Ahead of tonight’s contest against the ever-dangerous Colorado Avalanche, let’s continue our 30-game check-in on the Anaheim Ducks. In this edition, we’ll begin with the season’s biggest surprises and conclude with some players and areas in need of improvement. The Ducks currently sit seventh in the Pacific Division at 12-14-4 with four games in hand on
Jacob Trouba
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, fallout from the Jacob Trouba trade continues as the team signed Igor Shesterkin to a record-breaking contract, but also took a hit to their reputation when Trouba spoke to the media and it was learned the Ottawa Senators were not pleased that Brady Tkachuk’s name was leaked in trade discussions.
*This article was updated before the 2024-25 season In the modern NHL, contract and salary cap management may be more critical than ever. The flat cap era is finally becoming a thing of the past, but teams cannot rush to spend money too quickly. Every team in the league has a contract on the books
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, were the New York Rangers ever genuinely close to trading for Trevor Zegras, and are the Anaheim Ducks on the verge of moving the dynamic forward? In other news, what are Jacob Trouba’s thoughts on trade speculation, and did Sam Reinhart ever contemplate signing with a team other than Florida?
Five days ago, the New York Rangers secured restricted free agent defenseman Braden Schneider with a two-year contract, boasting an average annual value of $2.2 million. This transaction leaves the Rangers with approximately $5 million in remaining cap space. With only one free agent left to sign, Ryan Lindgren, they appear to be wrapping up
As the early portion of free agency comes to an end, the New York Rangers appear poised to run it back with the core, minus Barclay Goodrow. Additionally, general manager and president Chris Drury decided to pull the trigger on a Reilly Smith deal, which will hopefully end the revolving door of right-wingers that have
The New York Rangers have had a pretty quiet offseason so far and from the looks of it, it will likely remain that way as we get closer to the start of the 2024-25 season. The only moves they have made that could impact the NHL roster next season is trading for Reilly Smith from
The NHL offseason is now in full swing. There isn’t much downtime as the buyout window opens 48 hours after the Stanley Cup Final ends, and the NHL Draft begins in four days. Then on July 1, free agency opens. There will be a lot of trade talk heading into this week, and one team
The news that the New York Rangers were able to rid themselves of Barclay Goodrow’s ugly contract sent a clear message – that general manager Chris Drury and the front office are serious about moving on from financial commitments that will hinder the organization’s short-term competitiveness for the Stanley Cup, as well as its ability
Hindsight is great because it allows us to look back at events and determine if the correct decisions were made. 10 years later and it is clear there were some misses in the 2012 NHL Draft including the top four selections. Now that we know how these players turned out, here is a re-draft of
After a surprising and prosperous 2021-22 season, the New York Rangers have their sights set on winning the franchise’s first Stanley Cup since 1994. A run that ended at the hands of then defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final capped a wild year for the upstart Blueshirts. The loss sustained in
The Winnipeg Jets have had decisions to make like every franchise in regards to which players to bring back and which to move on from. The choices that are made by the front office depend upon performance, salary, and age but are not always simple to make. Here are three former members of the Jets
Jacob Trouba is now in his third season with the New York Rangers, and though he has experienced some struggles with the Blueshirts, recently he has stepped up for them. His strong defensive play, physicality, and decision-making have helped the Rangers get off to an impressive start this season. High Expectations for Trouba With the
Welcome to a brand new series here at The Hockey Writers called “Road to the Draft.” In this series, our draft contributors will count down from 32nd overall all the way to 1st overall and revisit each player taken with that pick between 2010 and 2021. Now that the 2021 NHL Draft is in the
The New York Rangers have had numerous key players out of their lineup this season but they are starting to get those key players back and now must string together wins to remain in playoff contention. The Blueshirts have fallen behind the top teams in the East Division but still have time to make a
The New York Rangers are a quarter of the way through the 2020-21 NHL season and things aren’t awful, but they’re far from good. At the moment, two of their best players thus far are out with injuries. Artemi Panarin (lower-body) and K’Andre Miller (upper-body) are out – none of them seem to be seriously
It has been a little over 15 months since the Winnipeg Jets traded defenseman Jacob Trouba to the New York Rangers, but in that time he has only shown glimpses of his signature style of play. At 26 years old, the 6-foot-3, 209-pound blueliner forged a well-established reputation in Winnipeg as a player who had
The New York Rangers are getting set to face off against the Carolina Hurricanes in a best-of-five series starting around July 30. The Rangers have the means for success, including Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad wreaking havoc on the Hurricanes’ defense. We’re already familiar with Panarin’s magical playmaking abilities and Zibanejad’s red-hot goal-scoring at the
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