11:40AM: Igor Shesterkin will start tonight against the Devils. (NYR)
Tonight is the first of four straight games between the Rangers and Devils.
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11:40AM: Igor Shesterkin will start tonight against the Devils. (NYR)
Tonight is the first of four straight games between the Rangers and Devils.
Jeff Gorton spoke after today’s trade deadline passed and said (NYR):
4/13/21 | The Rangers have confirmed that they have signed Jones to his entry-level contract.
4/12/21 | 1:07 PM: The Rangers are close to signing 2019 third-round pick Zac Jones after Jones won the NCAA Championship as a sophomore with UMass. (Seravalli)
Frank Seravalli says that Jones will report to the Rangers and he is expected to be in the lineup after his quarantine period.
UMass Head Coach Greg Carvel said of Jones on the NHL Network recently, “Zac is an NHL player, it’s just a matter of time. … He’s a high, high-end offensive player, he’ll be a similar player to Adam Fox. … His growth without the puck the last two years has been outstanding.” (NYR)
Jones, 20, is a left shot defenseman and listed at 5-11, 175lbs. He was the 68th pick in 2019.
8:42 AM: Today at 3PM is the 2020-21 NHL Trade deadline.
The Rangers are not expected to be overly active ahead of the deadline, but Darren Dreger says that the Rangers are one of a number of teams that may use their cap space to help facilitate a trade for another team in exchange for a draft pick.
The Rangers have nearly $10 million in trade deadline cap space. (CapFriendly)
Kevin Rooney, Colin Blackwell, Anthony Bitetto and Keith Kinkaid are all signed through next season and all meet the requirements to be exposed in the Seattle Expansion draft. Julien Gauthier or Brett Howden will likely also be exposed.
David Quinn met with the media following the Rangers OT loss to the Islanders and said (NHL Media):