Vitali Kravtsov, a young and talented Russian forward, made waves in the hockey world with his remarkable skills, speed, and determination. Born on Dec. 23, 1999, in Vladivostok, Russia, he quickly established himself as one of the most promising young prospects in Russian hockey. With his exceptional on-ice vision, scoring ability, and strong work ethic,
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NHL Network: EJ Hradek, Mike Johnson and Stu Grimson discuss the New York Rangers need for a high-end winger, someone like Patrick Kane or Vladimir Tarasenko. ** NHLRumors.com transcription Hradek: “There’s been a lot of discussion about the Rangers. And Patrick Kane’s name has come up. He hasn’t really indicated exactly how he wants to
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
The New York Rangers (7-5-3) will attempt to continue the offensive outbreak they had during their last game in the 8-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings this evening against the Nashville Predators (5-8-1). Tonight’s contest is the first of back-to-back games as they will return home to play the Arizona Coyotes on Nov. 13
The New York Rangers (6-3-2) are on a three-game winning streak after losing four straight in October. Their latest victory, a 1-0 overtime win, came on Nov. 1 against one of their Metropolitan Division rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers. Chris Kreider (two goals, two assists) and Mika Zibanejad (two goals, three assists) have led the team
The New York Rangers picked up a shiny new toy in second-line center Vincent Trocheck and got rid of scapegoat defenseman Patrik Nemeth this week, at least temporarily alleviating depression amongst the fan base over the loss of several key players from last season’s run to the Eastern Conference Final. Yet when the excitement over
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
How the Golden Knights can activate Mark Stone from the LTIR Mark Stone is a game-time decision tonight. Jesse Granger: Golden Knights coach Pete DeBoer said that Nic Hague, Brett Howden, William Carrier and Laurent Brossoit won’t be traveling with the team on their three-game road trip. Jesse Granger of the Athletic: (the article is
Arthur Staple of The Athletic: Some potential trade targets for the New York Rangers. Rickard Rakell – pending UFA – If the Rangers aren’t able to land Canucks J.T. Miller, Rakell could be one top-six winger the Rangers look at. Rakell is familiar with Mike Zibanejad. It may not cost a first-round pick for Rakell.
The Latest On The Vancouver Canucks and Brock Boeser Thomas Drance and Rick Dhaliwal of The Athletic: With the Vancouver Canucks’ front office set, trade discussions and chatter have picked up. One sticky subject is Brock Boeser and for good reason. His bridge deal was backloaded where Boeser’s qualifying offer would be $7.5 million. That’s
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Jack Eichel is reportedly considering filing a grievance against the Buffalo Sabres if the team doesn’t trade him in the next 1-2 weeks. Meanwhile, the ask for Vitali Kravtsov is out there and the New York Rangers are not budging. Finally, how much of the blame is being placed on
The New York Rangers entered this season as the youngest team in the National Hockey League. Despite summoning several players who had yet to play in the NHL, their pool of prospects continues to be one of the deepest in the league. Not too long ago, K’Andre Miller, Tarmo Reunanen, and Vitali Kravtsov were just
After a 10-game hiatus, Igor Shesterkin finally returned to the New York Rangers’ net, backstopping an 8-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. That score is massively deceiving, as the lopsided goal total does not indicate the 25 year old’s workload, as he stopped 41 of 44 Flyers’ shots. It was a solid return from injury
Goals were the order of the day at the 2021 World Junior Championship. A total of 37 goals were scored in Saturday’s three games, including one highlight-reel tally from a young Swedish prospect. There was also a scary hit that could have been a lot worse than it looked. Finally, in Russia, a recent top
The New York Rangers have high hopes and big plans for Kaapo Kakko, the Finnish forward who they selected with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, and Alexis Lafreniere, the Canadian left wing who they drafted first overall in 2020. There’s a long way to go for the two teenagers to
The second wave of the COVID-19 has been sweeping the globe and it is setting new record highs in positive cases in North America. It has reared its ugly head at Canada’s World Junior Championship selection camp is heading into quarantine after two players have tested positive. Meanwhile in Russia, two recent first-round draft picks,
There are a lot of unknowns regarding the status of the 2020-21 NHL season, let alone this year’s New York Rangers squad. General manager Jeff Gorton and President John Davidson won’t explicitly tell the media that the rebuild is nearing completion, but when you see the talent level currently in Rangers’ blue, we know that