• 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 …
  • Rangers’ first practice back features Stanley Cup mentality

    Rangers’ first practice back features Stanley Cup mentality

    September in July? Not quite. Because when the Rangers took the ice Monday at their practice rink in Tarrytown — roll that one off your tongues again, folks, the Rangers took the ice on Monday! — this was not the first day of a training camp 2.0. Rather, this was Day 1 in the quest …
  • NHL lottery leaves No. 1 pick to be decided in next drawing

    NHL lottery leaves No. 1 pick to be decided in next drawing

    So if the Rangers lose their qualifying round to the Hurricanes, they will have a 12.5 percent chance of selecting first overall in the NHL draft and bringing Rimouski left winger Alexis Lafreniere to Broadway. Yes, folks, there will be a Phase 2 of the NHL draft lottery after Friday’s Phase 1 ended with a …
  • NHL sets Stanley Cup playoffs date, strict coronavirus guidelines

    NHL sets Stanley Cup playoffs date, strict coronavirus guidelines

    We have a date. A few, in fact. Whether the NHL is going to be able to keep them is essentially up to the virus. The Post has learned that the Stanley Cup tournament’s qualifying rounds are scheduled to begin on July 30 in hub cities that will be selected “within the next week or …
  • Lias Andersson won’t join Rangers camp when NHL returns

    Lias Andersson won’t join Rangers camp when NHL returns

    Read More: Rangers’ complicated Lias Andersson fiasco isn’t over Rangers mailbag: What if they can’t trade Lias Andersson? Kaapo Kakko’s diabetes may keep him from Rangers if NHL returns The silver lining to Brendan Lemieux’s disappointing Rangers season
  • Rangers, Islanders are Vegas-bound for NHL playoffs

    Rangers, Islanders are Vegas-bound for NHL playoffs

    So it appears the Rangers and Islanders will be Vegas-bound when and if the competition begins in late July or early August. Multiple sources have confirmed the NHL has settled on Vegas as one of its two hub cities to host the tournament. As the league previously has indicated it would not allow a team …
  • John Tortorella changes controversial national anthem take

    John Tortorella changes controversial national anthem take

    Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella, who once threatened to bench any player who refused to stand for the national anthem, said that his views regarding such protests against racial injustice have changed following the nationwide protests over Minneapolis police killing George Floyd. “When I stand for the flag and the national anthem, my reflection is …
  • K’Andre Miller’s pain is call to action for all of hockey

    K’Andre Miller’s pain is call to action for all of hockey

    It would have been heartbreaking in any context to know the pain through which K’Andre Miller has lived, but somehow even more so when remembering how ebullient he was after being selected 22nd overall by the Rangers in the 2018 draft and how at the time the then 18-year-old spoke with pride and about his …
  • NHL stars bash ESPN’s Max Kellerman for hockey-hating rant

    NHL stars bash ESPN’s Max Kellerman for hockey-hating rant

    Hockey fans weren’t the only ones ticked off by Max Kellerman’s hot take. Those who play the game Kellerman claimed nobody cared about and wasn’t one of the major sports also had a bone to pick with the ESPN host. “I don’t want to hurt your feelings, but settle down Max @maxkellerman,” Flyers captain Claude …
  • Rangers’ K’Andre Miller speaks out after being target of racist Zoom hack

    Rangers’ K’Andre Miller speaks out after being target of racist Zoom hack

    The death of George Floyd sparked Rangers prospect K’Andre Miller to speak out Monday for the first time about being the target of hundreds of racial slurs while conducting an online Q&A with fans after signing his NHL contract. “I’ve struggled for months to find the words to express my frustration and anger over the …