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It seems like that’s it for sitting Neal Pionk. First-year Rangers coach David Quinn made clear his confidence in the 23-year-old defenseman after he had scratched Pionk for the second straight game during the team’s 2-1 loss to the Oilers in a Saturday matinee at the Garden. “Pionk is going to play a lot of […]

The coach who was hired to develop kids didn’t dress either of his two youngest defensemen and benched one of his top-six kids up front for most of the third period of Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to the Oilers at the Garden in which the Rangers played well enough to lose to a bad team. Guess […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Islanders have got to be glad they’re done with the Predators for at least the regular season. Filip Forsberg scored twice and Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and an assist as Nashville beat the Isles for the second time in a week Saturday night, this time 5-2. The Islanders also lost […]

Probably the most interesting fact about these Rangers, just germinating under first-year head coach David Quinn, is that you never quite know what to expect. They have now dropped to 1-4-0 after a low-energy, no-pace 2-1 loss to Connor McDavid on Saturday afternoon at the Garden, with Edmonton’s perennial Hart Trophy contender proving to be […]

Auston Matthews of the Maple Leafs isn’t the only goal-scorer lighting it up in the NHL. Take a look at Kyle Palmieri of the Devils. Palmieri scored two goals for the third straight game and the Devils rallied from their first deficits of the season to beat the Sharks 3-2 at Prudential Center on Sunday. […]

In the Rangers’ estimation, Filip Chytil is a forward who belongs in the top nine, if not the top six. It just so happened that with the emergence of Brett Howden, they couldn’t find those types of minutes for Chytil while he was still playing center. So it seems like first-year coach David Quinn is […]

Maybe it wasn’t just that Alain Vigneault had it in for Pavel Buchnevich. All signs were pointing to Buchnevich, the Rangers’ talented Russian winger, being a healthy scratch for Tuesday night’s Garden match against the Avalanche. Vigneault, the former Rangers’ coach, often thought he could get more out of Buchnevich and often marginalized his ice […]

Ron Duguay wants the record set straight. The former Rangers center says he was left in the dark over MSG’s reasoning not to bring him back as a TV analyst, and wants fans to know it was the network’s decision to end the relationship after 12 years.  “It’s been difficult for me as I walk […]

There were not a lot of people who thought Vladislav Namestnikov would still be a Ranger at this point, but he’s likely to be a Ranger through this year of rebuilding. The 25-year-old forward came to the Blueshirts as an add-on to the trade last February that sent Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller to the […]

The Devils have found a perfect combination for the start of the season. Kyle Palmieri scores early and goaltender Keith Kinkaid makes the lead stand up. Palmieri scored his seventh goal in four games, Kinkaid stopped 24 shots for his second shutout and the Devils continued their best start since the 1995-96 season with a […]