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Alberts Smits Making Roster Indicates NY Rangers Made Right Decision Drafting Him

With the start of the regular season right around the corner for the New York Rangers, the team will be getting set for a bounce-back campaign. Furthermore, their roster is starting to take shape for Opening Night. Coming off a busy summer, there was no shortage of questions about what the roster and lineups would be like on Opening Night.

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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

New York Rangers News / Blue Seat Blogs / September 27

Rangers final roster includes 13 forwards, 8 defensemen, 2 goalies

With both Dylan Garand and Taylor Raddysh on waivers, and only Raddysh expected to clear, the Rangers final roster has been set. The roster will have 13 forwards, 8 defensemen, and 2 goalies, as the Rangers held onto both Joonas Korpisalo as backup goalie and Matt Rempe as the 13F.

New York Rangers News / Blue Seat Blogs / September 27

Fun New York Rangers moments from years past, part 1

As time passes, both throughout the regular season and as years themselves pass, there are many fun New York Rangers moments that simply fall through the cracks.

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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?"

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Dylan Garand News / New York Rangers On SI / September 27

NY Rangers Waiving Dylan Garand Was Bad Call

The New York Rangers have taken a gamble, placing goaltender Dylan Garand on waivers and risking losing the goalie for nothing. First reported by Mollie Walker, Taylor Raddysh was also put on waivers.

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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 / Forever Blueshirts / September 27

Rangers Week Ahead: Hectic start to expanded NHL season

The New York Rangers begin their 101st NHL season with a first – their season opener against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Tuesday night marks the initial time they’ve opened a season in North America with a game in September.

William Trudeau News / Blue Seat Blogs / September 27

Nashville claims defenseman William Trudeau off waivers

The Rangers “suffered” their first “loss” of the season off waivers yesterday, with Nashville claiming defenseman William Trudeau off waivers. Trudeau was the return in the Brett Berard trade, essentially giving the Rangers a few preseason games out of Trudeau before losing him for nothing.

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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.

New York Rangers News / New York Rangers On SI / September 27

NY Rangers Made Concerted Effort To Improve One Key Area

There were a lot of changes that the New York Rangers wanted to make to their roster this offseason. They sought a top-six forward upgrade and checked that off by acquiring Pavel Dorofeyev from the Vegas Golden Knights.

Adam Fox News / New York Rangers On SI / September 26

NY Rangers' Adam Fox Poised For Big Season in 2026-27

The New York Rangers have finished up their four preseason games and will be back on the ice to start the regular season on Tuesday night. As the team hopes to have a bounce-back campaign, one veteran performing well will be key. Coming off a disappointing year, the Rangers were very busy this summer trying to improve.

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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.

Noah Laba News / New York Rangers On SI / September 26

A Confident Noah Laba Is Great Asset for NY Rangers

What a difference a year makes for New York Rangers center Noah Laba. Entering training camp in 2025, he was far from a lock to make the opening night roster.

Alberts Smits News / Forever Blueshirts / September 26

Alberts Šmits defying history, odds to start season with Rangers

Alberts Smits is on the verge of doing something that no defenseman selected in the first round by the New York Rangers has done in more than five decades.

New York Rangers News / Blue Seat Blogs / September 26

Predicting the 2026-2027 Rangers season is impossible

The 2026-2027 Rangers season is set to begin next week with perhaps some of the lowest expectations we’ve seen in

New York Rangers News / Blue Seat Blogs / September 26

Rangers goal compilation: Mats Zuccarello, Sean Avery, 2 pre-Cup run Rangers

September has finally arrived, and that means Rangers hockey will be played this month! After a long, somewhat eventful summer, the Rangers look to try to course-correct this season and find their way back into the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

New York Rangers News / Forever Blueshirts / September 26

Rangers Daily: Final Blueshirts decisions; Chytil lands on IR; Captain Celebrini

Now we wait on the New York Rangers to make a few more moves to set their opening-night roster. This after the Rangers finished a 2-2-0 preseason by hammering the Islanders JV squad 6-1 at UBS Arena on Friday, and reduced their training camp roster significantly earlier in the day.

Will Cuylle News / New York Rangers On SI / September 26

Why Will Cuylle Could Have Breakout Campaign Following Strong Preseason

The New York Rangers have been able to wrap up the preseason with a win over the New York Islanders and have finished with a record of 2-2 as they get set for the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

New York Rangers News / Blue Seat Blogs / September 26

Rangers Recap: A dominant dress rehearsal

Some might call it a tune up game, and they wouldn’t be wrong, but the expected opening night lineup did what they were supposed to do. They completely dominated the mostly AHL Islanders in their preseason finale, building up a 5-0 lead before hanging back and winning 6-1.

New York Rangers News / New York Rangers On SI / September 26

NY Rangers May Not Be Done Adding to Roster Ahead of Season

The New York Rangers wrapped up their preseason in impressive fashion during their dress rehearsal against the New York Islanders. With what looked like their projected lineup for the season opener next week, against an Islanders squad that was made up of a lot of AHL-bound players, the Rangers rolled in dominant fashion, 6-1.

NHL News / Forever Blueshirts / September 26

Key takeaways after Rangers finish preseason by routing Islanders 6-1

New York Rangers coach Mike Sullivan couldn’t have had much to complain about after his varsity wrapped up the preseason by toying with the New York Islanders JV in an easy 6-1 win at UBS Arena on Friday night.

NHL News / Forever Blueshirts / September 25

Rangers coast to 6-1 win over Islanders in final preseason tuneup

The New York Rangers made it look easy Friday night. Dressing a full NHL lineup for their preseason finale, the Blueshirts routed the New York Islanders 6-1 at UBS Arena.

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.