All someone really wanted from this exhibition match was to be healthy. It seems that, after a scare, the Rangers met that goal. Because although Marc Staal, the Blueshirt with 104 games of experience in the Stanley Cup playoffs, left Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to the Islanders in Toronto after the …
Read More »Islanders, Rangers discussing their own ‘Moment of Solidarity’
As the NHL exhibition schedule officially began on Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers opened the first game of the day by lining up next to each other during the national anthem rather than as individual teams in what was called a “Moment of solidarity. ” . “ When …
Read More »Artemi Panarin’s season deserves fifth place in the Rangers Hart Trophy
Did you know that the 1993-94 Rangers of the Presidents Trophy did not have a player in the top five in voting for the Hart Trophy? Adam Graves, eighth, and Mike Richter, tenth, were the only two Blueshirts to receive a vote for the MVP award captured by Sergei Fedorov …
Read More »Igor Shesterkin is a clear favorite in the Rangers’ archer battle
Six days and two skimps on tournament prep work, David Quinn said, “I think this is a good time to reevaluate where we are and go from there,” in regards to competition, to be the game’s starting goalkeeper. . 1 against Carolina. However, the fact remains that the Rangers are …
Read More »NHL restart phase 3 to be delayed amid negotiations
The Rangers and Islanders have been skating at their respective facilities since the second week of June, but now they will have to wait even longer for the next step in the NHL’s return to the game. The league informed teams that Phase 3, the start of formal training camp …
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