Author: Vinny Santoro

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe New York Rangers are entering the 2021 season in a newly created division with some new teams to contend to, primarily due to the outbreak of COVID-19. New York will be up against a new tough division with teams including the Flyers, Bruins, Islanders, Capitals, Penguins, Sabres and the Devils. Let’s take a look at this competition. Philadelphia Flyers The Flyers are a very strong team with a lot of depth, including an amazing center core alongside some great goaltending in their young netminder, Carter Hart. Prior to the pandemic, Philly was one of the...

Reading Time: 2 minutes  Earlier this year, the Rangers announced that they would be in a rebuilding phase, which has been a success so far, despite losing some faces we loved.  They released players such as Henrik Lundqvist, JT Miller, Mats Zuccarello, Ryan Mcdonough and many others.  However, Jeff Gorton and the Rangers organization have rebuilt by way of getting strong prospects through the draft and free agency.     They are starting the next season as one of the youngest teams in the league looking to prove themselves with some amazing talent such as Adam Fox and Ryan Lindgren. ...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe New York Rangers are heading into the 2021 season and there is a lot to look forward to as well as a lot that should be taken into consideration.  Some good news is that the Rangers locked up all their Restricted Free Agents (RFAs), although they lost some players in Free Agency, such as Greg Mckegg, Jesper Fast, and Henrik Lundqvist.   Offensively, the Rangers were very strong this past season as they didn’t get shutout once by their opponent.  Their Power Play was a key factor to their offensive game, finishing with a very...

Reading Time: 2 minutesJeff Gorton, GM of the New York Rangers, has his biggest decision for his Restricted Free Agent, Ryan Strome. Strome put up a career high in points and assists this past season on the ice.  He is a solid Center who has decent playmaking skills, but needs to improve on consistent face-off wins and to limit his penalties. During his career with the NHL (including his time with the Rangers), Strome has a career faceoff win average of 45.9%. Strome was drafted by the New York Islanders in the first round of the 2011 draft and...

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs the 2019-2020 season has come to an end, the New York Rangers now have their sights on the NHL Draft and Free Agency.  The Rangers hold the #1 overall pick in the NHL Draft this year as they look to improve their young core to make them playoff contenders. Additionally with some big free agents having breakout seasons, Jeff Gorton will be thinking of how much he wants to pay them to stay. New York holds two picks in the first round in a deep draft class, including the #1 overall pick and the 22nd overall...