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The Rangers have been pretty busy since July 1, the first day of free agency. Although their moves have been under the radar, they have been filling out their roster quite well. Did they forget that there is a roster limit? Glen Sather may have his hands full coming into training camp. Prospects Evgeny Grachev and Dale Weiss are said to be NHL ready. It would be difficult not to offer ...

According to the New York Post, Wisconsin defenseman Ryan McDonagh is set to forgo his final year of college and sign with the New York Rangers. McDonagh, 21, the first-round draft pick of the Montreal Canadiens in 2007, was acquired last season as part of the Scott Gomez trade. Going into this past week's Ranger prospect camp, McDonagh told reporters that he was leaning towards going back to school to captain the ...

According to TSN's Darren Dreger, the Islanders are becoming a top player in the Ilya Kovalchuck free agent sweepstakes. A main reason for Garth Snow and owner Charles Wang's interest is in part to attract interest to the team in order to build a new arena. Over the last couple seasons, the Islanders have been at the bottom of the league in attendance. The Islanders have reportedly offered the left winger a ...

Let's face it. Every Ranger fan in their right mind knew that today would not be like 2007 or 2009, when Glen Sather signed up every top free agent on the market. We did hope, however, that it would not be like 2008, when he re-signed Michael Roszival and inked Wade Redden to arguably the worst contract in the game today. For the most part, Sather stuck to the plan of focusing ...

According to Steve Zipay and Newsday , the Rangers did not extend an offer sheet to center Erik Christensen. Christensen, who was claimed off of waivers from Anaheim last season, had eight goals and 26 points in 49 games with the Rangers. Aside from Vinny Prospal, who has also yet to been given an offer to stay with the team, Christensen developed chemistry with sniper Marian Gaborik on the top line, ...

July 1st in New York always brings excitement for Ranger fans. Aside from opening night in October, it is the best day of the year for hockey fans in the Big Apple. A big-ticket free agent coming to the Rangers is like clockwork.  The target this summer for many Ranger fans is Ilya Kovalchuck, arguably the best pure goal scorer in the NHL. Imagine him playing alongside sniper Marian Gaborik on the ...

According to the New York Post, the Rangers have traded 2006 first-round draft pick (21st overall) Bobby Sanguinetti to the Carolina Hurricanes for two draft picks. Sanguinetti, a native of New Jersey and a Ranger fan, seemed to be the future star blueliner for the Rangers, but has since fallen down the depth chart in favor of prospects with more upside.  In his first season with the Hartford Wolfpack of the AHL, ...

With the 40th overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the New York Rangers picked Christian Thomas of the Oshawa Generals in the CHL. The 18-year old right wing is the son of former 400 goal scorer Steve Thomas, and the Rangers hope goals are in his jeans. In his first season with the Generals, he scored 41 goals and had 66 points in 64, something that grabbed the attention of ...

According to a blog post by ESPN hockey analyst Pierre LeBrun, Glen Sather and the New York Rangers have not extended a hand to center Olli Jokinnen about returning for the 2010-11 season. Jokinen, who was acquired by New York in February with Brandon Prust for Chris Higgins and Ales Kotalik, managed just four goals and 15 assists in 26 games with the Blueshirts. He also failed to extend the shootout ...

Since the lockout, Henrik Lundqvist has been the backbone of the New York Rangers, and main ingredient into their semi-resurgence since 2006. He's the first goaltender in NHL history to record 30-plus wins in his first five seasons. He led Sweeden to a Gold Medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He's done it all, except get past the second-round in the playoffs. A big reason is the Rangers' inability to give Lundqvist ...