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The Rangers probably aren’t going to be as young as you might expect, for much — if not most — of the rebuild will take place off-Broadway in places like Chelyabinsk, St. Petersburg, Lulea, Madison and Hartford. So that means that while the likes of Vitali Kravtsov, Igor Shestyorkin, Nils Lundkvist, K’Andre Miller and, more […]

At a different time, there would be no better man to award the Rangers’ captaincy than Mats Zuccarello. But Zuccarello is entering the final year of his contract and is more likely than not to be traded approaching the Feb. 25 deadline, so unless the Rangers want to run through a turnstile captaincy and be […]

The Islanders front office is now run by Lou Lamoriello. The bench is now run by Barry Trotz. But what players will take all the attention on the ice? Well, rest assured that all eyes will be locked on reigning Calder Trophy winner Mathew Barzal when the season opens Oct. 4 at Carolina. That includes […]

Adam McQuaid didn’t get the letter. The defenseman was in Boston as a Bruin when Rangers management issued its landmark decree to the fan base last February. Thing is, he might not have read it, anyway. “I know [the Rangers] traded a lot of guys at the deadline last year but I don’t really see […]

There is not a lot Anders Lee can do about it right now, but he knows how this story ends if it drags into the season. The Islanders left wing is entering the final year of a contract that paid him $3.75 million per season and would be due a substantial raise if he reaches […]

A new year with a new voice from behind the bench, but for the Rangers, the same franchise goaltender with the same commitment to excellence. “I think you’ve got to look at short term,” Henrik Lundqvist said following the first work day of his 14th training camp for his fourth coach. “I think right now, […]

There was no easing into things for the Rangers, whose first day of work featured a series of challenging, combative small-ice drills punctuated by the expressive David Quinn’s instructions and exhortations. “It was about conditioning and it was about competing and obviously from a structural standpoint, D-zone coverage,” the freshman NHL coach out of Boston […]

There was a scary moment early in Sunday’s training camp practice, as Mika Zibanejad seemingly took a shoulder to the chin from Joey Keane in a battle drill and went down to the ice in a heap. As Zibanejad left for the locker room, it was hard not to think about his long concussion history […]

Yes, the Rangers are a lot younger than they have been in years past. But one thing that remains the same is Marc Staal is set to be a staple on the back end as the 31-year-old enters his 13th season on Broadway. If it seems like it was a long time ago when the […]

Lias Andersson isn’t just some highly regarded 19-year-old prospect looking to make the Rangers. Rather, he is a 19-year-old, seventh-overall draft selection looking to crack the opening NHL roster after failing to do so a year ago. This represents an important distinction. In fact, it is important enough for head coach David Quinn to have […]