Blue Shirt Banter

An eventful Tuesday for the Rangers front office as the team has just announced the details of another entry-level contract in Kalle Vaisanen. The Rangers 4th round draft pick in the 2021 Entry Draft, Vaisanen is a 6”3 right winger that has spent the last three seasons playing with TPS Turku in the Finnish Elite League. (SM-Liiga) Coming off a career season with TPS … [Read more...] about Rangers Sign Kalle Vaisanen to Entry-Level Deal 

Kicking off another busy week, the Rangers played host to the Pittsburgh Penguins for the third and final time this season. Having already beaten them twice this season, the Rangers had the chance for another regular season series sweep but some poor matchups, a dreadful start and a couple of costly turnovers would prevent that from happening despite a third period push. 1st … [Read more...] about Recap: Rangers Fall to Sid & The Penguins 5-2

Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: Highlights: NYR 8, ARZ 5 (5:02 video via NHL.com) Game Recap: Much befitting of a game happening on the campus of Arizona State University, the Rangers and Coyotes played a wild, back and forth affair that ended with Alexis Lafreniere’s first career hat trick and Jonathan Quick’s ascension to the top of the all-time wins list among … [Read more...] about Bantering Points: 3/31/24

The Rangers would wrap up their two game road trip to two of the Four Corners states with an afternoon (mountain time) battle with the Arizona Coyotes. The big story line heading into this one would be in net as Jonathan Quick had the chance to pass Ryan Miller as the all-time wins leader by American-born goaltenders. On top of the potential for history to be made, the Rangers … [Read more...] about Recap: Rangers Pick Up 50th Win In Milestone-Filled Night 

Here are today’s news and links: Rangers News: Highlights: NYR 3*, COL 2 (5:04 video via NHL.com) Game Recap: Igor Shesterkin stood tall as the Avalanche came at the Rangers in wave after wave, but the two teams played to a draw after 65:00 of hockey before Shesterkin out dueled his former understudy Alexandar Georgiev in the shootout to earn the extra point (CBS) Mollie Walker … [Read more...] about Bantering Points: 3/29/24