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A center for the Philadelphia Flyers is being investigated by the NHL after a news report in his native Finland linked him to a cocaine ring there, league officials confirmed. Jori Lehtera, 30, is one of 23 suspects in an investigation involving the sale and distribution of two kilos of cocaine, Finnish news outlet MTV […]

PHILADELPHIA — David Quinn stood on the precipice Thursday night of beginning his journey as Rangers head coach, with the final preseason game a sleepy 4-2 win over the Flyers. The regular-season opener was exactly a week away, Oct. 4 when the Blueshirts play host to the Predators. It was a coincidence Quinn stood in […]

The Rangers apparently believe that Lias Andersson and the organization will benefit more by sending the 2017 seventh-overall draft pick back to the AHL Wolf Pack for major minutes than keeping the 20-year-old center in New York as a supplementary player. So that is what general manager Jeff Gorton and the staff did here on […]

If the order of first-round selections at the 2017 entry draft had been reversed and the Rangers had chosen Filip Chytil seventh overall and Lias Andersson 21st, there would have been no eyebrows raised at management’s decision to dispatch Andersson to the AHL on Friday during the final round of roster cuts. But this is […]

Vinni Lettieri has been here before. Four different times last season as an in-season recall, in fact. But making the Rangers’ roster out of training camp represents a milestone for the 23-year-old undrafted winger. “I’m honored to be here,” said Lettieri, who became more noticeable by the day throughout camp. “It’s a different feeling than […]

With 28 games in the NHL under his belt, Neal Pionk came into Rangers training camp this month feeling more confident than he had in the past. But that confidence was not to be confused for comfort. “I really liked his attitude coming into camp,” veteran defenseman Marc Staal said. “He had a lot of […]

The roster cuts, preseason games and multiple-practice days are over. Now the Rangers’ countdown to opening night Thursday against the Predators is beginning to seem real. “I feel rested, not having to run two practices,” coach David Quinn said with a grin after practice Saturday. “It’s just a much more calming, concise day. We feel […]

David Quinn and Brendan Smith have a relationship that dates back more than a decade, to when the then-Boston University assistant coach was personally trying to recruit the defenseman out of Toronto, who as a 16-year-old was deciding a) whether to go the OHL route or college route to the pros; and then, b) which […]

Expectations are in the eyes of the beholders, but the simple truth is that you can expect the Rangers to play a system meant to protect them and minimize their deficiencies as opposed to one that illuminates and exacerbates them. “Checks and balances is probably the best way to put it,” Kevin Shattenkirk said following […]

You’re going to be seeing the old Henrik Lundqvist in nets this season, and that has nothing to do with the goaltender’s March 2, 1982 birthdate. “I’ve been reflecting this summer and over the last few days and what I come back to is that I am consistently most successful when I’m confident in my […]