A lot of fans are optimistic heading into the 2024-25 season and particularly, expect some skaters to overachieve. For a few players, the goal is to score goals, and lots of them. The 30-goal mark seems like the unofficial barrier to declare someone an elite scorer and one many skaters can surprise us and reach
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers will be looking to have more success this season after an unfortunate ending to what was a strong 2023-24 season. After winning the Presidents’ Trophy with a 55-23-4 record, many fans around the league believed the Rangers could make a deep playoff run. They were able to make it to the
At this time last offseason, the New York Rangers were coming off of a very disappointing first-round loss to the New Jersey Devils. They had made big moves at the trade deadline bringing in superstars like Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick Kane. They even went up 2-0 in that series, but everything fell apart and changes
In our first division roundup of the month, we looked at the Atlantic and how it may not change all that much this coming season. Today, we’ll finish the Eastern Conference by looking at the Metropolitan Division, which doesn’t look like the powerhouse division it used to be. New York Rangers 2023-24 season: 55-23-4, 114
The New York Rangers’ bottom-six forwards group took a big hit when Filip Chytil missed all but 10 regular season games with a suspected concussion last season. Now that the young center is healthy and the team also has a lot of gritty forwards and some prospects who could contribute in the NHL next season,
The New York Rangers have not made any big changes this offseason but they will likely be making a change on defense with Zac Jones replacing Erik Gustafsson, who signed with the Detroit Red Wings on July 1. The 23-year-old blueliner has offensive upside and played well late in the 2023-24 regular season. He could
The New York Rangers are entering a critical “Cup or bust” season, but their roster still has some glaring holes. Fortunately, they have two promising prospects who could potentially fill those gaps. While the Rangers’ prospect pool might not be the deepest in the league, it does feature standout players capable of making a significant
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, were the New York Rangers ever genuinely close to trading for Trevor Zegras, and are the Anaheim Ducks on the verge of moving the dynamic forward? In other news, what are Jacob Trouba’s thoughts on trade speculation, and did Sam Reinhart ever contemplate signing with a team other than Florida?
*This archive was originally published in 2022 The 100th player in NHL history to join the 400-goal club, Patrick Kane is still far from being done dominating. Sitting in third all-time for overall production by a US-born player, he also ranks highest among active athletes on that list with time ahead of him to further
The biggest moves of the 2024 offseason have passed and the 2024-25 season is close to two months away, meaning it is the perfect time to start predicting how each NHL team will perform. Every season comes with countless shocking results and breakout stars. This season is expected to be no different as the caliber
Last week, we looked at which teams fared best in free agency. Today, we’ll look at some teams who took the wrong approach or maybe didn’t improve their rosters as much as it may seem. Of note, this article only includes UFA signings, so if your favorite team made some trades, those transactions will not
The New York Rangers will be entering 2024-25 once again looking to end a 31-year Stanley Cup drought and they should be considered one of the favorites to win it all next season. They have the elite talent, an elite goalie, and were just in the Eastern Conference Final for the second time in three
During the 2023-24 season, the New York Rangers opted to keep Brennan Othmann, one of their top prospects, in the American Hockey League (AHL) rather than playing him on the fourth line. The young winger should have a legitimate shot to make the opening night lineup and he can contribute in the NHL this season.
Five days ago, the New York Rangers secured restricted free agent defenseman Braden Schneider with a two-year contract, boasting an average annual value of $2.2 million. This transaction leaves the Rangers with approximately $5 million in remaining cap space. With only one free agent left to sign, Ryan Lindgren, they appear to be wrapping up
If there is one thing the New York Rangers can hang their hat on, it’s their track record of elite goaltending. A position that is a sore spot for so many NHL franchises continues to be a bright spot on Broadway. They have gone from John Vanbiesbrouck to Mike Richter, Henrik Lundqvist, and current goaltender
As the early portion of free agency comes to an end, the New York Rangers appear poised to run it back with the core, minus Barclay Goodrow. Additionally, general manager and president Chris Drury decided to pull the trigger on a Reilly Smith deal, which will hopefully end the revolving door of right-wingers that have
The New York Rangers look to be entering the 2024-25 season with the majority of their roster still in place from the team that got knocked out in the Eastern Conference Final against the eventual-Stanley-Cup-champion Florida Panthers. This means they are going to need to rely on their younger players once again to take another
The New York Rangers have had a pretty quiet offseason so far and from the looks of it, it will likely remain that way as we get closer to the start of the 2024-25 season. The only moves they have made that could impact the NHL roster next season is trading for Reilly Smith from