• Igor Shesterkin is clear front-runner in Rangers goalie battle

    Igor Shesterkin is clear front-runner in Rangers goalie battle

    Six days and two scrimmages into prep work for the tournament, David Quinn said, “I think it’s kind of a good time to reassess where we’re at and go from there,” as far as the competition to be the starting goaltender for Game 1 against Carolina. The fact is, though, that the Rangers are at …
  • Henrik Lundqvist won’t go down without a fight

    Henrik Lundqvist won’t go down without a fight

    Incumbency has its rewards, and especially so when it is accompanied by a 10-2 record with a 2.52 GAA and a .932 save percentage. So yes, Igor Shesterkin is the presumptive No. 1 as the Rangers prepare for their qualifying-round matchup against Carolina that will commence in the Toronto bubble Aug. 1. But Henrik Lundqvist …
  • Henrik Lundqvist deserves chance to reclaim Rangers throne for NHL playoffs

    Henrik Lundqvist deserves chance to reclaim Rangers throne for NHL playoffs

    I don’t know whether Henrik Lundqvist can reclaim the No. 1 job in nets from Igor Shesterkin when (and if) the Rangers reconvene at some point late next month or in early July. But I do know that David Quinn and the coaching staff would be making a mistake if they enter camp with minds …
  • NHL players poll is insult to Henrik Lundqvist, Patrik Elias

    NHL players poll is insult to Henrik Lundqvist, Patrik Elias

    Who doesn’t love rankings? Rankings exist to spark debate. Rankings are subjective, determined by opinions, educated or otherwise. Opinions can’t be wrong, Except, of course, when they are. Which brings us to the fun exercises in which the good folks at NHL.com have been intermittently engaged throughout this coronavirus-induced stoppage of play. A panel of …
  • Rangers mailbag: What if they can’t trade Lias Andersson?

    Rangers mailbag: What if they can’t trade Lias Andersson?

    You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: The Rangers. If the NHL allows an amnesty buyout prior to the 2020-21 season, who would the Rangers target, …
  • Rangers mailbag: Morgan Barron, Vitali Kravtsov could compete for roster spot

    Rangers mailbag: Morgan Barron, Vitali Kravtsov could compete for roster spot

    You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Rangers. Do you see any new forwards being on the opening night roster next year that weren’t this …
  • Henrik Lundqvist’s Rangers end is hard to digest

    Henrik Lundqvist’s Rangers end is hard to digest

    The last two months of the season must have been exactly what Henrik Lundqvist envisioned at the 2018 post-Letter deadline purge when he chose to remain with the Rangers after he was given the chance to opt out of an embryonic rebuild program and pursue his Stanley Cup dream somewhere else. Because here were the …