New York Rangers Daily: It could get worse before New Year, Jonathan Toews talks possible NHL return
By the time the ball drops in Times Square at midnight Tuesday and the calendar flips to 2025, the New York Rangers could be last in the Eastern Conference and sitting 29th overall in the NHL standings.
Chew on that before you toast to the New Year.
Or better yet, don’t. Put hockey and the Rangers out of your mind for a few hours at least and enjoy a bit of celebration. Because there’s not much to celebrate with the Rangers these days.
Sure, the Rangers (16-19-1) played much better Monday in Sunrise. But the Rangers still lost 5-3 to the Florida Panthers, their fourth straight defeat and seventh in the past eight games. They closed out 2024 by losing 15 of 19 games (4-15-0).
It’s surreal to see how far they’ve fallen, how completely they crumbled since winning the Presidents’ Trophy last season and coming within two wins of reaching the Stanley Cup Final in June.
Yet here we are.
On the bright side, what are the odds that the Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks each wins Tuesday to create the scenario listed above? Then again, what would’ve been the odds that the Rangers would be in their current predicament?
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Filip Chytil’s excellent performance leads our three takeaways from the Rangers’ latest loss Monday.
Elliotte Friedman had plenty to say about the Rangers on his latest 32 Thoughts podcast, including why Vincent Trocheck is the most coveted player on their roster.
Daily Faceoff wrote a piece on why 2023 Rangers top pick Gabe Perreault is “quickly becoming one of the best prospects in the NHL.”
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Connor Bedard, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, is fired up to play in the Winter Classic on Tuesday at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Blackhawks center told NHL.com, “It’s one of the coolest experiences of my life so far, and obviously the game hasn’t even started yet.” Puck drops at 5 p.m. ET against the St. Louis Blues.
Talk about cool things. Blues defenseman Cam Fowler, recently acquired from the Anaheim Ducks, will play his 1,000th NHL game in the Winter Classic on Tuesday.
Not so cool is that Winnipeg Jets forward Mason Appleton is week to week with a lower-body injury.
Jonathan Toews gave an in-depth interview to GQ detailing the health-related issues that forced him to leave hockey and the chance that he could return to the NHL.
The NHL fined the Dallas Stars $100,000 for violating the CBA by conducting an optional practice during the League’s holiday break.
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Jesse Puljujarvi on waivers.
Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to lead the Jets to a 3-0 shutout win against the Nashville Predators. It was Hellebuyck’s NHL-high fifth shutout this season.
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