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The Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup Playoff success over the years has been built off Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jake Guentzel. However, Evan Rodrigues was the one that got the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-4 victory over the New York Rangers. The Game 3 win gives the Penguins a two games to one series lead. […] READ MORE
The New York Rangers added some defensive forward help at the trade deadline. Andrew Copp and Tyler Motte came over on deadline day, but the Blueshirts got started early with Frank Vatrano. New York got the depth forward from the Florida Panthers for a fourth-rounder. The Frank Vatrano fit has been a good one so […] READ MORE
The New York Rangers are among the top teams in the league near the midway point of the 2021-22 NHL season. Part of that has to do with Chris Kreider and his success on the power play. The Boxford, Mass. native has already surpassed his season-high in extra-man goals with 12 after getting 11 last […] READ MORE
The New York Rangers are off to a solid start of the season and Igor Shesterkin has played a huge hand in that. However, the Blueshirts will have to get by for a week without him. Alexandar Georgiev backstopped New York to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. The Rangers will be without Shesterkin […] READ MORE
The New York Rangers announced that forward Kaapo Kakko is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury. Kakko was put on the injured reserve on Sunday and Morgan Barron was called up from AHL Hartford. UPDATE: The following players will not practice today: Ryan Strome (COVID-19 protocol related absence)Kaapo Kakko (upper body, IR) The team has […] READ MORE
The New York Rangers have re-signed restricted free agent defenceman Libor Hajek to a one-year, two-year contract worth $874,125 per season. This contract carries him through the end of the 2021-22 season. He retains his RFA status at the end of the deal. OFFICIAL: #NYR have agreed to terms with restricted free agent defenseman Libor […] READ MORE
It has been reported by Larry Brooks that the New York Rangers have hired Gerard Gallant as their new head coach. Pierre LeBrun provided further intel, stating that it is a four-year deal but there’s no further information on the contract. The hiring comes a month after the Rangers received permission from the Golden Knights […] READ MORE
In a league with a plethora of colourful coaching personalities, John Tortorella arguably takes the cake as the most notorious. The man affectionately known as “Torts” owns quite a reputable coaching resume, but with some unique caveats. On almost a monthly basis, Tortorella makes headlines. Whether it’s for benching one of his team’s superstars or […] READ MORE
The NHL coaching carousel is constantly spinning. This season, it’s going at warp speed. There are currently four teams that will be reading applications for their vacant positions, including the NHL’s newest team. The Arizona Coyotes, Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers have all fired their coaches in the past couple weeks and Seattle is still […] READ MORE
Welcome back to another week’s worth of NHL Rumours with Last Word on Hockey. Teams are finishing up their regular seasons. For some teams, this brings about the start of the best time of year with the playoffs. For others, it marks an abbreviated offseason ahead of the 2021-22 campaign. And with the compressed nature […] READ MORE