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This is exactly the type of argument that makes Gary Bettman and the rest of the people in the NHL offices on Sixth Avenue smile. Who is the best player in hockey: Is it still Sidney Crosby, or has Connor McDavid taken over the throne? This is a legitimate question, a fun question, especially now […]

Libor Hajek was the must-have defenseman the Rangers acquired from the Lightning as part of last year’s deadline package in the deal for Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller. The 2018 first-rounder was essential, of course. To a lesser degree, the conditional first for 2019 if Tampa Bay wins the Cup. Brett Howden? Right, the center […]

The acclamation period took about four or five days. But after the disappointment of not making the Rangers out of training camp and being sent to AHL Hartford wore off, Lias Andersson had just one focus. “Obviously the first night was tough. But when I got down here, I was actually very happy to see […]

It seemed somewhat curious for the Islanders to name Anders Lee as their captain before the season, given the winger was (and is) eligible to become a free agent next July in the aftermath of the preceding captain having left as a free agent last July. It does no team any good to have three […]

This was not putting it lightly, or sidestepping an awkward situation. This was David Quinn once again making a clear declaration for what he demands from his Rangers team, mentally more than anything else. So the first-year head coach unequivocally said that mercurial Russian winger Pavel Buchnevich would return to the lineup for Sunday night’s […]

When Jean-Sebastien Dea shoved Casey Cizikas into the net midway through the second period Saturday night, it was the first time the Devils had been able to get anything past Thomas Greiss. Aside from bodies, the Islanders goalie turned away everything thrown at him. Greiss and the Islanders stayed hot, surging to their fifth straight […]

The Rangers were happy to see defenseman Fredrik Claesson back on the ice and participating in a practice Saturday afternoon, even if it was in a non-contact jersey. Claesson has been out since he suffered an upper-body injury on Oct. 17 that was supposed to keep him out two to three weeks. The free-agent signee […]

David Quinn seemingly has spent the early part of this season endlessly juggling forwards. But among all the permutations, Quinn appears to have found only one that looks like a real keeper. Strangely enough, it is centered by a 20-year-old who many thought of as a long shot to make the opening-night roster. “It’s just […]

There was no need for the Rangers to say they were tired just over two days removed from a nine-day, four-game road trip. It was obvious. Also obvious was the fact Henrik Lundqvist remains their best player, the franchise goalie being the one piece that gives this rebuilding team — ahem, just “building,” in the […]

It was a scary moment, and the Rangers hope it didn’t result in the loss of one of their best players at this early juncture of the season. Integral 20-year-old center Brett Howden was injured when he went face-first into the backboards with 6:34 remaining in the second period during the team’s 3-1 win over […]