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2026-27 Is Playoffs or Bust for the New York Rangers

The New York Rangers begin the 2026-27 season tonight, when they head to Boston to take on the Bruins. After two straight disastrous seasons that led to major shakeups to the roster, the team is hoping this season will see luck turn in their favor.

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BSB’s 2026-2027 Rangers Roundtable

Happy Opening night! For the first time in 30 years, we have an 84 game schedule and with it comes major uncertainty with the Rangers this year. In our 2026-2027 Rangers roundtable, the gang talks the hard hitting questions: Will this team be competitive?

New York Rangers News / Forever Blueshirts / September 29

Rangers Daily: Sully milestone; Blockbuster NHL trade on eve of opening night

Talk about things lining up perfectly for New York Rangers coach Mike Sullivan. Tuesday night in Boston not only is the 2026-27 regular-season opener for the Rangers against the Bruins, but it’s a milestone night for Sullivan.

New York Rangers News / New York Rangers On SI / September 29

Third Line for NY Rangers Has Massive Upside This Season

The New York Rangers are getting set for the start of the season on Tuesday, and with their roster set for Opening Night, they will be hoping to get things

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The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz

How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

The 'First-overall NHL Draft picks' quiz

The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The 'Most NHL goals all-time' quiz

New York Rangers News / New York Rangers On SI / September 29

NY Rangers Trade for Alexander Nikishin Fell Apart for One Reason

Coming into the offseason, one of the items that the New York Rangers had on their to-do list was to upgrade their depth at the blueline. The Rangers had an elite No.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

New York Rangers News / New York Rangers On SI / September 28

NY Rangers Reveal Opening Night Roster for 2026-27 Season

The New York Rangers have wrapped up a condensed training camp and preseason. Now, on Tuesday night, they will be facing the Boston Bruins to kick off the season.

Dylan Garand News / New York Rangers On SI / September 28

Fans Celebrate as NY Rangers Dylan Garand Clears Waivers

Fans of the New York Rangers can breathe a sigh of relief; goaltender Dylan Garand has cleared waivers. The Rangers rolled the dice by waiving Garand — placing him and forward Taylor Raddysh on waivers Sept.

Alexander Nikishin News / Blue Seat Blogs / September 28

Rangers, Hurricanes nearly completed Alexander Nikishin trade

Elliotte Friedman confirmed on the latest 32 Thoughts podcast that the New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes nearly completed an Alexander Nikishin trade.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Alberts Smits News / New York Rangers On SI / September 28

Alberts Smits Poised for Rookie Season Success With NY Rangers

The New York Rangers have awarded the Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award to defenseman Alberts Smits, after also having announced that the defenseman will be wearing No.

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The '100-receiving-yard playoff debuts' quiz

The 'Multiple 30/30 MLB seasons' quiz

The 'Active NFL catch leaders' quiz

The '4K-yard, 30-TD NFL seasons' quiz

Igor Shesterkin News / Forever Blueshirts / September 28

‘Best goalie in world’; Rangers’ Shesterkin tops The Athletic rankings again

Call it a hat trick for Igor Shesterkin. For the third straight year, the New York Rangers star goaltender is No. 1 in The Athletic’s annual goalie rankings.

New York Rangers News / Forever Blueshirts / September 28

Rangers CHL, USHL Prospects Notebook: Anderson scores pair for Flint

All eight New York Rangers prospects in the CHL and USHL were in action last week, which meant there was good news to report on Artem Gonchar. The 19-year-old defenseman, a third-round pick by the Rangers in the 2025 NHL Draft, appeared in his first games of the season for Sudbury in the Ontario Hockey League after being sidelined with an injury.

New York Rangers News / Blue Seat Blogs / September 28

Thoughts on the 2026 Rangers final roster

The 2026 Rangers final roster has been set. The New York Rangers will carry 13 forwards, 8 defensemen, and 2 goalies, and notably Alberts Smits has broken camp with the Blueshirts.

New York Rangers News / New York Rangers On SI / September 28

NY Rangers' 2026-27 Roster Should Create Optimism

The New York Rangers will be starting up the regular season on Tuesday, and the team has a good idea about what the roster is going to look like on Opening Night. While there could always be another move made before the start of the regular season, the Rangers are seemingly set for Opening Night.

New York Rangers News / Yardbarker / September 28

Can new-look Rangers make the playoffs?

The Rangers got to work retooling after a disappointing season. Will it be enough to produce a return to the playoffs?

The '10-goal Stanley Cup Playoffs' quiz

New York Rangers News / Forever Blueshirts / September 28

Rangers Daily: 1 more sleep before opener; Why Devils claimed young goalie

Remember how Mike Sullivan lamented the lack of practice time for the New York Rangers with an abbreviated training camp this fall, coupled with a preseason shortened to four games?

New York Rangers News / New York Rangers On SI / September 28

NY Rangers' New-Look Second Pair Could Be Massive Difference from Last Season

The New York Rangers are getting set for the start of the regular season on Tuesday night against the Boston Bruins. In what should be a fun opener between

Alberts Smits News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 27

Rangers To Carry Alberts Smits On Opening Night Roster

The Rangers have informed reigning fifth overall pick Alberts Smits that he’ll break camp, reports Mollie Walker of the New York Post. The 18-year-old

William Trudeau News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 26

Predators Claim William Trudeau Off Waivers From The Rangers

A young blueliner is off to another organization. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports (Twitter link) that the Predators have claimed defenseman William Trudeau off waivers from the Rangers.

Mika Zibanejad News / The Hockey Writers / September 24

Mika Zibanejad Remains the Last of the Rangers’ Old Guard

This season will mark the 11th for Mika Zibanejad as a New York Ranger. He is far and away the team’s longest-tenured player and has been through many different phases of the team over the years.

Noah Laba News / The Hockey Writers / September 23

Rangers Relying Heavily on Noah Laba in 2026-27

The New York Rangers have added some key wingers and defensemen after a frustrating 2025-26 season, but they traded Vincent Trocheck, one of their best centers, to the Utah Mammoth.

Adam Sykora News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 23

Rangers' Adam Sykora out multiple months with lower-body injury

A preseason roster battle for the New York Rangers is over before it began. After leaving the Rangers’ preseason contest on Monday with a lower-body injury, The Athletic reports that forward Adam Sykora will miss the next four to five months, according to Vince Z.

New York Rangers News / NHL Trade Talk / September 22

Insider Believes Rangers Superstars Could Emerge in Trade Talks if Team Flops

Much of the core of the New York Rangers’ 2023-24 roster that brought them within two wins of making the Stanley Cup Final is gone just two years later, and if they get off to a slow start in 2026-27, one insider believes more of those major changes could continue.

Oliver Bjorkstrand News / The Hockey Writers / September 20

Rangers Need Oliver Bjorkstrand to Have a Bounceback Season

The New York Rangers had a disappointing 2025-26 season and finished with the worst record in the Eastern Conference, but they added some key players this offseason.