Author: Vinny Santoro

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Rangers drafted young prospect Brett Berard in the 5th round of the NHL Draft after the World Juniors. Berard may be a smaller forward, standing at only 5’9, but he’s turning a lot of heads, showing how he was a steal in the draft. Jeff Gorton and the Rangers found a gem, and here’s why. Brett Berard, who played very limited minutes on the 3rd line for Team USA in the World Juniors, showed signs of growth, speed, and toughness. Berard did everything he needed to do to take the puck away and force turnovers...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe New York Rangers took on the Islanders and Devils in their first 3 games to start their 56 game campaign. There were definitely things people liked in those 3 games and some things that the Rangers and the fans don’t want to see a lot of this upcoming season. Let’s analyze the three games. In Game 1 the Rangers took a total of 8 penalties and the Islanders converted on 2 of them. Taking that many penalties in a game will put you in the loss column in any game, no matter what team you...

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...