Elliotte Friedman tweets that the Minnesota Wild were not granted permission by the Rangers to discuss their vacant GM position with Rangers assistant GM Chris Drury. Friedman notes that this is the second time the Rangers have refused permission for a team to talk to Drury, noting that Buffalo, when they had an opening in […]
Read MoreFour Rangers land on NHL Network Top Prospect list
The NHL Network ranked the Top 50 Prospects heading into this season and the Rangers had: #2: Kaapo Kakko #12: Vitali Kravtsov #20: Igor Shesterkin #30: Adam Fox The Rangers are the only team to have four prospects in the top-30 and three prospects in the top-20. On Kaako: Sam Costentino said that he is […]
Read MoreKevin Shattenkirk signs One-Year deal with Tampa Bay
1:57PM: Shattenkirk said that he was “pretty pissed off” about being bought out by the Rangers and that he has a big chip on his shoulder to prove he is back to the player he used to be. (AP) 9:52AM: The Lightning have announced that Kevin Shattenkirk has signed a one-year deal worth $1.75 million. […]
Read MoreGord Murphy joins Wolf Pack as associate coach
The Rangers have announced that Gord Murphy joins the Hartford Wolf Pack as associate head coach on Kris Knoblauch’s staff. Murphy has been an assistant in the NHL since 2002-03, first with Columbus from 2002-03 to 2009-10, then Florida (2010-11 to 2013-14) and then the Flyers (2014-15 to 2018-19). He was fired by the Flyers […]
Read MoreWhat is next for the Rangers after buying out Shattenkirk
Following the Rangers buyout of Kevin Shattenkirk, the Rangers have $1.9 million in cap space with a 21 player roster that includes Brendan Smith and still has to sign Tony DeAngelo and Brendan Lemieux. If both DeAngelo and Lemieux sign for their qualifying offers of $874,125 the Rangers would have a 23 player roster that […]
Read MoreThe Rangers are buying out Kevin Shattenkirk’s contract
8/1/19 | 2PM: The Rangers have confirmed the Shattenkirk buyout and President John Davidson released the following statement: “Today’s decision was a very difficult one. Kevin is a great person and teammate and he was extremely proud to be a New York Ranger. We wish him and his family all the best going forward.” 7/31/19 […]
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