As the calendar turns to October and teams across the NHL get ready for the puck to drop on their seasons, the Metropolitan Division is undoubtedly full of drama as the players’ talent and general parity of the division teams should make for a compelling season. Related: 3 Questions the Devils Must Answer as They
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The New York Rangers look to be entering the 2024-25 season with the majority of their roster still in place from the team that got knocked out in the Eastern Conference Final against the eventual-Stanley-Cup-champion Florida Panthers. This means they are going to need to rely on their younger players once again to take another
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
On May 16, the New York Rangers triumphed over the Carolina Hurricanes, thanks to a Herculean effort from Chris Kreider, who scored a natural hat trick in the third period to clinch the series and propel the Rangers into the Eastern Conference Final. While the Rangers have enjoyed success, much of it has been driven
The Chicago Blackhawks are not expected to make many moves ahead of the 2024 Trade Deadline because they don’t have the tradable assets they did last season. However, a few players might be made available to accumulate prospects or draft picks for their rebuild. Petr Mrazek, Jason Dickinson, and Nick Foligno recently signed contract extensions,
The New York Rangers are playing their best hockey right now, winning eight in a row. While many of their key players are having an excellent season, Kaapo Kakko struggled early on and then missed extended time with an injury. His name has come up in trade rumors, but the team would be wise to
The New York Rangers are on a seven-game winning streak and sit atop the Metropolitan Division. They are pulling out these wins with injuries hampering the depth of the lineup. Filip Chytil and Blake Wheeler are out for the season, and now, the Rangers will have to make some trades to help replenish the depth
The New York Rangers were not expected to be major players during free agency and mostly signed players to one-year contracts because of their cap situation. The new additions are anticipated to play a supporting role in 2023-24 to round out a solid roster. Here’s a look at some predictions for the opening-night lineup. Head
New York Rangers president and general manager (GM) Chris Drury may have to make a tough decision between now and the trade deadline, as he might have to part ways with one of his young and talented forwards for a high-end veteran player to bring home the Stanley Cup. However, he certainly won’t get rid
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway Blackhawks won’t deviate from the plan. What they could fetch for Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews Mark Spector of Sportsnet: The Chicago Blackhawks have won some games but GM Kyle Davidson said that doesn’t change their plan, they are committed to
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports What a Kirby Dach extension with the Canadiens could look like? Marco D’Amico of Montreal Hockey Now: It now seems likely it’s only a matter of time before the Montreal Canadiens and Kirby Dach reach a contract extension. A two- or three-year bridge
The New York Rangers got key contributions from their “Kid Line” of Filip Chytil, Alexis Lafreniere, and Kaapo Kakko during their playoff run to the Eastern Conference Final. However, the season ended on a sour note for Kakko, as head coach Gerard Gallant scratched him for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final against the
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports Projecting the 2022-23 New York Rangers Roster? Vincent Mercogliano of Lohud.com: New York Rangers’ brass seems content so far after the offseason where Vincent Trocheck has signed and where the youth is expected more of in 2022-23. Some fans are a little antsy about
Rangers likely can’t re-sign their top UFA. Getting calls on Chytil and Kakko Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: It doesn’t look like they can get the money to work with Andrew Copp, and the same could be said for Ryan Strome. They are getting calls on Filip Chytil and Kaapo Kakko. Don’t think they want to
Canucks and Boeser’s camp are not close Rick Dhaliwal: The Vancouver Canucks and Brock Boeser‘s agent have spoken about a new contract but as of now they aren’t close. Boeser’s qualifying offer is not due until July 11th. Who is staying and who could be gone for the New York Rangers Arthur Staple of The
Game 5 proved to be one contest on a potential road to redemption for the New York Rangers in their first-round series vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins looked to be on their way to ending the series as they led 2-0 midway through the second period, but the home team bunkered down and fought
When the New York Rangers selected Kaapo Kakko with the second-overall pick in 2019, there were quite high expectations for the young forward. He was coming off a big year in Finland where he scored 22 goals and 38 points in 45 games for his men’s club TPS. This made his draft stock go much
New York Rangers fans have been reading an inordinate amount of media coverage about the big guys who arrived in the Big Apple this summer, ready to change the conversation at Madison Square Garden starting next month. First-year general manager Chris Drury has made good on his pledge to make the Blueshirts bigger and stronger,