The New York Rangers got going in their penultimate game of the preseason against the New Jersey Devils, and unlike against the New York Islanders, they did not get off to the best of starts. On Tuesday night, the Rangers were the better team for the first half of the game against the Islanders.
The New York Rangers are getting set for the upcoming season, and the expectation is that this team will be much better. Coming off a year to forget, the Rangers were an active team this summer and made a number of key improvements to their roster.
The New York Rangers desperately need some of the younger players on their roster to break through and start producing at the NHL level. Development has not been a strong suit for the franchise in recent years.
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.
In slightly less than 11 months, the New York Rangers project to have nearly $36 million in salary-cap space when NHL free agency begins on July 1. Of course, a lot can happen between now and then, but it’s pretty safe to say that the Rangers should be flush financially with the cap ceiling rising significantly by $9.5 million to $113.5 million.
The New York Rangers have had a difficult last two seasons after winning the Presidents’ Trophy in 2023-24. Though the team struggled and missed the playoffs in 2025-26, a few of their young players have shown promise, including winger Will Cuylle, who was strong defensively and chipped in offensively last season.
The New York Rangers have already been eliminated from contention for a spot in the 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, but that’s not stopping the team from playing some great hockey of late.
Will Cuylle scored twice in a span of 2:40 during a five-goal second period on the way to his first career hat trick and the host New York Rangers prevented the Washington Capitals from gaining ground in a crowded Eastern Conference playoff race with an 8-1 rout on Sunday night.
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The New York Rangers have moved on from some of their best forwards as they traded Artemi Panarin to the Los Angeles Kings a few weeks ago and traded Chris Kreider to the Anaheim Ducks last offseason.
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.
The Canadiens did not acquire Kiefer Sherwood. Instead, the rugged forward was traded to the San Jose Sharks yesterday. The Habs were interested in him because Sherwood’s style of play fits Montreal’s current needs.
The New York Rangers have locked in one of their breakout young forwards by inking restricted free agent Will Cuylle to a two-year extension worth $7.8 million, with a $3.9 million cap hit each season.
According to multiple reports, including one from Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the New York Rangers have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with restricted free agent forward Will Cuylle.
The prime target for offer sheets this offseason is likely to be Matthew Knies. And quite frankly, if the Edmonton Oilers had all of their draft capital, they should be in on that as well.
The New York Rangers failed to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2025. The team is now under the watch of veteran head coach Mike Sullivan, who came over from the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Boston Bruins have plenty of work to do. It is going to be a new wave of Bruins hockey, and given the state of the roster, they need to get talent and players that are going to provide depth and be impact players.
New York Rangers forward Will Cuylle is a smart, young hockey player, but he isn't known for literally using his head. But his most recent goal scored against the New York Islanders was a heads-up play by the 23-year-old winger.
Will Cuylle scored two third-period goals to lift the visiting New York Rangers past the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Saturday. Cuylle picked off a clearing attempt from Columbus defenseman Ivan Provorov and scored the game-winning goal with 1:39 left.
The New York Rangers’ offense has been a mystery this season. They came out like gangbusters, scoring 31 goals in their first six games. Since then, however, they have been up and down, with some of their supposed offensive guns like Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad, and even Vincent Trocheck going silent.
The New York Rangers’ star stud top-six forwards grabbed plenty of attention for carrying the team to victories throughout last season. However, the Rangers didn’t just win the President’s Trophy thanks to their talent on their first two lines.
Going into training camp, many New York Rangers fans wanted to see Brennan Othmann make the team. Othmann, 21, is a player who has had a lot of success in juniors, with Team Canada, and at every level he has competed at.