New York Rangers’ captain to miss next couple of games

New York Rangers captain Chris Drury will not travel with the team to Montreal and Detroit due to a knee problem that has bothered him for “several weeks.” The 34-year old’s absence comes in the midst of everyone else on the team, most notably Ryan Callahan and Brandon Dubinsky, returning from various ailments. #23 only [...]

New York Rangers getting healthy at a good time

All-Star weekend was a great event for hockey fans everywhere, as some of the best players in the world displayed their talents in Raleigh in front of fans from every corner of the globe. But what’s lost in that is the impact it has on the NHL clubs. After losing on January 25 to Florida, [...]

New York Rangers Lundqvist shines in All-Star game, but loses

Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist played well in the All-Star game in Raleigh, but was saddled with the loss as Team Lidstrom defeated Team Staal by an 11-10 score on Sunday afternoon. After being the 11th player picked overall, Lundqvist allowed 3 goals on 14 shots, playing the third period in net for Team Staal. Considering [...]

Staal, Lundqvist face All-Star fate

On Friday night, the three Rangers players that will play in Sunday’s NHL All-Star game found out what team they will be playing for. Both defenseman Marc Staal and goalie Henrik Lundqvist will be playing for the team headed by Hurricanes captain Eric Staal, Marc’s older brother. Rookie Derek Stepan ,who will participate in the [...]

With all these injuries, time for Drury to lead.

On July 1, 2007, the Rangers made a huge splash in free agency by adding the top two centers available, Scott Gomez (from the Devils) and Chris Drury (from the Sabres). Gomez has since been traded and Drury has been named the 25th captain in team history. Now with the Broadway Blueshirts plagued with injuries, [...]

Fedotenko out 2-4 weeks with injury

If the Rangers injury list couldn’t get any more crowded, it just did. Ruslan Fedotenko will miss 2-4 weeks with a separated left shoulder suffered in Thursday’s 7-0 win against Toronto. The injury occurred in the 2nd period when the 32-year old took an open ice hit from Mike Komisarek. Fedotenko had been playing through [...]

Top prospects up, Weise down.

Hours after beating Atlanta 3-2 in a shootout, the Rangers made a couple of player transactions within the organization. They have recalled forward Evgeny Grachev and defenseman Michael Del Zotto from their AHL affiliate, the Connecticut Whale. Del Zotto was sent to the AHL on January 3 after struggling to find a groove at hockey’s [...]

Dubinsky out at least 3 weeks

Make more room on the injury list! The Rangers will be without center Brandon Dubinsky for 3-4 weeks with a stress fracture in his left leg. The 24-year old leads the team in goals (17), assists (21), and points (38). Also on the shelf for the Blueshirts are Vaclav Prospal, Erik Christensen, Ryan Callahan, and [...]

Three Rangers invited to All-Star weekend

Defenseman Marc Staal and goaltender Henrik Lundqvist were part of the 36 other players named to the NHL All-Star game, which was announced today. They will all join Sidney Crosby, Marc-Andre Fleury, Duncan Keith, Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin, and Jonathan Toews, who were voted in by the fans as locks to play in the game. [...]

Rangers acquire Wolski from Coyotes

A day after losing Alex Frolov to a season-ending knee injury, GM Glen Sather pulled a rabbit out of the old hat. The Rangers traded defenseman Michal Rozsival to Phoenix in exchange for winger Wojtek Wolski. Wolski, 24, was drafted 21st overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He quickly posted [...]

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