New York Rangers Analysis
There were five restricted free agents the New York Rangers had to get back under contract when the season ended. Thus far, Glen Sather has taken care of three of them, getting Artem Anisimov, Brian Boyle and Mike Sauer to put their name on new pacts. But, in the end,
New York Rangers Analysis
Even less going on today than yesterday. Sometime you forget just how long these summers drag on with no real hockey news. Since it got some pretty good discussion yesterday, here is a link to all the free agent defenseman still on the market. It looks like there might be
New York Rangers Analysis
- Why Steven Stamkos and Drew Doughty won't be going anywhere. [NHL] - I know this is an older article, but Andrew Gross talks about potential relocation reports and what that would mean for the league. Detroit in the East? Welcome to the party. [Ranger Rants] -Carp is
New York Rangers Analysis
Official press release on the Boyle signing below. After signing Brad Richards, Glen Sather said he fully expected to sign all of his RFA's over the next few weeks. So far he has taken care of three of the five, including getting Artmen Anisimov under contract, who was
New York Rangers Analysis
Generally every NHL off season has one or two "untouchable" restricted free agents which every team would love to have but probably will never get their paws on. This year's crop includes guys like Zach Parise, Drew Doughty, Shea Weber and Steven Stamkos. Parise and Weber
New York Rangers Analysis
Reminder: Just reminding you that @Joe_Fortunato is the new official twitter account for Blueshirt Banter. While you can still find our stories posted on @BlueshirtBanter, that account is going to become Jim's personal twitter account shortly, and when it does you won't be able to
New York Rangers Analysis
Yesterday Mike put up some great analysis on the Mike Rupp signing. Just to further reinforce the Rupp signing, I reached out to Pensburg Managing Editor Frank for his thoughts on the signing: Rangers fans will like Mike Rupp. He's a gritty guy who brings size and his
New York Rangers News
According to the NHLPA official website, arbitration dates for Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Callahan and Brian Boyle have been announced. Brandon Dubinsky: July 21st Brian Boyle: July 25th Ryan Callahan: July 28th So Glen Sather now has the timeline for getting all three under contract. It's unfortunate that the
New York Rangers News
According to tweets from Andrew Gross the New York Rangers have signed RFA center Artem Anisimov. I had earlier speculated that Anisimov was one of the "low hanging fruits" that other teams might want to pick, since he wasn't arbitration eligible. According to Gross it'
New York Rangers Analysis
Glen Sather made a major trade last season, sending defenseman Michal Rozsival to the Phoenix Coyotes for Wojtek Wolski. Wolski, a player who has seen three different teams the past three seasons, is a 25-year-old winger who has a wealth of offensive talent. The past two season's have
New York Rangers Analysis
At first glance, the Brad Richards signing seems like another big-name signing from Glen Sather. A few days ago I published an article about why the Richards contract was a good one, but I didn't go into too much detail over how well Richards fits into this team
New York Rangers Analysis
The NHL free agency period is a very exciting time for up-and-coming teams. It can also be a very terrifying time for those teams, and currently, it seems like one for the New York Rangers. Let me reassure you: it isn't. Yes, Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Callahan, Mike Sauer