Blue Shirt Banter

Training Camp gets underway on Wednesday, and today the team shared an official initial roster of players competition for a spot on the main club. Tomorrow will include off-ice testing, and players will be on the ice starting on Thursday. Here’s the schedule of events via the team. Thursday, September 21 Friday, September 22 Saturday, September 23 The team has also released a … [Read more...] about Rangers Release Official Training Camp Roster

Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: Mollie Walker discusses what the ultimate challenge Peter Laviolette will face in his first season as New York’s head coach (NY Post) Vincent Mercogliano poses eight questions the Blueshirts will look to answer as training camp gets underway (LoHud) Michael DeRosa lists three candidates that are primed for a bounce back season (The … [Read more...] about Bantering Points: 9/20/23

Coming off a somewhat surprising 110-point season and Eastern Conference Final run in 2021-22, expectations for Gerard Gallant and his coaching staff had to be high coming into the 2022-23 season. While the New York Rangers had their flaws – especially at even strength – there was hope that Gallant and co. could help the team take the next step by shoring up their weaknesses … [Read more...] about 2023 Report Card: Gerard Gallant and Coaching Staff

Expectations Sheesh where do we start with this one? The answer to this question is entirely dependent on who you’re asking. Alexis Lafrenière, the former 1st overall pick has not exactly met the lofty expectations before him. I know, I know, you’ve all read this before and are sick of it but regardless of which side of the Lafrenière debate you’re on, his NHL performance being … [Read more...] about 2023 Report Card: Alexis Lafrenière

Today’s a busy day here at Blueshirt Banter, and I am posting this a little later and I am going to be a little briefer with my words. The NHL Network is currently going through the list of top players for the upcoming season and two New York Rangers were talked about in the most recent batch. What is more likely to happen again this season, 50+ assists from Zibanejad, or 90+ … [Read more...] about Discussion of the Day: 9/18/2023