Update 7:24PM -The deal is believed to be one year at $600,000.
Original Post: According to several sources, the Rangers have agreed to terms with 28-year-old defenseman Alexei Semenov. Semenov, 28, was at training camp on a tryout basis. Semenov is 6′6, 235 lbs. In his career he has played 211 career games with the Oilers, [...]
Update: October 1st 2:15PM: According to CSN Philly, Betts has signed with the Flyers for one season.
Original Post: Blair Betts may not be a thorn in the Rangers side after all.
Betts has yet to sign with the Philadelphia Flyers according to reports.
John Boruk, of CSN Philly, reports that if Betts and the Flyers don’t agree [...]
Today, the Yankees, Big East and Big 12 announced that an annual College Football Bowl Game will take place between Christmas Day and New Years starting after the 2010 season.
This could cause a problem with having the NHL’s Winter Classic game at the Stadium, since it would be tough to turnaround the College Football configuration [...]
With Sean Avery back on the ice today, the Rangers had everyone skate and the lines, according to Andrew Gross, where:
Vinny Prospal-Brandon Dubinsky-Marian Gaborik
Christopher Higgins-Chris Drury-Ryan Callahan
Enver Lisin-Artem Anisimov-Ales Kotalik
Donald Brashear-Brian Boyle-Aaron Voros
Gross notes that there still has been no decision on Alexei Semenov, who has been with the Rangers on a try-out basis. With [...]
The team over at Yahoo!’s Puck Daddy have compiled their their projections for where teams will finish in the Eastern Conference.
The quick hits, four of the five asked, have the Rangers finishing fourth in the division, only ahead of the Islanders.
Yet, three of the five have the Rangers in the playoffs, two at six and [...]
According to The Prospect Park, Ryan Bourque suffered a concussion during his game on Saturday night.
Bourque is expected to miss the Quebec Remparts two game road trip and will be re-evaluated from there.
Rangers rookie defenseman Matt Gilroy will appear on NHL Live! at 12:45P ET.
Deb Placey and Billy Jaffe will be the hosts.
Tune in on the NHL Network at 12P-2P ET or on Sirius/XM to catch NHL Live!
In his Eastern Confernce preview, John Buccigross, of ESPN picks the Rangers to finish seventh in the Eastern Conference.
Scoring goals was a major problem; the Rangers had just 210 last season. (Only the Islanders had fewer in the East.) The Rangers attempted to rectify that by signing Marian Gaborik after they somehow persuaded Montreal to [...]
(Update 1:43pm) Andrew Gross spoke to Avery after practice, and Sean said this:
“It felt good,” Avery said. “It’s been about a week since I got on the ice (Sept. 21) so that’s a good feeling for sure. We’ll take tomorrow and see how it goes.”
(Original Post)Andrew Gross reports from practice that Sean Avery is participating [...]
Andrew Gross, of the Record, has five keys to the Rangers season.
Blue line consistency: Rookie Matt Gilroy was the team’s best defenseman in the preseason but that can’t be the case in the regular season.
Brandon Dubinsky’s development: The Rangers don’t have a true No. 1 center and need somebody to click with Gaborik.
For the rest, [...]
