Category: ‘Forwards’
New York Rangers Fans: Meet Ryane Clowe
April 3rd, 2013 at 12:56 PM
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Yesterday, the New York Rangers announced they've traded for forward Ryane Clowe. Clowe was dealt to New York from the San Jose Sharks for three draft picks (this year's second-round and third-round picks, along with a conditional pick next year).
Clowe is a big, physical player who should fit in nicely...
BREAKING NEWS: New York Rangers Acquire Ryane Clowe
April 2nd, 2013 at 6:36 PM
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The New York Rangers have completed a trade with the San Jose Sharks, officially agreeing to acquire forward Ryane Clowe for draft picks.
The original asking price had come down after the Sharks were originally after a first-round draft pick for the big winger, but the Rangers landed the gritty forward...
New York Rangers Reach Agreement with Mats Zuccarello
March 25th, 2013 at 9:37 AM
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The Hobbit will return to the Big Apple -- pending paperwork -- as the New York Rangers and Mats Zuccarello agreed to terms on a contract.
His agent, Erik Ryman tweeted this early this morning:
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This roughly translates to "Will be glad client Mats Zuccarello will show the NHL again how good he...
Jesper Fast Will Most Likely not Play for New York Rangers This Season
March 25th, 2013 at 9:10 AM
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It was reported last week by Larry Brooks that New York Rangers prospect Jesper Fast -- who changed his last name from Fasth a year ago -- would be on his way to the NHL at the end of the Swedish Elite League season.
However, with Swedish Ice Hockey Association wanting...
New York Rangers’ Rick Nash Receives No Discipline for Dirty Hit
March 22nd, 2013 at 2:05 PM
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The New York Rangers should consider themselves lucky not to be without their best player for the next couple of games as Rick Nash received zero discipline for this hit on Tomas Kopecky.
It looks like a hit that was meant to take some frustration out, as Nash left his feet...
New York Rangers Vs Carolina Hurricanes Preview: Return of the Money Line
March 18th, 2013 at 4:28 PM
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With the New York Rangers struggling to score goals, and gain points in the standings, head coach John Tortorella has decided to shift his lines around and put his three highest paid players back together on a line.
Marian Gaborik, Brad Richards and Rick Nash played together earlier in the year...
Connecticut Whale News: Chris Kreider Has 6 Goals in 8 Games Since Being Sent to Hartford
March 18th, 2013 at 12:12 PM
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The New York Rangers are in a slump right now, and head coach John Tortorella is shuffling around the lines looking for find goals that just aren't there right now.
Meanwhile, while the Rangers are struggling, the Connecticut Whale have been hot as winger Chris Kreider has scored six goals in...
New York Rangers News: Marian Gaborik Trade Rumors Swirl Once Again
March 13th, 2013 at 4:44 PM
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People around the New York Rangers are panicking, whether they're fans and/or the media, they're always trying fix something that may not even be broken.
Enter Marian Gaborik.
Gaborik has really struggled to get it going recently, only scoring once in the team's last 12 games. On top of that, he's hit...
New York Rangers Likely Out on Mats Zuccarello After Claiming Roman Hamrlik
March 11th, 2013 at 2:03 PM
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Earlier this season, we said that New York Rangers general manager Glen Sather was going to look to contact Mats Zuccarello about a possible return to the Big Apple, as he'd be an asset on the team's lackluster power play.
Fast forward a few weeks and all of a sudden, a...
NHL Realignment News: New York Rangers Lucky to Have Rick Nash
March 8th, 2013 at 12:18 PM
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Yes, we understand this is very old news, but the NHL announced that the Players' Association approved the league's realignment proposal which will take effect next season.
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They've agreed to a three-year term, with the second year marking the beginning of a possible reevaluation. The move would eliminate the two-conference, six-division...
New York Rangers: Offense Must Step up in Marc Staal’s Absence
March 7th, 2013 at 3:51 PM
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With Marc Staal out of the lineup, the offense needs to play better than it has just about all season.
Staal returned to his old self prior to being blasted by a hockey puck in the eye, meaning the New York Rangers are without a solid defender who eats minutes and...
Connectiuct Whale News: Chris Kreider Has 4 Goals Since Being Sent Down
March 6th, 2013 at 1:09 PM
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We've said it for about a month now, that Chris Kreider didn't belong on the New York Rangers.
The 21-year-old prospect has all the talent in the world, but just isn't quite ready for NHL action. The Blueshirts sent him down to the Connecticut Whale of the AHL about a week...
New York Rangers Lucky Last Night’s Game Didn’t End Like This
March 4th, 2013 at 11:44 AM
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It could've been the most bizarre ending to a hockey game in recent memory. With 19 seconds left in the overtime period, Rick Nash tripped over his own two feet, sliding into New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist and almost putting the puck in his own net.
It would've been a...
New York Rangers’ J.T. Miller Earning Permanent Spot on Roster
March 3rd, 2013 at 3:38 PM
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The novelty of J.T. Miller's rookie season has worn off, and now he's fighting to stay on the roster. After a strong performance in his NHL debut against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center, followed by a two-goal performance against the New York Islanders in his Madison Square...
New York Rangers Sure Missed Rick Nash
March 1st, 2013 at 10:50 AM
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With Rick Nash out of the lineup the past four games with an undisclosed injury, the New York Rangers sure looked bad, didn't they.
The team didn't register a win without him and had just six goals in the four games. They couldn't really be that bad without him, could that?
Apparently...
New York Rangers Option Chris Kreider to Connecticut Whale
February 28th, 2013 at 1:56 PM
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The New York Rangers FINALLY took our advice and sent Chris Kreider back down to the Connecticut Whale of the AHL.
This isn't a move we've been preaching because we don't like Kreider. We think he's a fantastic talent. He just isn't ready for the NHL yet, no matter what those...
New York Rangers to Meet with Represenatives for Mats Zuccarello and Ryan O’Reilly
February 28th, 2013 at 10:47 AM
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Newport Sports crew will be in New York today for their yearly rounds to meet with New York clients.
This will definitely cause speculation for the New York Rangers as Newport represents both the Mats Zuccarello and Ryan O'Reilly.
ESPN's Katie Strang says it's easy that both players come up in discussions...
New York Rangers Send Brandon Mashinter Back to Connecticut Whale of AHL
February 27th, 2013 at 12:24 PM
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Brandon Mashinter's stint with the New York Rangers was short, and it ended on a bad note.
He recorded a minus-two in just 3:30 of ice time, and he was benched for the duration of last night's third period after being on the ice for Olli Jokinen's second goal of the...