Marian Gaborik’s mind and skill level are certainly worthy of the five-year $37.5 million deal the Rangers bestowed on him Wednesday as free agency opened. Whether or not his body is worthy of the huge contract is yet to be determined.
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Glen Sather just refuses to learn from his mistakes. One day after making possibly the best move of any team in the NHL this offseason, the Rangers general manager ruined everything again with two questionable signings.
Glen Sather cleared significant cap space by trading forward Scott Gomez to Montreal. The NY Journal News is reporting this trade has made room for Dany Heatley, who, according to the newspaper, will be dealt to Broadway later tonight.
A few weeks after the Rangers season ended, GM Glen Sather, coach John Tortorella, and a number of other decision makers met at Sather’s home in La Quinta, California at the annual organizational meetings.
The Rangers were very active in the NHL Entry Draft and ended up making seven selections and acquiring two players via trade. As expected, the team focused largely on offense spending their first four picks on forwards.
The Washington Capitals sent minor league defenseman Sami Lepisto to the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday for a future draft pick. The Los Angeles Kings sent forward Brian Boyle to the N.Y. Rangers for a future draft pick.
The New York Rangers selected Massachusetts high school forward Chris Kreider with the 19th pick in the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Kreider will be attending Boston College in the fall.
First, it became clear that the Rangers were very much involved in trade discussions with the Ottawa Senators for star right winger Dany Heatley. And today it was reported in The Globe and Mail that the Toronto Maple Leafs may have interest in Wade Redden.
In all likelihood the Dany Heatley sweepstakes will be resolved before or during the first round of Friday’s NHL Entry Draft in Montreal. Kevin Baumer has more.
Sean Avery appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night and was thoroughly entertaining as usual.
NHL GMs have dropped the ball by not implementing any rule changes regarding blows to the head. Inside Hockey's Brad Kurtzberg takes an in-depth look at the issue and what it means for players and fans.
The financial woes of the New York Rangers are well documented. The huge salaries of Scott Gomez, Wade Redden, Chris Drury, and Michal Roszival are crippling the Rangers and are compounded by the lengths of their contracts.
The New York Rangers signed 2008 first-round selection Michael Del Zotto to an NHL contract Tuesday. Del Zotto will either play for the Rangers or the OHL's London Knights this fall.
