Outside of Igor Shesterkin, Adam Fox, and likely J.T. Miller, nobody on the New York Rangers feels untouchable right now. GM Chris Drury is fed up with what he’s seen over the last year and a half and is ready to retool his roster by moving out some core pieces.
It’s safe to say that the New York Rangers are going to pretty much dominate the rumor mill ahead of the March 6 NHL Trade Deadline, now that they publicly declared their intention to be sellers amid a roster retool.
The New York Rangers will see some familiar faces when they take the ice against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Monday night, in the opener of a three-game California road trip.
The New York Rangers’ retool has put Artemi Panarin front and center ahead of the trade deadline as the by far top player available on the market. Just about every playoff-contending team — and even some others — would have interest in the superstar winger, as players of his caliber rarely become available.
Winners in four of their past seven games (4-3-0-0), the Hartford Wolf Pack are beginning to turn a corner. Last week featured a pair of back-to-back wins, though ended on a sour note with a 4-1 loss to Wilkes Barre/Scranton on Saturday.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
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The New York Rangers are not a good hockey team. Despite making it to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2024, the Rangers have completely fallen off, and are simply not good.
The New York Rangers get away from the cold on the East Coast this week, heading to California for three games. The trip might also give them a chance to get away from the attention radiating from general manager Chris Drury’s message to fans last week that he intends to retool and make changes to a team that sits last in the Eastern Conference.
Dave Starman shared something interesting early on duringthe MSG Radio broadcast of the New York Rangers game Saturday against the Philadelphia Flyers, something that speaks to coach Mike Sullivan’s winning mindset.
The New York Rangers are not rebuilding, as their general manager, Chris Drury, stated in a letter to fans, but there are major changes on the horizon.
Well, here we go again. Just seven years after the New York Rangers sent out the letter to their fans to announce a rebuild, the Blueshirts are back in a similar position.
The New York Rangers continue to search for answers during a season that has steadily slipped away from their postseason-at-minimum expectations. Saturday’s 6–3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers halted a five-game losing skid, but it did little to change the larger picture.
The New York Rangers began 2026 in grand fashion by decimating the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers in the Winter Classic back on January 2nd.
The Rangers announced Sunday they’ve recalled winger Anton Blidh from AHL Hartford. They had an open roster spot after sending defenseman Connor Mackey down to Hartford yesterday.
Almost eight years after the infamous rebuild letter, New York Rangers GM Chris Drury released his own version on Friday, stating that the team will begin retooling the roster, with long-tenured, popular players likely to be at the forefront of that movement.
It has been a disappointing season for the New York Rangers. They are in last place in the Eastern Conference, and the only team in the conference under .500.
Mika Zibanejad notched a hat trick to lift the visiting New York Rangers to a much-needed 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon. Artemi Panarin contributed two goals and an assist for New York, Brennan Othmann scored his first NHL goal and J.T.
The New York Rangers find themselves buried in last place in the Eastern Conference as the season moves well into the second half. The Rangers did not make the playoffs last year and they are a long way from contending for a spot in the top eight of the Eastern Conference this season.
The 2025-26 season has been nothing but a disaster for the New York Rangers. A season in which they were looking to get back into the playoffs has turned into one full of injuries and overall poor play from the entire team.
Many things have gone wrong for the New York Rangers this season as key players have missed significant time with injuries and some veterans are in the midst of disappointing campaigns.
Similar to Jeff Gorton nearly seven years ago, current general manager Chris Drury wrote a letter to New York Rangers fans, stating that the team would undergo a retool this season.
It’s hard to blame New York Rangers fans for being upset. After all, they’ve watched their team go from 114 points and a Presidents’ Trophy two years ago, to last place in the Eastern Conference this season.
The slide has been precipitous for the New York Rangers. Two seasons ago, they claimed the Presidents’ Trophy with a 114-point regular season. Last season was certainly a disappointment, but not irrecoverable, as they stumbled to 85 points and a playoff miss.