Rangers

Teams

Rangers

Player News - Rangers

Date: Team: Pos:
Chris Kreider - W - Rangers

Chris Kreider should benefit from a fresh start with whoever takes over as the new head coach of the New York Rangers.

Reports indicate that former Vancouver bench boss Alain Vigneault will take over for John Tortorella, who was also let go after his team's 2013 playoff defeat. Under Vigneault a player like Kreider could thrive because he should get more freedom to create offense off the rush and use his speed.
Source: New York Post
Jun 18 - 8:02 AM
John Tortorella - C - Rangers

The Vancouver Canucks reportedly plan to interview John Tortorella for a second time.

It sounds like one of the Canucks concerns is Tortorella's handling of the media during his days with the New York Rangers. Tortorella confrontations with the press and his tendency to sometimes share raw and unfiltered opinions seems to be an area of concern for them. Los Angeles Kings Kings assistant John Stevens is believed to be another candidate that's being seriously considered.
Related: Canucks
Source: CBC.ca
Jun 17 - 1:55 PM
Henrik Lundqvist - G - Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist finished second in the Vezina Trophy vote.

Sergei Bobrovsky won the award after securing 17 first-place votes among the 30 NHL GMs. Lundqvist had a chance to take home the top goaltending honors in back-to-back seasons for the first time since Martin Brodeur did it in 2007 and 2008. Lundqvist had a 2.05 GAA and .926 save percentage in 43 starts in 2013.
Source: The Bergen Record
Jun 17 - 9:42 AM
Michael Del Zotto - D - Rangers

Michael Del Zotto had successful sports hernia surgery on Thursday in Philadelphia.

The Rangers expect him to be recovered in about four weeks, so he should be 100 percent before training camp. Del Zotto registered three goals and 21 points in 46 games in 2013 and he added two points in 12 playoff matches.
Source: The Bergen Record
Jun 13 - 4:11 PM
John Tortorella - C - Rangers

The Vancouver Province's Ben Kuzma says not to count out ex-Rangers coach John Tortorella for the Canucks' job.

Tortorella may have a similar coaching style to former Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault, but he rules with an "iron fist" and would require immediate attention in the locker room. Tortorella is a bold coach -- as shown by him scratching Brad Richards in the playoffs -- and it's that kind of temperment that could really intrigue owner Francesco Aquillini, who desperately wants to win a Cup. Of course, some Canucks players may feel differently, as shown through Kevin Bieksa's comments: "I don’t think we need somebody to come in a crack the whip."
Source: Vancouver Province
Jun 12 - 11:36 AM
Ryan McDonagh - D - Rangers

The New York Rangers and Ryan McDonagh's reps have had preliminary contract discussions, according to ESPN New York's Katie Strang.

McDonagh is scheduled to be a restricted free agent this summer, but Strang says talks have yet to get serious. Based on the Rangers' past talks with key RFAs, chances are GM Glen Sather would likely to sign McDonagh to a multi-year contract that keeps the defenseman at a reasonable cost and eats up some of his UFA years. However, McDonagh has become of the Rangers' best defensemen and his reps are likely looking at a substantial pay day in exchange for giving up term. We'll have to wait and see how this plays out.
Source: Katie Strang on Twitter
Jun 11 - 1:58 PM
John Tortorella - C - Rangers

The Vancouver Canucks are talking to John Tortorella about their vacant head coach position, according to the RDS' Renaud Lavoie.

Lavoie calls Torts "one of the strong candidates" to replace the fired Alain Vigneault. The Rangers fired Tortorella after they were eliminated in five games in the second round by the Bruins. Despite overseeing one of the Rangers' most successful periods in the last 20 years, Torts' attitude and way of dealing with his players eventually wore down the Rangers' locker room. Tortorella has also been linked to the Stars in addition to the Canucks, who also could have interest in Dan Bylsma if the Penguins fire him.
Related: Canucks
Source: Renaud Lavoie on Twitter
Jun 11 - 12:32 PM
John Tortorella - C - Rangers

The Dallas Stars reportedly are interested in coach John Tortorella.

Tortorella was fired by the New York Rangers after spending parts of five seasons as the team's head coach. He's a polarizing figure, in part because of his often adversarial attitude when it comes to interacting with the media, but there's no denying his success. He's won the Stanley Cup and has a career 410-340-37-67 regular season record as a head coach. His teams have also made it to the playoffs in eight of their last 10 seasons, which is probably of particular interest to the Stars.
Related: Stars
Source: Katie Strang on Twitter
Jun 10 - 1:36 PM
Carl Hagelin - W - Rangers

Contract talks between Carl Hagelin and the Rangers are progressing, according to his agent, Claes Elefalk.

The winger is a restricted free agent this offseason. Hagelin's agent spoke to the Swedish news outlet Expressen, saying: "It looks good, they really want him, so it's a blast." The 24-year-old is coming off a season that saw him score 10 times and add 14 assists. He recently underwent surgery on a torn labrum.
Source: Expressen
Jun 5 - 7:38 PM
John Tortorella - C - Rangers

Mark Messier and Wayne Gretzky appear to be both in the running for the Rangers' coaching gig.

Messier's interest seems a bit more clear, but regardless the Rangers choice will likely be...neither. Messier and Gretzky are two of the best players of all-time, but they're up against some top notch coaches like Lindy Ruff and Alain Vigneault. If they want to take a chance, they're more likely to go with a rising star in the coaching world like AHL Toronto Marlies bench boss Dallas Eakins. Messier or Gretzky would attract a lot of attention, but either one of them would be a huge risk for a franchise that wants to compete for the Stanley Cup immediately.
Source: NY Post
Jun 3 - 9:43 AM
Brad Richards - C - Rangers

If the Rangers decide to amnesty the contract of Brad Richards there is a chance he could end up back in Tampa.

He had his greatest successes in the Bay area leading the Bolts to a Stanley Cup. At this point this is just speculation. But we will monitor this situation anyway.
Source: Tampabay.com
Jun 1 - 11:50 AM
Carl Hagelin - W - Rangers

Carl Hagelin (shoulder) is questionable for the start of the 2013-14 campaign.

As previously reported, Hagelin had surgery for a torn labrum in his left shoulder. He's not expected to be recovered from that for four-to-five months, which means he might be out until the end of October. Missing training camp would be a particularly unfortunate setback for Hagelin has he gets ready for his third season of NHL hockey.
Source: Blueshirtsunited.com
May 31 - 6:39 PM
Ryan Callahan - W - Rangers

Ryan Callahan is expected to need four-to-five months to recover after undergoing shoulder surgery.

In other words, there's a chance Callahan won't be ready for the start of the 2013-14 campaign. Even if he needs the full five months, he's not expected to miss much playing time, but this will hinder his summer training and might rob him the opportunity to fully participate in the Rangers' camp.
Source: Blueshirtsunited.com
May 31 - 6:33 PM
Mark Messier - C - Rangers

Mark Messier is interested in becoming the New York Rangers next coach.

Messier is a Hall of Famer and played a huge role in the New York Rangers winning the Stanley Cup in 1994. That being said, there are a lot of great coaches with a ton of experience in contention for the Rangers' top coaching gig. Given that the Rangers have a win-now mentality, they might hesitate to take a chance on a popular, but comparatively inexperienced option like Messier.
Source: John Shannon on Twitter
May 31 - 5:50 PM
Ryan Callahan - W - Rangers

Ryan Callahan underwent shoulder surgery due to a torn labrum.

Callahan managed to play in all 12 of the Rangers' postseason contests. He had five points while leading all Rangers forwards with 23:22 minutes of ice time per game.
Source: Rangers.nhl.com on Twitter
May 31 - 4:00 PM

NHL Headlines

View All Headlines
Headlines: NFL | MLB | NBA | NHL | GOLF | NAS | CFB | BPL


Highest Searched Players over the last 7 days


Video Center

  •  
    Puig living up to the hype?
    Puig living up to the hype?
  •  
    HBT: Power surge in Baltimore
    HBT: Power surge in Baltimore
  •  
    Who will win Cy Young awards?
    Who will win Cy Young awards?
  •  
    Is Father Time beating Pujols?
    Is Father Time beating Pujols?
  •  
    Is Cabrera an all-time great?
    Is Cabrera an all-time great?
  •  
    Is Pujols hurting the Angels?
    Is Pujols hurting the Angels?
  •  
    Why don
    Why don't the Jets cut Sanchez
  •  
    Draft: Latest Risers & Fallers
    Draft: Latest Risers & Fallers