by Joe Soccoa | Jul 1, 2017 | Homepage, New York Rangers, NHL
This has been talked about for almost a year and it has now happened. The New York Rangers and defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk agree to a four year deal reported of a $6.6 million cap hit. In yesterday’s article, it was vital that general manager Jeff Gorton not...
by Neal McHale | Jun 30, 2017 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
On the day before the start of unrestricted free agency, the Devils got busy giving themselves even more cap space. On Friday, the club announced that it had placed forwards, Mike Cammalleri and Devante Smith-Pelly on waivers with the intention of buying out both...
by Neal McHale | Jun 29, 2017 | Archived Features, Homepage, NHL
The annual opening of NHL free agency on July 1 has become the busiest day of not just the offseason but the entire year, when it comes to player transactions. It’s a day in which Brian Burke has said GM’s make some of their worst mistakes. Of course what...
by Joe Soccoa | Jun 29, 2017 | Homepage, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers
New York – Did the headline get you? I’m sure it did. It’s definitely true. It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for the New York Rangers as general manager Jeff Gorton, in his second full off-season has work to do to make this team better for...
by Neal McHale | Feb 27, 2017 | Homepage, New York Rangers, NHL
This is Derek Stepan’s 7th season with the Rangers. Wednesday will be the his 7th deadline with a team that has always been active on or around the NHL trading deadline. Since 2010, the team has acquired 12 players on or within days of the deadline. Most notable...