Tag: Mika Zibanejad

NHL Rumors: Rosen’s Five Teams To Watch This Week

On Five teams to watch this week ... Dan Rosen of NHL.com: New York Rangers - the Rangers have $20 million in cap space and some holes to fill. They need a top-nine center and maybe two overall. They need…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: New York Rangers and the Dallas Stars

On the New York Rangers ... Steve Zipay of Newsday:  The NY Rangers have been looking for a top pairing, right handed defenseman. Names that continue to be in the rumor mill include Jacob Trouba, Tyson Barrie, Justin Faulk and…

Mark Easson

NHL Expansion Draft: New York Rangers Primer

The New York Rangers have easy decisions at forward and defense in theory. Early on, there was some talk of protecting eight skaters and one goalie. That would include four defensemen and four forwards. However, from a numbers standpoint, the…

Chris Wassel

NHL Rumors: Sabres, Rangers, Sharks and Lee

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Bill Hoppe: New Sabres GM Jason Botterill said that he wants to have a coach named before the draft. On the New York Rangers ... Sean Hartnett: Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault: "We're definitely looking at…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: New York Rangers – Offseason Priorities and Looking At Each Position

On the New York Rangers ... Craig Custance of ESPN: Looking at three offseason priorities for the New York Rangers. 1. Roster moves to get ready for the expansion draft: The Rangers currently will have to expose a good player…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: New York Rangers With A Little Kings, Canucks and Oilers

On the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Kevin Shattenkirk and Brian Boyle ... Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Three sources have said that when teams are talking to the New York Rangers, they bring up J.T.…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Defensive Prospects and Destinations for Kevin Shattenkirk

On defensive prospects ... Corey Pronman: An executive from a team that is considering selling at the deadline is frustrated with trying to improve their defense: "Nobody is moving defense prospects right now." On Kevin Shattenkirk ... Matt Larkin of The…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference Injuries: Isles, Lightning, Rangers, Wings, Leafs and Bruins

  On the New York Islanders ... New York Islanders: Defenseman Travis Hamonic was put in the IR with a lower-body injury retroactive to January 7th. On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith: Forward Ryan Callahan missed his second consecutive…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Caps, Devils, Sens, Panthers, Rangers, Preds, Canucks and Jets

On the Washington Capitals ... Isabelle Khurshdyan of the Washington Post: Forward T.J. Oshie suffered an upper-body injury last night and will be re-evaluated today. Coach Barry Trotz didn't update after the game. Oshie took a big hit from Senators defenseman…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Preds, Kings, Stars, Flames, Hurricanes, Sabres and More

On the Nashville Predators ... Adam Vingan of the Tennessean: P.K. Subban missed his fifth straight game with an upper-body injury. "A little disappointing," Predators general manager David Poile told 102.5-FM on Tuesday afternoon. "We all thought that there was a…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Red Wings, Flames, Oilers, Lightning and Rangers

On the Detroit Red Wings ... Brendan Savage: Goaltender Jimmy Howard will be out for four to six weeks with a mild MCL sprain according to GM Ken Holland. On the Calgary Flames ... Pat Steinberg: Forward Troy Brouwer left…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Lightning, Wings, Leafs, Rangers, Hawks, Blues and More

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith: Coach Jon Cooper didn't have an update on Ben Bishop's injury. He will be re-evaluated and they are hoping it's a short-term thing. Joe Smith: Nitika Kucherov hasn't been on the ice…

Mark Easson