Larry Brooks
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Rangers focused on reunion with former MVP as NHL free agency looms
The Blueshirts have been publicly attached to a number of high-profile impending free agents, but their eyes are trained on a reunion with one player in particular.
What Derick Brassard meant to the Rangers and the underrated void his retirement leaves for the NHL
Derick Brassard was skilled, he liked the stage, he was an instrumental piece of a very good team and he was a joy to cover.
How Rangers are approaching critical decision about captain after playoff struggles
Trouba has been an important part of establishing a pretty good culture here. His teammates universally respect him.
Why Oilers goaltender made Rangers' Igor Shesterkin dilemma more complicated
Do the Rangers need to pay $12 million a year to ensure that Igor Shesterkin remains in New York for the next 5-8 years?
Rangers' ruthless Barclay Goodrow move was the exact right approach
Drury and the hierarchy reached the conclusion that the Rangers needed to remove Goodrow’s cap hit from the ledger. So they acted in cold blood.
What the Panthers-Oilers series has revealed about the Rangers' shortcomings
I wouldn’t compare the Rangers to the Oilers. One team has Igor Shesterkin and the other has Stuart Skinner, but one of the teams has Connor McDavid and the other...
Time is now for Rangers to move on from playoff hero
The decision would be easy if Barclay Goodrow hadn’t risen to the occasion both in the playoffs and in the conference final against Florida.Â
Rangers reach quick $2.4M contract resolution with young forward in win-win
This was no fuss, no muss and it bodes well for the futures of both parties regardless of where their respective futures may play out.
Why these Rangers won't go down with the franchise's most feel-good close calls
A season worthy of celebration somehow turned into something else upon the conference final defeat to Florida.
Stanley Cup another reminder that NHL needs to this major inequity issue
It is not the NHLPA’s responsibility to coordinate a change. Indeed, the PA might oppose it. Ninth Avenue certainly has no interest in it.Â
Chris Drury has more to address than just tightening up Rangers core
Chris Drury, the general manager, is careful with his words in his interactions with the press. He gives away nothing. And so, what Drury said during Friday’s conference call with...
Rangers should split with this underachieving winger — but only at right trade price
It feels like Kakko hasn’t even started yet despite having played 300 NHL games since his 2019 second-overall selection.
I'm not going to second-guess the Rangers' trade deadline, even after their playoff knockout
The Rangers' deficiencies were exposed by a physically stronger opponent in a heavyweight fight. Could things have been different?
Rangers' core has run its course as tough decisions on these three stars loom
The most difficult conversations will concern the futures of three of the Rangers’ foundational letter-wearers.
Rangers couldn't match Panthers toughness in end as 30-year Stanley Cup drought continues
The Blueshirts battled here while facing extinction for the first time in Game 6. There was no quit in New York. But the Panthers were too tough.
Rangers are built to survive these tough moments on brink of elimination
The Rangers did not approach Saturday’s potential elimination Game 6 with a sense of dread or trepidation. Not in the least.
Rangers' season of belief has built up to this moment of truth
The Rangers have defined themselves every day since the middle of September but now they are obligated to do it again.
Star needs to get shot with scuffling Rangers power play before it's too late
You will be told that teams who are excessively dependent on their power play to generate production are not good bets in the playoffs.
It's not supposed to be easy for the Rangers at this point
If it wasn’t hard, don’t you think the Rangers might have won more than once over the last 84 years? Maybe don’t answer that question.
Rangers were overwhelmed, outplayed in Game 4 heartbreaker
This was not the ending Blake Wheeler deserved but it surely was the end result that the Rangers earned.Â