Category: puck

The first big domino has fallen, and the Rangers were still publicly playing it cool. As Monday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline bears down on the NHL, and even after the Senators dealt winger Matt Duchene to the all-in Blue Jackets on Friday afternoon, the Blueshirts held the party line. That means coach David Quinn continues […]

Sometimes luck just works like this. There is a player in the NHL who is set to be a Hall of Famer, is one of the best American-born players of all time and is having one of the best seasons of his career. Heck, he’s having one of the best seasons the league has seen […]

DALLAS — The Devils traded veteran defenseman Ben Lovejoy to the Stars on Saturday. The Stars sent defenseman Connor Carrick and a 2019 third-round draft pick to the Devils in the deal reached two days before the NHL’s trade deadline. Lovejoy is an 11-year veteran and defensive specialist who won a Stanley Cup with the […]

Brett Howden was retroactively placed on injured reserve Thursday, but the Rangers’ 20-year-old center took another step in recovering from his sprained knee and there is now a timetable for his return. Howden practiced with the team Friday in a non-contact jersey, and coach David Quinn said he is “a week to 10 days” away […]

Chris Kreider was the only Ranger left in the room, still seated in his stall while talking to a writer nearly 20 minutes after Saturday’s 5-2 victory over the Devils had ended. Then, from around the corner came Mats Zuccarello, held out of the match as he awaited word of his trade to a destination […]

This was the day when reality finally hit, and it hit hard. It has been an emotional few days for the Rangers, and it came to a head when the organization prudently decided to scratch three of their biggest trade pieces — Mats Zuccarello, Kevin Hayes and Adam McQuaid — keeping them safe before any […]

Call him Big Deal Jarmo. Because as the small-market Blue Jackets attempt to construct a team that can finally win at least one round, general manager Jarmo Kekalainen went big again, acquiring Matt Duchene after previously pulling off trades for Seth Jones (for Ryan Johansen) and Artemi Panarin. And Saturday, the team made another trade, for […]

It may be difficult for the Rangers to be without their stalwart teammates as Monday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline approaches, but that also means the young players with whom the hope of the organization rests are going to get a bigger opportunity. “This is an incredible opportunity for all these guys,” coach David Quinn said […]

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — New York Islanders goaltender Robin Lehner is more concerned about points for the standings than personal success. Lehner made 36 saves for his fourth shutout of the season as the Islanders beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 Saturday. Casey Cizikas, Ryan Pulock, Anthony Beauvillier and Cal Clutterbuck scored for the Islanders. “Honestly, […]

The Rangers knew it was coming, but that hardly made it any easier. A fan favorite as much as a team favorite, Mats Zuccarello was traded on Saturday night to the Stars. The inevitable move for the pending unrestricted free agent brought back two conditional draft picks — a second-rounder in 2019, which would become […]