14
Jul
2009
News Round-up: Zherdev Speaks, Zubov Leaves and Potter Signs
Not much hard news today but some interesting quotes from Nkolai Zherdev to magazine Sport-Express. Zherdev talks about the Rangers, his interest in the KHL and about where he’d like to play should he not return to New York next season. To me the most telling quote from the enigmatic winger comes when he is [...]
13
Jul
2009
Roster Reshaping Continues
In a surprising flurry of activity after a quiet weekend, The Rangers continued their recent roster overhaul by re-signing one of their core youngsters and sending another one packing to the desert. Earlier today, The Rangers agreed to terms with RFA F Ryan Callahan on a 2 year deal worth 4.6 miilion dollars. If you [...]
9
Jul
2009
Carolina In My Mind
Most of the news surrounding the Rangers search for a defenseman has centered on Sergei Zubov and Derek Morris but we want to add another possibility to the list. According to reports on ESPN, Carolina Hurricanes RFA Anton Babchuk is at a stalemate with the Canes over his contract and the team’s GM Jim Rutherford [...]
7
Jul
2009
Update on Zherdev (Updated)
As we reported on this site yesterday, Nik Zherdev’s decision to take the Rangers to arbitration may spell the end of his time in a blueshirt. Reports surfacing that Zherdev and his agent will ask for a salary of 4.5 million dollars for next season have caused many following the team to speculate today that [...]
6
Jul
2009
Blue Monday (Updated)
While rumors continue to swirl about whether the Rangers are interested in pursuing Saku Koivu, Alexei Kovalev or Sergei Zubov, nothing seems to be imminent on that front. The most interesting news out of Rangers camp is that forwards Nikolai Zherdev and Ryan Callahan have both elected to take the team to salary arbitration for [...]
3
Jul
2009
Staal Goes Camping
Earlier this week, Rangers head coach John Tortorella was named as one of the assistant coaches for Ron Wilson and the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team. That news was followed by the invitations of blueshirts captain Chris Drury and rising star Ryan Callahan to the 2010 Olympic orientation camp for the U.S. squad. Now it’s Marc [...]