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Rangers defenseman turns into unsung hero
Brendan Smith was an unsung hero in the Blueshirts’ 3-1 victory over the Sabres at the Garden on Tuesday.
Rangers defenseman playing like he knows his future is on the line
With the trade deadline on Monday and a contract that is set to expire at the end of this season, Brendan Smith said he’s not oblivious to his situation. So...
Rangers coach recalls the day sports stopped
One year ago to the day of Thursday’s 4-0 defeat to the Bruins in Boston, the Rangers were in Denver playing and losing an overtime match to the Avalanche in...
Veteran's rocky Rangers odyssey has led to being rookie's mentor
So you’re constructing an all-time Rangers lineup consisting only of former U of Wisconsin players, because what better way than to occupy your time in Month 12 of the pandemic?...
Rangers must prioritize kids amid hazy Tony DeAngelo aftermath
Three of the seven defensemen on the opening roster are down. Check that. Two of them, Brendan Smith and Jack Johnson, are down with injuries. The third, Tony DeAngelo, is...
Rangers' defensive problems grow beyond Tony DeAngelo
Rangers defenseman Brendan Smith sustained an upper-body injury late in the first period of Monday’s 3-1 win over the Penguins after colliding with Brandon Tanev. He was slow to get...
Rangers center makes most of promotion
So it’s overtime in a game the Rangers desperately need to win. Over the boards come Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad and Adam Fox. Then, Chris Kreider, Pavel Buchnevich and Tony...
Rangers benching two regulars for Penguins rematch
Rangers head coach David Quinn opted to take Brendan Lemieux and Jack Johnson, who had played all four games so far this season, out of the lineup for Sunday’s rematch...
Brendan Smith seizing Rangers opportunity after opening night scratch
Brendan Smith was a healthy scratch for the Rangers’ season-opener last Thursday, but found himself in the lineup two nights later after defenseman Tony DeAngelo was benched. So the 31-year-old...
How new NHL rules could bring huge Rangers benefits
I tweeted a few weeks ago about how the adoption of the taxi squad for the NHL season would provide a cap-related incentive for clubs to go with the minimum...
The Rangers who returned to practice facility to begin NHL comeback
A day after Phase 2 of the NHL’s “Return to Play” plan officially began, the Rangers reopened their practice facility for voluntary small-group workouts Tuesday. Among the limited group of...
This Ranger overcame self-inflicted obstacles to save career
Part 17 of a series the New York Rangers. Jacob Trouba overheard my question to Brendan Smith following practice one day in February and laughed. The question was whether Smith,...
Rangers defenseman's play allays Brady Skjei trade sorrow
The Rangers weren’t drained of talent at Monday’s trade deadline the way they were the past two seasons, but their one trade still hurt a day later. Coach David Quinn...
Rangers' David Quinn heaps praise on veteran who didn't play
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A simple question turned into coach David Quinn gushing about how important defenseman Marc Staal is to his Rangers. Staal missed the team’s 4-3 shootout win...
Why Brendan Smith's parents only saw him play for one second
Brendan Smith’s parents had flown into New York to watch their son play at the Garden on Monday against the Islanders. Which they were able to do for one second....
Rangers coach rips into woeful officiating crew
EDMONTON, Alberta — David Quinn didn’t really want to get into it, but he already let his displeasure be known. The Rangers coach was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct after he...
Rangers send message with this call-up
TORONTO — With the official declaration coming down that Rangers winger Brendan Lemieux would miss three-to-four weeks with the fractured hand he suffered in Friday night’s win over the Hurricanes...
Rangers goalie doesn't wilt under intense heat
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was a stunning performance from Alex Georgiev, the Rangers goalie making 45 saves while saving his team not only the embarrassment of its desultory performance, but...
Rangers' recent improvement illustrated in this one stat
Their attempt-share numbers are an analytical nightmare and so is the Rangers’ amorphous expected goals percentage. But nearly a quarter of the way through the season, there is one rather...
Last year prepared Alexandar Georgiev for this
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Saturday’s win was Alexandar Georgiev’s first back-to-back start in net this season for the Rangers. It wasn’t until the second half of last season — Georgiev’s first...