Category Archives: Rangers Updates
Rangers excited for last hurrah at Nassau; Dan Boyle playing more comfortably
Bobby Bevilacqua
Tomorrow night will be the last time that the Rangers and the Islanders will face each other during the regular season at the Nassau Coliseum. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
On Tuesday night, the Rangers will play 126th and final regular season contest at Nassau Coliseum in the revived Rangers-Islanders rivalry this season. It could potentially be the last time that these two teams face off at the Nassau Coliseum, also known as “The Barn” out in Long Island.
The Islanders are set to make a move to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and although they have needed an upgrade for a while, it doesn’t mean that the fans and players will miss the loud and raucous atmosphere of the Barn.
“It’s old, but you don’t really think about it because it’s a great environment when the Rangers and Islanders play there,” said Mats Zuccarello. “With the fans getting into it, it’s always exciting games there for sure.” Read the rest of this entry
Rangers re-sign Zuccarello, trade Lee Stempniak, and acquire James Sheppard
Bobby Bevilacqua
Mats Zuccarello will be a Ranger for the next four years, with the Rangers locking up one of their key playmaking wingers. Photo courtesy of MSG Photos.
The Rangers extremely bust trade deadline day seems to have come to an end, with Glen Sather locking down Mats Zuccarello for the next four years, and making some minor adjustments to the rest of the lineup.
The biggest news, outside of the Keith Yandle trade earlier, was the extension of Mats Zuccarello to a four year, $18 million deal, paying him an average of $4.5 million a year.
Although Zuccarello, is not producing like he was last season, he has been playing very well lately, bringing his point total to 35 (12-23-35) this season. Zuccarello has built tremendous chemistry with Derick Brassard, and is one of the best playmakers on the team, with great vision and a knack for finding the open man. Read the rest of this entry
Rangers acquire Keith Yandle from Arizona for John Moore, Anthony Duclair, picks
The Rangers bolstered their defense with the acquisition of Keith Yandle, an offensive juggernaut from the blue line. Photo courtesy of the Arizona Coyotes.
Bobby Bevilacqua
Glen Sather and the New York Rangers were at it again at this year’s trade deadline, picking up Keith Yandle, Chris Summers, and a fourth round pick in 2016 from the Arizona Coyotes, and sending John Moore, Anthony Duclair, a 2016 first round pick, and a 2015 second round pick to the desert. Sather also managed to pick up Yandle at half of his salary, making his cap hit just $2.625 million through next season.
This is not purely a rental, as Yandle is under contract for the next season as well. The Rangers will only pay half salary for that season as well. Read the rest of this entry
Injury Updates; Henrik Lundqvist and Jesper Fast
Bobby Bevilacqua
The Rangers have been without Henrik Lundqvist for the past 10 games, but he has been on the ice practice and working on his conditioning. Photo courtesy of MSG Photos.
The Rangers are in the midst of an eight game point streak (6-0-2) following a win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, and are 7-1-2 in their last 10 games. What’s impressive is that New York has been without franchise goaltender Henrik Lundqvist for the last 10 games, and has been without Jesper Fast for the last eight games.
Henrik Lundqvist has been sidelined with a sprained blood vessel, and Jesper Fast has been out of the lineup since the game against the Predators with a sprained knee. But Alain Vingeault gave Rangers fans some good news following practice this afternoon. Read the rest of this entry
Rangers Practice Report; Vigneault changing the power play units
Bobby Bevilacqua
Derick Brassard and Mats Zuccarello have built a ton of chemistry since last season, and have played well together this season. Alongside Rick Nash, they will get an opportunity on the Rangers top power play unit. Photo courtesy of Getty Images.
Following the sloppy victory over the Maple Leafs last night, the Rangers practiced in Toronto ahead of their travel to Denver for their game against the Avalanche tomorrow at 9 PM.
In that game, we saw a resurgent Mats Zuccarello, who extended his point streak to a career high six games, scoring two goals, including the game winner. While he has always been a great passer, and continued to rack up assists during his goal drought, Tuesday night saw him register five shots on goal, which is something that Vigneault and Zuccarello both knew needed to change. Read the rest of this entry
therangerzone.com 