The end of September represents a lot of things in the sports world.  Both college and professional football are well into their seasons and baseball is wrapping up its regular season and heading into the playoffs.  For hockey, things are about to get very interesting.  The New York Rangers have just finished up a couple of preseason games with the Islanders (winning …

The Rangers are in full training camp mode and as head coach Gerard Gallant put it: “last spring is over.”  Whatever the Rangers looked like this time last year is over as well as forwards Ryan Strome, Andrew Copp and Frank Vatrano are no longer wearing the time honored Blueshirt sweater. What’s going on in training camp so far? Recently-acquired …

Well, it’s been a few months since we’ve talked a lot about it but here we are – the Rangers training camp is officially opening up this week and the 2022-23 season is about to get underway.  With the success the Blueshirts had last season, there’s more aspirations and outright expectations sitting on the Rangers as they hit the ice …

It’s been nice knowing you Nils Lundkvist and good luck with your next NHL team.  Yes, the Lundkvist story line, while not a true classic Viking saga, has dragged on for a number of months and culminated in Lundkvist declaring through his agent Claude Lemieux that he had no intention of showing up for training camp.  Those days are behind …

Alas, a new hockey season is here and although the final vestiges of summer are hanging around outside, the ice at Madison Square Garden awaits the 2022-23 Blueshirts and their much-anticipated push to the Stanley Cup playoffs.  The Rangers have been conducting a rookie camp this week and the veterans arrive next week. Many of the prospects currently in camp …

The New York Rangers recently signed center Vincent Trocheck away from the Carolina Hurricanes and this move should pay quick and viable dividends for the Rangers.  For his part, Trocheck brings a lot to the table for the Blueshirts and he should have an immediate, positive impact this season. Offense Trocheck is a stable offensive producer and last season with …

When an NHL player finishes up the season with a career-high in goals scored and points and gets voted on to the All-Star team, that’s a great season and for Rangers left winger Chris Kreider, 2021-22 was the pinnacle of his tenth season with the Blueshirts.  What can we expect of Kreider as the new season’s training camp is only two weeks …

Ah yes, another NHL season is about to unfold and the Rangers are ready to hit the ice in training camp.  I should say all of the Rangers with the exception of one defenseman – Nils Lundkvist.  The details of this story line continue to unfold but it will be extremely unlikely that will we ever see Lundkvist wearing a Rangers …

Some NHL players spend the majority of their careers luckily tied to one organization; however, many players feel like they’re more carnival workers and travel from town to town and team to team throughout the United States and Canada.  For veteran winger Jimmy Vesey, the opportunity to return to the New York Rangers seems like a “welcome home” chance and …

Arguably the toughest job in hockey is being a goaltender and when the netminder is on their A-game, they’re heroes; when they go into a slump, these players are blamed for all of the team’s woes.  As the 2022-23 regular season fast approaches, it’s time to look at the “best of the best” goalies heading into training camp.  Mind you, …