by Patrick Hoffman - July 15, 2008 11:18 PM EDT
Now that we’re in the middle of July and the New York Rangers have signed the players that they wanted to sign for next season and beyond, things have slowed down a bit. However, there are always happenings here and there.
Welcome to the middle of July, where the days are hot, the nights are long and your craving for hockey is at an all-time high.
However, the NHL still exists and the New York Rangers are still making moves, however minor they may be.
by Patrick Hoffman - July 5, 2008 4:14 PM EDT
Despite what many Ranger fans think, GM Glen Sather has always had a plan for his hockey club and right now, he is putting the pieces in place to give fans a team that will be younger, quicker and a more offensive hockey team.
In this “new” NHL, teams are looking to be quicker, younger and play more of a puck pursuit style of hockey.
New York Rangers’ GM Glen Sather started to realize this last summer when he signed big-time free agents Scott Gomez and Chris Drury.
by Patrick Hoffman - June 29, 2008 8:10 PM EDT
The next week or two will be crucial for the New York Rangers as it will determine what their roster looks like for the 2008-09 season.
If you’re reading what all the New York Rangers beat writers are saying, you’ve probably heard that the team could look very different when they hit the ice next season.
by Patrick Hoffman - June 20, 2008 11:48 AM EDT
The New York Post reports that New York Rangers' GM Glen Sather said the team has no intention of signing its big free agents before July 1.
New York Rangers GM Glen Sather sure has strange ways of showing his players that he wants them come back next season.
It was reported this morning in The New York Post that Sather has no intention of resigning Jaromir Jagr, Sean Avery, Brendan Shanahan, Martin Straka and Michal Rozsival before July 1.
by Patrick Hoffman - June 19, 2008 10:28 PM EDT
Tomorrow night in Ottawa, the NHL will hold its Entry Draft, a place where budding prospects hope to make all their dreams come true and the New York Rangers hope to land another young stud that will help them in the future.
It’s amazing to see how far the New York Rangers have come since the 2004-05 lockout season when it comes to utilizing younger players.
by Patrick Hoffman - June 19, 2008 8:50 PM EDT
After challenging league rules regarding its Web site, the NHL filed court papers today that could lead to the suspension or termination of its ownership of the Rangers. Would any Ranger fan really care if this happened?
Apparently, Madison Square Garden and New York Rangers’ owner Jim Dolan cannot stay away from controversy as he is now in trouble with the National Hockey League.
by Patrick Hoffman - June 11, 2008 1:58 PM EDT
If many Ranger fans wondered why Rozsival's play experienced a drop off, their answer may have come up today when the team announced that Rozsival will undergo hip surgery to repair a tear.
With the free agency season looming over the New York Rangers, one of their decisions may have just gotten easier.
The team announced today that defenseman Michal Rozsival will undergo hip surgery to repair a tear, something he may have sustained during the postseason or at another time when he was banged up during the regular season.
by Patrick Hoffman - June 7, 2008 5:16 PM EDT
This is the question that New York Rangers' General Manager Glen Sather must ask himself when it comes to resigning Sean Avery.
When it comes to the NHL’s off season and free agent period, most NHL teams like to make sure that they get the most bang for their buck as it could directly impact the future of their hockey club.
by Patrick Hoffman - May 20, 2008 9:35 PM EDT
Hold onto your hats folks but it looks like the New York Rangers and Jaromir Jagr are ready to talk about a potential new contract for next season.
If the New York Rangers want to come back and be better than ever next season, it will have to start by resigning their captain Jaromir Jagr.
by Patrick Hoffman - May 14, 2008 8:58 PM EDT
Going into the off-season, there are a lot of high-profile NHL coaches available. This blogger predicts what coaches will be coaching where next season.
Another week, another NHL coaching casualty as Doug Wilson, general manager of the San Jose Sharks, fired Ron Wilson, the team’s head coach.
by Patrick Hoffman - May 12, 2008 6:32 PM EDT
When the New York Rangers signed two of the three top free agents in the NHL last summer, the team had nothing but hopes of a Stanley Cup. What they got instead was disappointment.
For the New York Rangers, a five-game second round loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins can be described in one word: disappointing.
The Rangers were given every chance to win this series as they had a countless number of power plays, a three-goal lead in Game 1 and even managed to play solid defense against the Penguins’ high-powered offense throughout the series.
by Patrick Hoffman - May 11, 2008 1:51 PM EDT
With the New York Rangers out of the playoffs, I figured that this would be a good time to talk about some of the other NHL happenings that took place this weekend.
I know that all of you New York Ranger fans out there are upset that the Blueshirts are no longer playing hockey. However, you must remember that there is still lots of exciting hockey left to be played and as such, you should sit back and enjoy what precious hockey we have left.
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