Blue Shirt Banter

New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury did not have a lot of salary cap space to work with this past offseason, and his club had several empty depth slots. Drury was able to fill those gaps with some low-cost deals. The biggest name among those was Blake Wheeler signing for one year and only $800,000 following his buyout from the Winnipeg Jets. The best of … [Read more...] about All Aboard the Gus Bus

Henrik Lundqvist officially becomes a Hall of Famer tonight, a well-deserved honor for a true master of his craft, and someone who did just about everything you can as a professional hockey player. All things considered, winning Olympic Gold, having your number retired twice, and ending up in the Hall of Fame on top of all the other individual achievements is pretty, pretty … [Read more...] about Henrik Lundqvist: Hockey Hall of Famer

The Blueshirts are back in action tonight for a Metropolitan Division matchup against the cellar dwelling Columbus Blue Jackets. Even in the early goings of the season, New York and Columbus already find themselves going in opposite directions. Since these two teams on October 14th, the second game of the season for both teams, Peter Laviolette’s have gone 9-1-1, and enter … [Read more...] about Game #14: Columbus Blue Jackets vs New York Rangers Open Thread

Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: Mollie Walker points to Erik Gustafsson’s strong play in the wake of Adam Fox’s injury as a key reason why the Blueshirts have managed to stay afloat (NY Post) Sasha Kandrach heard from a handful of former teammates of Henrik Lundqvist as the franchise legend prepares to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (Official Team Site) … [Read more...] about Bantering Points: 11/11/23

I always hate writing stories like this, because I worry about unknowingly putting bad vibes into the universe and tempting fate, but in this case I think we can start to say that this version of Alexis Lafrenière is the one the New York Rangers have been waiting for. The same Alexis Lafrenière who fans were anxious about heading into this season, and the same Alexis Lafrenière … [Read more...] about This is the Alexis Lafrenière the New York Rangers Have Been Waiting For