Dive deeper with New York Rangers analysis from the Blueshirt Banter team—where strategy meets stats, trades are teased out, and every roster move gets broken down. Whether it’s youth development, roster depth, or cap-maneuvering, we give you the insight Rangers fans need.
My Trade Proposals Suck
Forget Trocheck for a second—the Rangers have a full slate of free agent decisions to make this summer. Predictions on every pending RFA and UFA, from the obvious to the surprising.
My Trade Proposals Suck
With the Stanley Cup Finals in the rearview, we are fully engaged in speculation season. One new rumor has a new Ranger returning to his former team.
Joe's Reaction of the Week
The Rangers' real draft work starts at 26. Here are the names worth watching, from trade-up dreams like to realistic targets.
My Trade Proposals Suck
The Larkin trade request reshuffles the market. Depending on how it plays out, it could help the Rangers get more for Trocheck—or just make the whole thing more complicated.
New York Rangers Prospects
If McKenna, Stenberg, Carels, and Malhotra are all gone by pick five, should the Rangers trade down to 11 and 15? The math is more compelling than you might think.
Joe's Reaction of the Week
The top of the 2026 draft board is shifting—and the Rangers could be the biggest beneficiaries. Here's how five picks could break perfectly for New York.
New York Rangers Analysis
The Rangers pick near the end of round two, but that doesn't mean they can't come away with real value—here are the names worth targeting, and the ones worth trading up for.
Media Bytes
Trocheck is the #1 name on Chris Johnston's trade board—and both Boston and Toronto want him. What should the Rangers demand in return?
Joe's Reaction of the Week
In June of 1994 the Rangers and Knicks had New York City rocking day in and day out. Could following the Knicks example make that happen again?
Media Bytes
Mario Ferraro is headed to UFA—and at least one expert isn't sure the Rangers are the right fit. Plus: who New York should be targeting from this year's playoff field.
Joe's Reaction of the Week
Arsenal ended a two-decade title drought by trusting a plan and refusing to rush it. The parallels to the Rangers are hard to ignore, and they make the case for why Drury is right not to put a timeline on the retool—and what he needs to get right to make it pay off.
New York Rangers Prospects
Chris's first mock draft ranks the top 32 prospects—and this one's based purely on player merit. See where the top 32 prospects shake out, which names Rangers fans should be quietly rooting to slip to fifth overall, and who could become a late-first-round steal.