ARTEM ANISIMOV RUMORS

Artem Anisimov had a goal and two assists, Henrik Lundqvist made 21 saves and the New York Rangers continued their recent success against the Philadelphia Flyers with a 5-2 fight-filled victory on Sunday. Marian Gaborik, Michael Del Zotto, Brandon Dubinsky and Ruslan Fedotenko also scored for Eastern Conference-leading New York, which has won six straight against Philadelphia, including...

Russian winger Artem Anisimov emphatically snapped his 17-game pointless streak in a 5-2 win over Philly at the Garden, with a goal, two assists Sunday afternoon.

Pat Leonard at the Daily News reports that Artem Anisimov was bumped up to the Brad Richards-Ryan Callahan line while Brandon Dubinsky skated with John Mitchel and Mike Rupp....Anisimov played one of his stronger games in a month against Buffalo, so why not. Dubinsky better pick it up or he might find himself traded at the deadline. Not that I'm condoning that move.Leonard adds...

Scott Cullen at TSN feels that Artem Anisimov is a player other teams might find attractive if the Rangers are buyers at the trade deadline.Cullen adds that the Rangers are certainly in position to add some pieces and that upgrading the power play should be a priority.Cullen also lists the Rangers top five prospects (Tim Erixon, Chris Kreider, J.T. Miller, Michael St. Croix and Christian...

When the same thing happens season after season you begin to wonder whether a player truly is developing or whether he has already hit his ceiling. Artem Anisimov, every year with the Rangers, has had spells where he looks like a great piece for the future and then periods when he disappears. Anisimov is pointless in twelve (yes, twelve) games prior to Thursday’s Penguins game...

Mike Rupp will be back for the first time in 22 games tonight, while Artem Anisimov is out with illness. The Anisimov illness was announced by John Giannone during tonight's pregame on MSG after much speculation about which player would be out with Rupp returning.

New York Rangers center Artem Anisimov apologized for his goal celebration where he used his stick as an improvised sniper rifle during the team’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night, calling his actions “classless.” Anisimov, a 23-year-old Russian in his fifth season of North American professional hockey who speaks limited English, also [...]

The New York Rangers broke a 1-1 second period tie Thursday night with a beautiful passing display that ended with Artem Anisimov having a wide open net while shorthanded. That was the good part of the play. Following his depositing of the gimme goal, Anisimov's fifth of the season, he proceeded to flip the stick around as if it were a gun, drop to a knee and simulate firing...

We had some technical difficulties with the blog last night, so we were unable to post a recap right after the game. Artem Anisimov was the star of last night’s game, even if he didn’t get the Broadway hat. Here are your truncated bullets: Anisimov forced the turnover on the first goal, forced another turnover and got the puck to the net on the second goal, and made...

Getty ImagesArtem Anisimov may not have been at last night's Heritage Week Ceremony unveiling the new third jerseys for this season, but he has quickly become a very important piece to the puzzle for the New York Rangers. Anisimov is currently third on the team in scoring with 5 goals and 8 assists for a total of 13 points in sixteen games played. That makes him a goal shy of...