Articles for tag: Alexis Lafreniere, Andrej Sustr, Brennan Othmann, Conor Sheary, Gabe Perreault, Igor Shesterkin, J.T. Miller, Mika ZIbanejad, Mike Sullivan, Scott Morrow, Vladislav Gavrikov

September 17, 2025

5 Burning Questions for the New-Look New York Rangers

As the New York Rangers faithful prepare to celebrate the franchise’s centennial, the team itself faces a far more urgent task: atonement. The champagne from the 2023-24 Presidents’ Trophy victory feels like a distant, hazy memory, completely overshadowed by the “complete and utter disaster” of the 2024-25 season. Missing the playoffs a year after being the league’s best regular-season team wasn’t just a failure; it was a franchise-altering cataclysm that prompted a sweeping and necessary cultural reset. Now, with the doors set to open on training camp this week, the winds of change have blown through Madison Square Garden. A

September 4, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

New York Rangers

New York Rangers 2025-26 Training Camp: Pressure, Paychecks, and a New Blueprint

The fall was as swift as it was brutal. One season you’re hoisting the Presidents’ Trophy, the toast of the NHL. The next, you’re on the outside looking in, cleaning out your lockers in April while 16 other teams chase the Cup. For the New York Rangers, the 2024-25 campaign wasn’t just a disappointment; it was, as one source put it, a “complete and utter disaster.” A historic collapse that saw them join their own 1992-93 predecessors as the only teams to go from the league’s best regular season record to missing the playoffs entirely. Now, as the crisp autumn

August 27, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

New York Rangers

Panarin Predicament: New York Rangers’ Billion-Dollar Question

As we head into the thick of the 2025 season, the clock is officially ticking on Artemi Panarin’s seven-year, $81.5 million pact, which wraps up after the 2025-26 campaign. For the New York Rangers, this isn’t just another contract negotiation; it’s a franchise-defining inflection point. The debate raging from the suites at Madison Square Garden to the sports bars across the tri-state area is as simple as it is complex: Do you commit another king’s ransom to your offensive dynamo as he enters his mid-thirties, or do you make the gut-wrenching decision to move on? This is the kind of

August 26, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

New York Rangers

The Empire State of Concern: Unpacking the Rangers’ Looming Issues

Well, folks, here we are in the dog days of summer, and while most of the hockey world is enjoying a well-deserved break, us scribes are already peering into the crystal ball, especially when it comes to a franchise like the New York Rangers. After a truly baffling 2024-25 season saw them miss the dance, the air in the Big Apple is thick with a mixture of cautious optimism and genuine, stomach-churning worry. The “dysfunction” that submarined last year’s campaign is (thankfully) not expected to repeat – a new bench boss in Mike Sullivan should take care of that. But

August 21, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

New York Rangers

Rangers Reload: A Deep Dive into the Blueshirts’ 2025-26 Forward Corps

After a 2024-25 season that can only be described as a disaster, the New York Rangers’ front office went to work. The mission was clear: a significant course correction and a swift return to playoff contention. With a new coach behind the bench in Mike Sullivan and some significant roster shuffling, the focus now shifts to a forward group that looks radically different, yet brimming with potential. The departure of captain Chris Kreider was a seismic event, but the re-acquisition of a familiar, fiery face and a renewed commitment to physicality and youth development have reshaped the team’s offensive identity.

August 10, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Nashville Predators New York Rangers Vancouver Canucks

Time to Hit the Panic Button? 6 Players Who Need a Big Bounce-Back Season in 2025-26

Well, another NHL season is in the books, and as the dust settles on the 2024-25 campaign, it’s time to start looking ahead. For some guys, the offseason will be a time for some well-deserved rest and relaxation. For others, it’ll be a summer of soul-searching and hard work, a chance to right the ship after a season they’d rather forget. Every year, there are players who, for one reason or another, just don’t live up to expectations. Whether it’s due to injury, a new system, or a good old-fashioned slump, some guys just can’t seem to find their game.