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NY Rangers Young Defensemen Has Steadily Improved Throughout Summer

Per a recent report, defenseman Drew Fortescue has been hard at work this offseason for the New York Rangers. Fortescue currently ranks No. 9 in The Athletic's Rangers prospects rankings, which comes after the blueliner tallied two points across nine games played in 2025-26 after skating 17:23 in his debut on March 27.

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Why NY Rangers Breakout Player Might Be a Surprise

The New York Rangers are getting set for the start of the season at the end of the month, and expectations will be higher than they were last year. Following a last-place finish in the Eastern Conference, the pressure will be on to be a better team.

Adam Fox News / Forever Blueshirts / September 6

Why Rangers’ Adam Fox could land another major payday with next contract

Adam Fox must be rubbing his hands together with glee watching so many young NHL defensemen sign astronomical contracts recently. In theory, this should work to the advantage of the New York Rangers star defender, who can become an unrestricted free agent after the 2028-29 season.

EJ Emery News / New York Rangers On SI / September 6

Projection Range for NY Rangers’ EJ Emery Revealed by Scouts

With the No. 30 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, the New York Rangers selected defenseman EJ Emery, who is playing for the University of South Dakota.

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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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Alberts Smits News / Forever Blueshirts / September 6

Top draft pick Smits leads Rangers trio in The Athletic Prospect Tiers

The New York Rangers and their fans have high expectations for Latvian defenseman Alberts Smits, their’ first-round pick (No. 5 overall) in the 2026 NHL Draft.

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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.

Eeli Tolvanen News / New York Rangers On SI / September 6

Projecting Eeli Tolvanen's Role with NY Rangers

The New York Rangers will be playing meaningful hockey at the end of the month, and the team is hoping to be much better than last year. This offseason, the Rangers were one of the busiest teams in terms of trying to make upgrades, and Chris Drury added a ton of new talent.

Nathan Aspinall News / New York Rangers On SI / September 5

NY Rangers Fast-Rising Prospect Has Made Drastic Improvements

Nathan Aspinall, a 6-foot-7, left-shot winger prospect in the New York Rangers organization, is ranked the No. 6 prospect in the Rangers’ system after being unranked last year.

New York Rangers News / New York Rangers On SI / September 5

NY Rangers Have One Major Reason to Believe They Can Make the Playoffs

With training camp and the regular season right around the corner for the New York Rangers, the team will be hoping to make the memory of last year a thing of the past. The 2025-26 campaign got off to a bad start, and the team was never able to recover.

New York Rangers News / New York Rangers On SI / September 4

NY Rangers Power Play Can Be Even Better This Season

There weren’t many things that went well for the New York Rangers during the 2025-26 season as they sank to the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings.

Nathan Aspinall News / New York Rangers On SI / September 4

Nathan Aspinall Debuts on NY Rangers Top Prospect List

The New York Rangers need some of their young players to emerge and become key parts of their NHL team. Liam Greentree, Cole Beaudoin and Alberts Smits are a few of the youngsters who could make appearances for the team this season.

New York Rangers News / New York Rangers On SI / September 4

NY Rangers Player Surprisingly Left off NHL Prospect Tiers

The New York Rangers did an excellent job of improving the talent on their NHL roster this summer after a last-place finish last season. There is certainly enough on the roster to compete for a playoff spot in the Metropolitan Division.

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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 4

NY Rangers Prospect Receives Glowing Reviews for Upside

One of the goals that the New York Rangers had coming into the 2026 NHL offseason was improving the overall depth in the organizational pipeline. The Rangers have struggled in recent years with player development, failing to produce many in-house stars despite having so many first-round picks.

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Brendan Brisson News / Daily Faceoff / September 4

Leafs sign Brendan Brisson to one-year contract

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Friday that they’ve signed center Brendan Brisson to a one-year, $850,000 salary. Brisson was an unrestricted free agent after the conclusion of his one-year, $775,000 contract with the New York Rangers for the 2025-26 season.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / September 4

Maple Leafs’ Brendan Brisson signing just created a potentially big problem

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Brendan Brisson to a one-year contract. The 24-year-old spent last season with the New York Rangers and their AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, tallying an assist in three NHL games and 37 points in 66 AHL games.

New York Rangers News / The Hockey Writers / September 4

Rangers News & Rumors: Tolvanen, Iorio, Fox & More

The New York Rangers are hoping to have a much stronger season after a rough 2025-26 campaign. They made a lot of changes this offseason, bringing in Pavel Dorofeyev and giving him a massive extension, trading Vincent Trocheck and adding Sean Durzi, among some other moves.

New York Rangers News / New York Rangers On SI / September 4

NY Rangers Lineup Looks Much Improved Compared To Last Year

After finishing in last place in the Eastern Conference in the 2025-26 season, the New York Rangers had a lot of work to do to improve the roster. There were several areas of weakness that had to be addressed, with depth at defenseman being near the top of the wishlist.

New York Rangers News / New York Rangers On SI / September 3

NY Rangers Have Three Players Land in NHL Prospect Tiers

The New York Rangers did a lot of work this offseason to improve a team that finished in dead last in the Eastern Conference last season. President and general manager Chris Drury certainly accomplished his goal of upgrading the talent at every level of the roster.

Jed Ortmeyer News / New York Rangers On SI / September 3

Former NY Rangers Director of Player Development Lands in USHL

Jed Ortmeyer — who was previously the New York Rangers' Director of Player Development for nine seasons after having played for the Rangers franchise from 2003 to 2007 — is now a Special Advisor to the Board of the Omaha Lancers with the United States Hockey League (USHL).

Eeli Tolvanen News / The Hockey Writers / September 3

Eeli Tolvanen Will Only Be a Positive for the Rangers

The New York Rangers have added another piece to their roster. They signed free-agent forward Eeli Tolvanen to a one-year contract worth $1.5 million. He was a player that many thought would be signed early in free agency, but he comes to New York in early September on a cheap deal.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / September 2

Eeli Tolvanen is a savvy addition for Rangers

The New York Rangers added another piece to their puzzle on Tuesday, signing winger Eeli Tolvanen to a one-year contract for the 2026-27 NHL season, bringing him in from the Seattle Kraken.

J.T. Miller News / Yardbarker / September 2

Rangers need a bounce-back season from their captain

In his inaugural season as captain of the team that drafted him back in 2011, both J.T. Miller and the New York Rangers suffered through campaigns each would rather forget.

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Reports: Rangers agree to 1-year deal with F Eeli Tolvanen

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New York Rangers News / The Hockey Writers / September 1

Predicting the 2026-27 Rangers’ Team Award Winners

The New York Rangers return to action this month as the 2026-27 NHL season gets underway in a few weeks. They are hoping for a more successful season than the previous two, and that means they are going to have to get strong performances from their top players.

New York Rangers News / NHL Rumors / August 31

2026-27 New York Rangers Season Preview

The New York Rangers enter the 2026–27 season with a reshaped roster after a busy offseason that saw them add scoring punch, bolster their defense, and say goodbye to a key veteran center.

Will Cuylle News / Yardbarker / August 17