Author: Vinny Santoro

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...

Reading Time: 2 minutesOn August 5th, the Rangers were swept in three games to the opposing Carolina Hurricanes, as their top line, including Sebastian Aho, cruised through the New York Rangers. The Rangers couldn’t get much momentum against their strong opponent.  However, one player in that series who really hit his stride with great potential was the Rangers 2nd overall pick, Kaapo Kakko. During the pause prior to this series, Kakko went back home to get some additional ice time with his coaches alongside teammate Alexander Georgiev.  Upon his return to training camp, the Coaching Staff of the New...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe New York Rangers, the second youngest team going into this playoff bracket have some upcoming stars. I wanted to talk about how the Rangers can be a “Dark Horse” or an underdog team going into this playoff run. The Rangers are a very talented young roster and can be an underdog with a few scenarios: Goaltending Igor Shesterkin, who had a strong first impression with the Rangers posted a 10-2 record with a great .932% save percentage. Igor looked very comfortable in goal for the amount of starts he had.  He can be a huge...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe recent NHL Draft Lottery was quite a shocker that had many fans turning their heads in question. The worst team in the league, the Detroit Redwings, ended up not getting the first overall pick with a very unpleasant record of 17-49-5 (39 points). The New York Rangers are now in an interesting spot of circumstances given the current playoff system. If New York loses, they have a chance at the #1 overall pick. But if they move on, their pick will most likely be a top 15 pick which is still beneficial because of how...