| Pos | Role | Name |
| C | 1 | Brad Richards  ActiveBrad Richards extended his point streak to four games with an assist on Monday. Richards now has seven goals and 20 points in 28 games. He's certainly not having the best season of his career, but after his rough showing in the 2013 playoffs, this is a step in the right direction. That being said, we expect him to improve from an offensive production perspective as the season goes on. Dec 3 |
| 2 | Derek Stepan ActiveDerek Stepan has only one goal in his past 11 games with the New York Rangers. This is causing considerable grief for the Rangers and their fans. Stepan is a top-six forward for New York and needs to be more productive if New York has any chance of succeeding. Nov 30 |
| 3 | Derick Brassard ActiveDerick Brassard scored a goal for the Rangers in Wednesday's 5-1 win over Pittsburgh. The Rangers hit the Pens with a well balanced attack that saw five different players score goals in the victory. Brian Boyle, Ryan McDonagh, Derek Stepan and Ryan Callahan all found the back of the net for the Blueshirts. Nov 6 |
| 4 | Brian Boyle ActiveBrian Boyle, at center throughout camp and in preseason play, likely will shift to wing for at least one of the Rangers' upcoming games. Rangers coach Alain Vigneault says he's liked what he's seen from Boyle at center but wants to also see what he looks like on the wing, at least for one or two preseason games. Boyle had a poor 2013 season, with a mere five points and a minus-13 rating. Vigneault will try to determine if Boyle's value can increase as a winger. Boyle was productive in 2010-11, with 21 goals and 35 points in 82 games. Sep 21 |
| 5 | Dominic Moore ActiveDominic Moore will return to the New York Rangers lineup on Saturday after missing seven games with an oblique strain. Brandon Mashinter will sit for the returning Moore who is likely to center JT Miller and Benoit Pouliot. "I can't wait to get back in there," Moore said. "You can't worry about [the injury]. You just have to prepare as best you can." Moore has no fantasy value this season with only one assist and a minus-five rating in 11 games. Nov 16 |
| LW | 1 | Carl Hagelin ActiveLeft wing Carl Hagelin was benched for nearly nine minutes in the second period of the New York Rangers' 1-0 loss to Los Angeles Sunday night, essentially one shift after he was on the ice for the Kings’ goal at 1:23. Hagelin had a three-second shift, then was on the ice for 49 seconds before going back to the bench at 7:01. His next shift started at 16:00 and Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said Hagelin had nothing wrong physically. Nov 18 |
| 2 | Chris Kreider ActiveChris Kreider recorded a hat trick to propel the Rangers to a 5-2 win over Vancouver on Saturday afternoon. He finished the contest with six shots, three hits and four penalty minutes as well. Kreider doubled his goal output to six on the year, with his first career hat trick, and he boosted his point total to 16 in 20 outings. Rick Nash assisted on two of Kreider's three markers and he added a tally of his own for a three-point contest. If the two of them can get hot then Kreider's fantasy value will increase dramatically. Nov 30 |
| 3 | Benoit Pouliot ActiveBenoit Pouliot could be a healthy scratch Monday if Taylor Pyatt is able to return to the lineup. Pouliot had an opportunity at the beginning of November to take over a spot on the top line in place of the injured Rick Nash but that did not work out and he saw only 8:48 minutes of action on Saturday. Pouliot has two goals and four points in 23 games with 31 penalty minutes. Nov 25 |
| 4 | Taylor Pyatt ActiveTaylor Pyatt returned from a concussion on Wednesday. Pyatt missed eight straight games due to the injury. He blocked a shot and logged 11:55 minutes in the Rangers' 5-2 victory over Florida. Nov 28 |
| RW | 1 | Rick Nash ActiveRick Nash failed to record a point for the second straight game Monday as the Rangers dropped a 5-0 decision to Tampa Bay. Nash has scored one goal in four games since his return from injury and has shown a bit of rust, which is to be expected. The fact he has registered 16 shots in that span is an encouraging sign for his fantasy owners. Nov 25 |
| 2 | Ryan Callahan ActiveRyan Callahan scored his seventh goal of the season in Monday's 5-2 loss to Winnipeg. Callahan has experienced an up-and-down season that has seen him total just 11 points in 20 games. One of the main reasons for the lack of production has been due to a regression in terms of his offensive responsibility in the 2013-14 season. Last campaign, Cally averaged 21:31 per contest with 3:12 of which occurring on the man advantage (60.2 percent share of the Rangers' PP chances). Fast forward to this season, and Cally is averaging just 18:36 with 2:56 on the power play (53.4 percent of the team's chances). 18:21 and 2:25 (46.4 percent) if you want to break it even further to the numbers from the last two weeks, which indicates that his role (at least offensively) has been declining. Callahan still does present a fair bit of fantasy value if your league tallies hits and shots on goal, but if you're playing purely in a points-only league, then there are probably plenty of options available instead of Cally. Mats Zuccarello added a tally for the Rangers in the losing effort. Dec 2 |
| 3 | Mats Zuccarello ActiveMats Zuccarello scored a goal and picked up an assist for the Rangers in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Panthers. Zuccarello offers some depth scoring for the Rangers, but isn't likely to offer much in the way of peripheral stats. But if scoring is what you're after Zuccarello is your man as he's leading the Rangers in scoring with 13 points during the last 15 contests. He's garnering a boatload of power play opportunity (56.6 percent of all Rangers' chances) and has been a staple on the man advantage for the blue-shirts. At just eight percent Yahoo! owned, he's a must add for all poolies. Rick Nash, Derick Brassard, Carl Hagelin and Brad Richards all scored goals in the Rangers win. Nov 27 |
| 4 | Derek Dorsett ActiveDerek Dorsett (wrist) returned to action on Saturday. Dorsett fought Tom Sestito in the third period and the five minute major was his sole contribution to fantasy owners in 9:31 minutes of action. He will get 15-20 points in a healthy season and 175-plus penalty minutes. Dec 1 |
| D | 1 | Daniel Girardi ActiveNew Rangers coach Alain Vigneault likely will keep Dan Girardi and Ryan McDonagh together on defense. Vigneault also plans to use Marc Staal with Michael Del Zotto, and John Moore with Anton Stralman. "I like to have a shutdown pair and I like to have a pair that can play with our top line for offensive zone faceoffs," Vigneault said. "I like the way Michael steps into the attack, and playing with Marc Staal, who is such a good two-way player." Girardi has excellent fantasy value. History shows that he's likely to record 20-30 points in 2013-14 and he's always among the top players in hits and blocked shots. Sep 21 |
| 2 | Ryan McDonagh ActiveRyan McDonagh scored a goal in the New York Rangers' 3-2 loss to Boston on Friday. Rick Nash accounted for the Rangers' other goal. Brad Richards, Carl Hagelin, Derick Brassard, and Ryan Callahan each registered an assist for New York. Nov 29 |
| 3 | Marc Staal ActiveMarc Staal was in the Rangers lineup on Saturday after missing practice Friday. Staal had a sore foot on Thursday after blocking a shot but it was not enough to keep him out of action Saturday. He played 19:48 minutes and was plus-one but did not see any power play time as Michael Del Zotto and Daniel Girardi saw first power play time with Ryan McDonagh seeing time on the second unit. He has only two goals and three points with a minus-five rating this season so keep him on your bench if you drafted him. Nov 24 |
| 4 | Anton Stralman ActiveIn addition to a facial fracture, Anton Stralman also has a shoulder injury. Stralman missed the final two games of the Rangers' second-round series, but he would have been able to play with the facial fracture. It was the shoulder problems that ultimately forced him to the sidelines. He's expected to be fine for the 2013-14 campaign. In fact, he might have been able to return before the end of the series if the Rangers had avoided elimination. May 27 |
| 5 | Michael Del Zotto ActiveMichael Del Zotto was all right after taking an elbow to his head courtesy of Tom Sestito on Saturday. The good news was that Del Zotto did not miss any game action. He missed the previous two games as a healthy scratch but managed to score a power play goal in the Rangers 5-2 win Saturday. Dec 1 |
| 6 | John Moore ActiveJohn Moore was a healthy scratch for the first time in 2013-14. Moore has two goals and five points in 26 games with a minus-three rating and 10 penalty minutes. His spot in the lineup was taken by Michael Del Zotto who had been a healthy scratch in the previous two games. Dec 1 |
| 7 | Justin Falk ActiveJustin Falk will replace Michael Del Zotto on the Rangers blueline Saturday. Falk has been a healthy scratch in each of the Rangers last 11 games but will draw into the lineup for only the third time this season. He has no fantasy value. Nov 16 |
| G | 1 | Henrik Lundqvist ActiveFormer goaltender Martin Biron thinks Henrik Lundqvist's game will start to pick up now that he's signed a seven-year extension. Lundqvist has a 2.51 GAA and .917 save percentage this season, which are decent numbers for most goaltenders, but well below his high expectations. However, Biron argues that it's especially hard to serve as a goaltender when contract negotiations are hanging over your head. Biron played in 508 games and spent parts of four seasons as Lundqvist's understudy, so his words carry weight. Either way, we expect Lundqvist to bounce back. Dec 4 |
| 2 | Cameron Talbot ActiveCameron Talbot finally suffered through a tough outing Monday as the Rangers dropped a 5-2 decision to Winnipeg. Talbot earned his second consecutive start after a strong performance in a win on Saturday, but he allowed four goals on 29 shots en route to his second loss of the campaign. His record is now 6-2-0 while his GAA is 1.79 and his save percentage is .934. Dec 2 |