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As the only goaltender in the Rangers’ development camp with NHL experience, Alexandar Georgiev is not buying into the notion that the roster spot behind Henrik Lundqvist is his to lose. “I think this is my roster spot to win,” the Bulgarian-Russian told The Post at camp this week. When Ondrej Pavelec left with a […]

If he has taken this long, why not just wait as long as possible? John Tavares continued running the sand through the hourglass into Friday evening, having not agreed to any contract yet with the Islanders. The captain has until midnight Saturday to sign a new contract or he will become a free agent when […]

The three Hockey East players who participated in the Rangers’ development camp this past week agree that one thing is for certain about new head coach David Quinn: He’s a player’s coach. Drafted goaltenders Adam Huska (Connecticut) and Tyler Wall (Massachusetts-Lowell) join camp-invite Drew Melanson (Boston University) as the players representing the conference in which […]

The Rangers’ trio of first-round draft picks — Vitali Kravtsov, K’Andre Miller and Nils Lundkvist — team up for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Describe your mentality on the ice. Kravtsov: I do everything to help the team win, and that’s No. 1 priority. I like to play beautiful hockey style, creative […]

The rebuilding process for the Devils was accelerated a little bit faster than most anticipated. They broke a five-year playoff drought before losing to the Lightning in a five-game first-round series this past season. It was all sparked by the Hart Trophy-winning campaign of Taylor Hall — his acquisition from the Oilers in exchange for […]

Forget the Big Splash, at least for this year. Even if there were a deep pool into which to dive, the Rangers wouldn’t do it. Next year, maybe … next year, probably … next year, definitely. When the NHL’s free-agent, cash-and-carry market opens at noon Sunday, the rebuilding Blueshirts — get used to it, folks, […]

It isn’t like it was back in the day, when writers were part of a team’s traveling party, hung out at the local watering hole with players and their wives or girlfriends, and got to know the people we covered pretty well. Now, we get snippets. Five minutes here and there in the room. Mass […]

After so much good fortune, it seems like the Islanders have now suffered one of the worst blows in franchise history. Captain John Tavares was not announced as signing a new deal as of late Saturday night, and once it got to midnight and the calendar changed to July 1, he was going to be […]

It came like the slow ripping of a Band-Aid, and now the wound will bleed out all over Islanders fans for years to come. A dark day in Islanders history arrived Sunday when captain John Tavares decided to become a free agent and then sign a sentimental deal with his hometown Maple Leafs. The seven-year, […]

Scott Malkin takes the hit for the franchise’s latest debacle. For it was the principal owner who allowed John Tavares to hold the Islanders hostage throughout a season in which No. 91 refused to commit to an extension even while the clock mercilessly ticked off the final year of his contract. Whether a representation of […]