NHL News
There has been a flurry of activity leading up to the draft, especially in the Atlantic Conference. First, the Flyers acquired the rights to Dan Hamhuis from Nashville in exchange for Ryan Parent, helping shore up their defense. Ironically, Parent was originally a Nashville first round pick in 2005. Hamhuis
New York Rangers News
The details from Kris Newbury's contract signing are in, as per CapGeek. Newbury, who recently re-signed with the Rangers, has a two year, two-way contract that pays him NHL salaries of $500,000 this year and $525,000 next year, for a total cap hit of $512,500.
New York Rangers Prospects
Rangers prospects Ryan Bourque (USA), Chris Kreider (USA), and Ethan Werek (CAN) were invited to their respective World Junior Championships camps for 2011. Bourque and Kreider both played on Team USA, which won Gold, in 2010. Kreider, the Rangers first round pick in 2009, finished with the tournament lead in
NHL News
The Montreal goaltending question has been answered. The St. Louis Blues have acquired Jaroslav Halak from Montreal in exchange for prospects Lars Eller and Ian Schultz. Halak was Montreal's savior this postseason, and carried les Habitants past the top seeded Washington Capitals and fourth seeded Pittsburgh Penguins. With
New York Rangers News
The Rangers have signed unrestricted free agent forward Kris Newbury to a contract extension. Newbury, acquired by the Rangers in exchange for Jordan Owens at the 2010 Trade Deadline, had 18 points in 18 games (4-14-18) with the Hartford Wolfpack. Newbury's previous deal was a one-year, two-way contract
New York Rangers Analysis
Today marks Day One of the 15 day buyout period for NHL contracts. Teams have until June 30 to decide if they will buy players out. Spector at FOX Sports looks at each teams’ buyout candidates, and mentions Wade Redden and Michal Rozsival as potential candidates for the Rangers. Unfortunately,
New York Rangers News
Capgeek has the details on Dane Byers contract extension with the Rangers. Byers signed a one year, two-way contract. His AHL salary will be $90,000 (a $10,000 increase on last year), and his NHL salary will be $500,000, which is consistent with his salary last year. Byers
New York Rangers Analysis
First, big s/t to RangerSmurf, who has been helping me understand a myraid of new metrics in evaluating not only NHL players, but prospects as well. The guys at Behind the Net, who are pretty much the metrics kings of hockey, have deduced a formula to help understand what
NHL Free Agents
According to Bruce Garrioch, the Rangers are one of the teams showing interest in soon to be unrestricted free agent Anton Volchenkov. Volchenkov has been a hot topic so far this offseason, after turning down a reported five-year $20 million deal after the Olympics from the Senators, ensuring that the
NHL News
During a press conference last week, Gary Bettman announced that the salary cap ceiling may rise as much as $2 million heading into the 2010-2011 season. Considering the current state of the economy, which is not getting better, this is a significant jump. Many cash strapped teams, including the Rangers,
New York Rangers Analysis
With the Rangers seemingly out of the playoffs, thoughts are turning to the future, and how to make the Rangers a better team for both next season and beyond. Unfortunately, the Rangers are in a very bad spot with the salary cap, due in large part to the contract given
New York Rangers Analysis
With the Rangers in dire salary cap straits, the need to alleviate pressure on the cap grows everyday. The biggest cry amongst fans has been to buyout Wade Redden, who's $6.5 million cap hit for the next four seasons is, to put it mildly, atrocious. The thought