Dive deeper with New York Rangers analysis from the Blueshirt Banter team—where strategy meets stats, trades are teased out, and every roster move gets broken down. Whether it’s youth development, roster depth, or cap-maneuvering, we give you the insight Rangers fans need.
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The New York Rangers have had a tremendous string of months since announcing their intentions to rebuild in February of 2018. Along the way they have hit a lot of the right notes, especially since being awarded the second overall pick in the draft lottery. But the soon-to-be official buyout
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And why buyouts are best avoided at all costs
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Gorton and the Rangers need to find a way to get under the cap
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The Rangers could chose to settle their RFA business before the secondary buyout window opens, and then make the necessary moves to become cap compliant.
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To no one’s surprise — or mostly no one’s since there are always those who are skeptical — the New York Rangers locked up Jacob Trouba to the tune of seven years and $56 million dollars ($8 million a year). And yes, I know at first blush that seems steep,
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Kakko’s medical conditions require discipline, but they should not hold him back in any way
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There are a number of unsigned free agents with something to prove who would be great fits on Rangers’ roster.
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It is unlikely, but it would be a good first step in figuring out future financial landscape.
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What kind of money does Gorton have to work with for the team’s four key RFAs?
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Artemi Panarin is a New York Ranger. Celebrate. Scream. Cry with happy! Hug a stranger! Maybe ... actually ... don’t do that. It’s early July, and the Rangers feel like the winners of the summer, and not just because they landed the biggest fish in the pond; they’ve done
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Though Kreider is a great player with plenty to give on the ice, the depth chart and his contract status forces the Rangers’ hand.
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The magical offseason for General Manager Jeff Gorton and the New York Rangers continues. I’m having a hard time imagining a better offseason since the ill-advised, but at the time incredibly exciting, Scott Gomez/Chris Drury double in 2007. Adam Fox — ✔. Vitali Kravtsov, Yegor Rykov and Igor Shesterkin coming