Category: puck

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Twelve days and six games away from the Feb. 25 trade deadline, The Post has learned that Blueshirts general manager Jeff Gorton has not engaged in contract extension talks with either Kevin Hayes or Mats Zuccarello. Hence, the Rangers are on course to trade both impending free agents as rental properties in […]

Regarding the Rangers, before they become something else on or about Feb. 25. 1. The season, we all have been told even more times than Alex Georgiev stopped the puck Sunday, was always about development. But in addition to developing players, this was also about developing a nucleus around which to build. It is hardly […]

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — When the Rangers return home for a pit stop at Wednesday’s Casino Night, the folks attending are advised to queue at the table of dealer Mika Zibanejad, who is on one of the great hot streaks of recent franchise vintage. Maybe some of it will rub off. Very good and very lucky, […]

It’s either a journeyman forward named Connor Brickley or another lineup with the lopsided ratio of 11 forwards and seven defensemen. That’s about where it is right now with the Rangers. The decision will be made by coach David Quinn sometime before Friday night’s game in Buffalo, with the coach having played the previous two […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Platooning two goalies is working out just fine for coach Barry Trotz and the surprising Islanders. Thomas Greiss took his turn Thursday night and responded by stopping 31 shots and picking up his fourth shutout of the season in a 3-0 win over the Blue Jackets. The 33-year-old German improved this season […]

It’s faint praise to commend professional athletes for acting, well, professional. But there is something to be said about the almost joyous mood surrounding the Rangers as they get deeper and deeper into a tumultuous time in the course of this season, if not the course of the rebuilding of the roster. With the Feb. […]

Every time someone wants to talk about the NBA, I have the same response. “I don’t really watch the games until about the conference finals, but I closely follow the league. I love the drama.” Conversely, when discussing the NHL, it’s the exact opposite. The most intriguing part about the game is, well, the games. […]

CHICAGO — The Blackhawks showed the struggling Devils no love on Valentine’s Day. Patrick Kane scored his 34th goal and added two assists to lead Chicago to a 5-2 win over the Devils on Thursday night for the Blackhawks’ eighth victory in nine games. Meanwhile, the Devils — in last place in the Metropolitan Division […]

BUFFALO — There has been a shift in the dynamic as the Rangers approach the Feb. 25 trade deadline. The Post has learned that general manager Jeff Gorton is now engaged in an ongoing dialogue with the agents for pending free agents Mats Zuccarello and Kevin Hayes as the Blueshirts weigh extending the contracts of […]

The Islanders got a concession. The team announced early Friday night that if the first-place team makes the playoffs, the home games of the first round would be played at the Coliseum, their old home on Long Island where they are set to have 21 regular-season games this season. If the team makes it further […]