campaign from last year. For the first time in his […]

Going into New York Rangers training camp, most eyes were on the young Swede Lias Andersson. Taken 7th overall in the 2017 NHL draft, Andersson was in competition for an opening night roster spot. However, fellow first-round pick Filip Chytil beat him out while Andersson was returned to the Swedish Hockey League. It was no secret […]

Young defensemen Anthony DeAngelo and Neal Pionk made their New York Ranger debuts Monday night and both showed flashes of promise. DeAngelo came over in the Derek Stepan trade but was almost an afterthought in the deal. Most of the attention was given to the first round pick the Rangers received from Arizona. Pionk on the […]

New York Rangers rookie Lias Andersson made his debut on Monday night against the New York Islanders at Madison Square Garden. He may only be 18 years old, but he is competing for a spot on the opening night roster, head coach Alain Vingeault said as much on Monday. It was a noteworthy offseason for the […]