2023 New York Rangers Offseason

Rangers trade prospect Jayden Grubbe to Edmonton for a fifth-round pick

The Rangers have traded 2021 third round pick, 65th overall, Jayden Grubbe to Edmonton for a fifth round pick in the 2023 draft.

Grubbe, a center, had 19 goals and 49 assists in 64 game for Red Deer this season and 2 goals and 14 assists in 12 playoff games.

The Rangers let other teams know in April that they weren’t going to be signing Grubbe by the June 1 deadline. (Seravalli)

Grubbe was the second player, after Brennan Othmann, that was drafted in Chris Drury’s first draft as GM.

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2023 New York Rangers Coaching Search

Would John Hynes be a candidate for the Rangers?

5/31/23 | The Rangers have been granted permission to speak with Hynes, according to the NY Post.

5/30/23 | The Predators fired John Hynes today and replaced him with Devils assistant Andrew Brunette.

Brunette was not believed to have been a candidate for the Rangers.

Arthur Staple tweets that Hynes may be on Chris Drury’s list of head coaching candidates.

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2023 New York Rangers Coaching Search

The latest on what may be going on with the Rangers

5/27/23 | 10:30 AM: Elliotte Friedman said on 32 Thoughts on Saturday, “I think a lot of people are beginning to lean Petter Laviolette on this one. If it is Laviolette we are going to find out next week.”

5/26/23 | 1:08 PM: Arthur Staple writes that while the Rangers did their “homework” on Babcock, neither side pursued it “very far.” (The Athletic)

Staple writes that the Rangers are “believed” to have inquired about Patrick Roy, possibly as far back as when the team was struggling during the regular season, but that “it’s not clear” if he will be a candidate. (The Athletic)

11:35 AM: Elliotte Friedman said on 32 Thoughts that he was asked which team could hire their coach first and said: “a lot of us thought that it might be Columbus, I had someone say to me that they think the Rangers could be moving closer to that list, too.”

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Vitali Kravtsov

Vitali Kravtsov reportedly signs back in Russia

Former Ranger Vitali Kravtsov will reportedly sign a two-year deal to return to Traktor in the KHL. (PHR)

Kravtsov played in 16 games with Vancouver after the Rangers traded him for Will Lockwood and a 7th round pick so that they could create the cap space needed to acquire Patrick Kane.

He had one goal and one assist in 16 games with the Canucks and 5 goal and 5 assists in 48 career games with the Rangers.

The Rangers drafted Kravtsov 9th overall in 2018.

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2023 New York Rangers Coaching Search

The latest on what may be going on with the Rangers

5/19/23 | The Rangers reportedly interviewed Peter Laviolette and Mike Babcock this week. (The Athletic)

5/17/23 | 3:09 PM: Elliotte Friedman said on The Jeff Marek Show on Wednesday “I think that both Columbus and the Rangers like Laviolette. The whole Sullivan thing was a pipe dream, there was no way that was happening. I know the Rangers lust after him, but that is not happening.”

Friedman added “I believe certain people in the Rangers organization had interest in Babcock and certain didn’t.”

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