John Davidson Comes to New York With Experience and Finds Himself in Familiar Territory The veteran executive and former New York Ranger has gone through two rebuilds, and hopefully the third time is the charm for winning a championship.
2019 Report Card: Fredrik Claesson Expectations The expectations for a depth defenseman are relatively low. If they’re the sixth defenseman, it’s to be a positive, or at least neutral, contributor to the blue line in their minimized role. As the seventh, the expectations are for the defender to learn the team’s system
Blueshirt Banter’s 2019 Stanley Cup Playoff Predictions: Round 3 How did we do in Round 2? Round 2 wasn’t nearly as chaotic as Round 1, which was a plus for us... but we still missed the mark with a few series. The Boston Bruins eliminated the Columbus Blue Jackets in six games; Bryan and Miika were the only
2019 Report Card: Vladislav Namestnikov Expectations Expectations were high for Vlad Namestnikov when the New York Rangers first acquired the forward. In 62 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning prior to the trade, he had reached a career high in goals (20), assists (24), and points (44). Before that, his best was 35 points in
Official: New York Rangers Acquire Rights to Adam Fox The New York Rangers have acquired the rights to unsigned draft choice Adam Fox from the Carolina Hurricanes. In exchange for Fox’s rights, the Rangers sent their 2019 second round pick and a conditional 2020 third round pick to the Hurricanes. If the defender plays in 30 games at
Blueshirt Banter’s 2019 Stanley Cup Playoff Predictions: Round 2 The Stanley Cup Playoffs are always fairly unpredictable, but in Round 1, it was as unpredictable as ever. Not only were the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Tampa Bay Lightning eliminated in the first round in a surprising sweep, the leader of the Western Conference, the Calgary Flames, were knocked out as well.