New York Rangers Daily: Another opportunity, ‘Shatty’ retires, Flyers jump ahead
After a day off and a short flight to Buffalo, the New York Rangers are back in action for their fourth game in six days when they visit the Sabres on Wednesday at KeyBank Center.
The Rangers are trying to snap a two-game skid, after that inexcusable 2-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. The Sabres are on a seven-game skid (0-4-3) of their own, so it’s not exactly a match of NHL heavyweights in Buffalo on Wednesday.
Here are our three things to watch for, including a bit of payback on the Rangers’ minds after an ugly 6-1 loss to the Sabres at MSG on Nov. 7.
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Our John Kreiser did a deep dive into how exactly the Rangers fell into a battle for a wild-card playoff spot one-third of the way through the NHL season.
In another breakdown of the Rangers’ woes, Tom Castro made the case that general manager Chris Drury has plenty more work to do — sooner rather than later — following the Jacob Trouba trade.
With Igor Shesterkin having signed that massive contract extension last week, we put together a list of the 10 richest contracts in Rangers history.
Former Rangers defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk retired after 14 NHL seasons.
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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, speaking after the NHL Board of Governors meeting in Florida, spoke optimistically about hammering out a new CBA with the players union “quickly and peacefully.” The current deal doesn’t expire until September 2026, but Bettman says informal discussions are taking place and official negotiations are schedule to begin as early as February.
Ottawa Senators owner Michael Andlauer took a swipe at the Rangers for “soft tampering” with captain Brady Tkachuk amid recent trade rumors. The Blueshirts quickly refuted those claims.
Nashville Predators captain Roman Josi left their 4-3 loss to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday in the second period with a lower-body injury. As if the Predators needed any more bad news above and beyond their stunningly woeful 7-16-6 record.
The Philadelphia Flyers moved past the Rangers for fourth place in the Metropolitan Division and the second wild card in the Eastern Conference with a 5-3 road win against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Philly has 30 points, New York 29.
The Boston Bruins were hammered by the Winnipeg Jets 8-1, but at least they went down with a fight or three.
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