New York Rangers Rumors & News

New York Post "So much has been so predictable in these playoffs. A sloppy, scoreless first period in Thursday night’s Game 4 between the Rangers and Bruins seemed to be more of the same from what the Blueshirts had shown in this series. But after two-plus wild and crazy periods, the offense was no longer as..." May 24

NHL.com "The 2013 NHL Awards winners will be revealed in two live television specials during the Stanley Cup Final. At 7 p.m. on the day of Game 2 of the Final, the winners of the Hart, Calder, Norris and Vezina trophies, along with the Ted Lindsay Award, will be announced as part of an hour-long show..." May 24

New York Post "The bad news came with an early-morning phone call, as it often does. When Brad Richards picked it up Thursday, the voice he heard was that of his coach, John Tortorella, telling him for the first time in his postseason career he would be a healthy scratch. That’s what he was last night at..." May 24

Bergen Record "One moment, the Rangers appeared on their way to being swept out of the playoffs by the Boston Bruins. The next, Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask stumbled and fell, literally, and the Rangers suddenly had new life. The Rangers capitalized Rask’s miscue to battle back from a two-goal second..." May 24

New York Daily News "The Rangers have no power play, but they do have Powe. Darroll Powe still might not be able to help the Rangers on the ice as he inches closer to returning from his second concussion of the season, but the injured forward does have firsthand knowledge of the daunting task the Blueshirts are..." May 23

New York Post "Brad Richards left his coach no choice. Which, when it comes right down to it, is just as well, because any time the Rangers have gone on the power play in the playoffs, John Tortorella has chosen to use Richards, regardless of how dysfunctional the center’s game had become. In that regard,..." May 23

TSN.ca "Brad Richards will be a healthy scratch tonight as the New York Rangers try to stave off elimination in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal against the Boston Bruins. Richards told reporters after Thursday's morning skate that head coach John Tortorella told him over the phone earlier..." May 23

CBC Sports "Brad Richards sits out tonight. I'm his friend, so of course no one in New York could get a fair hearing from me. But for the record, here's my take. In 2011, Brad chose to sign with the Rangers against the advice of his agency. They certainly did not argue against New York, but they had laid..." May 23

New York Post "The Rangers already were facing a problem of depth — the Bruins have it and they lack it. Things didn’t get any better in Tuesday night’s 2-1 loss to the Bruins in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal at the Garden, dropping the Rangers into a 3-0 series hole and to the brink of..." May 22

Boston Globe "A pair of third-period goals created by the fourth line gave the Bruins a 2-1 win in Game 3 of their playoff series against the Rangers Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. At 3:10 of the third, the Bruins tied the game at 1-1. Daniel Paille, Gregory Campbell, and Shawn Thornton won multiple..." May 22

New York Post "There was a period of time on Sunday afternoon in Boston when it seemed as if Rick Nash was going at a different speed than everyone else, and those moments are exactly why the Rangers brought Nash to Broadway in the first place. Big No. 61 in white was flying around the ice, over the boards..." May 21

New York Post "“It was just one of those days.” Those words, or a slight variation, were reiterated over and over and passed around from stall to stall in the Rangers’ locker room after yesterday’s practice as just about the only explanation for the team’s uncharacteristically poor defensive performance in..." May 21

North Jersey "There is little, if anything, that John Tortorella does without purpose. What can seem to be an off-the-cuff comment often has been thought out, if not rehearsed. Remember the "shut yer yap" command to then-Flyers coach Ken Hitchcock when Tortorella's Lightning faced Philadelphia in the 2004..." May 21

North Jersey "With the Rangers facing a 0-2 series deficit for the second playoff round in a row, this is no time for Henrik Lundqvist to take a break – even if his left shoulder is hurting a little. The Rangers’ goaltender practiced Monday and will be in net again for tonight’s Game 3 of the Eastern..." May 21

North Jersey "1. More from Lundqvist: The Rangers' franchise goalie shouldn't shoulder – pun intended after his minor medical scare late in Game 2 – the entire load for the Rangers trailing 2-0 in this series. Too often, Henrik Lundqvist has been victimized by sloppy defensive play in front of him. Still,..." May 21

Boston Herald "We love it, of course. Can’t get enough of it. Every time John Tortorella, the egomaniacal coach of the New York Rangers, calls out one of his players, we’re like the little girl in the TV commercials. We want more, we want more. We really like it, so we want more. And if the cameras are..." May 21

Boston Herald "The Rangers trail the Bruins, 2-0, in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the exact same hole they faced in the first round when they rallied to beat the Washington Capitals in seven games. If that experience is a benefit, it depends on who you ask. It was a common topic yesterday as the Rangers..." May 21

New York Post "Henrik Lundqvist waited just long enough to come onto the ice at the beginning of yesterday’s Rangers practice to put a scare into everybody watching. But eventually he skated out and participated fully with his team, putting to rest any worry that the left shoulder issue that arose at the end of..." May 21

New York Post "It is difficult enough for the Rangers to win even when Henrik Lundqvist is at the top of his game. It is all but impossible for the Blueshirts to even come close when The King plays as if he’s a plebeian. Which goes a long way in explaining yesterday, when it appeared as if the Bruins were..." May 20

North Jersey "The paths they took to the Bruins after leaving the Rangers were disparate, Jaromir Jagr through Russia and then the Flyers and Stars while Wade Redden spent two seasons in the AHL before resurfacing this season, first with the Blues. Now, Jagr is hoping to rediscover his scoring touch while..." May 19

NHL.com "The situation facing the New York Rangers is exactly the same as it was two weeks ago, but goalie Henrik Lundqvist has identified one problem that ruins the comparison between trying to dig out of an 0-2 hole against the Washington Capitals and climbing out of the same ditch against the Boston..." May 19

WEEI Boston "The Bruins took a 2-0 series lead over the Rangers in the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 5-2 victory Sunday at TD Garden. Unlike their previous two games, the B’s didn’t need overtime to secure the victory, as they added to a 3-2 lead entering the third period with goals from Brad..." May 19

Newark Star-Ledger "Even while the Rangers have moved on in the playoffs, the verbal spat between the Capitals and Blueshirts just won't die. While appearing on a D.C. radio show with Chad Dukes and LaVar Arrington, Adam Oates was asked if he could beat up John Tortorella. The Capitals coach responded, via Adam..." May 18

Boston Herald "Chris Kreider said he stepped on the ice without any distractions Thursday night. It was easier said than done. The Boxford native and former BC star was playing in front of friends and family, and against the Bruins, the team he grew up rooting for. He was also in a place — the Garden — and..." May 18

New York Daily News "A rare two-day layoff allows the Rangers to decompress from Thursday night’s 3-2 overtime loss in Game 1 here to learn from their mistakes and calm their frustrations (read: Henrik Lundqvist). That process began Friday afternoon back at the scene of the crime, where John Tortorella walked his..." May 18

SportingNews.com "Rick Nash has been around long enough to know that he will score another goal. Two seasons ago, he went eight games without one for the Columbus Blue Jackets, then had an 11-game drought later in the year. He still finished that campaign with 32 goals. Playing 75 games in 2010-11, Nash's..." May 18

New York Post "It was so close for so long that all it took to turn this series-opening game between the Rangers and Bruins was a small shove from Derek Dorsett. It came 2:20 into overtime, and the interference call on the Rangers winger, drawn by Rich Peverley, didn’t result in the game-winning power play...." May 17

New York Post "Henrik Lundqvist, the face of the Rangers and the face behind the mask, did not even attempt to mask the bitter pain of yet another overtime defeat. This one cut to the core of the goaltender, who blamed himself, and who might have blamed anyone in sight, for the 3-2 loss to the Bruins in Game..." May 17

New York Post "John Tortorella fielded nine questions in his press conference before the Rangers’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Bruins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Thursday night at TD Garden. None of those questions were about Rick Nash’s zero goals in this postseason, about Brad Richards and his..." May 17

New York Post "For the first time in the playoffs, Rangers coach John Tortorella decided to split up his top defensive pair of Dan Girardi and Ryan McDonagh in deference to his opposition’s depth. In last night’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Bruins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at TD Garden,..." May 17

North Jersey "Claude Julien’s delay in getting to his morning news conference nearly resulted in the Bruins’ coach and Rangers’ counterpart John Tortorella walking into the media room at the same time. Julien went first and was asked about his relationship with Tortorella, originally from the Boston..." May 17

Boston Herald "The hockey experts got this one right. Man, did they ever. They said this Bruins-Rangers Eastern Conference semifinal was going to be one of those nail-biting, could-go-either-way, intangibles-on-parade extravaganzas — and that’s exactly what you got for your dough, hockey fans. What, you..." May 17

Boston Herald "Henrik Lundqvist came into the Eastern Conference semifinals as the best goalie on the planet, according to many observers. And after pitching back-to-back shutouts in Games 6 and 7 to lead the Rangers to victory over the Washington Capitals, he certainly arrived here as the hottest..." May 17

Boston Herald "Henrik Lundqvist answered all the questions about another overtime loss, then sat at his stall for a long time alone with his thoughts, his skates still on. He blamed himself for not being able to stop Brad Marchand’s winner at 15:40 of overtime as the Bruins won Game 1 of this Eastern..." May 17

NESN "John Tortorella may give clipped answers and avoid tangential questions, but that doesn’t mean he can’t offer a fair assessment of his team. The Rangers coach gave a short, accurate answer when asked after Thursday night’s game what went wrong for New York in its 3-2 overtime loss to the Bruins...." May 17

New York Post "Brad Richards is used to this situation, preparing for his 16th career playoff series, but he is not familiar with the position he has been placed in. Or more accurately, the position Rangers coach John Tortorella was practically forced to put him in. For the past two games, Richards has been..." May 16

New York Daily News "The goal is to get to the goalie. The Bruins will throw bodies in waves at Henrik Lundqvist in this second-round Stanley Cup playoff series aiming to rattle the Rangers’ best player, who is coming off consecutive shutouts in Games 6 and 7 against the Washington Capitals. “It’s the playoffs,..." May 16

Boston Herald "If both the mythology and your own eyes are to be believed, Henrik Lundqvist may be longer lasting than the Berlin Wall, more rhythmic than Phil Spector’s wall of sound and more imposing than the Great Wall of China. He may have rejected more rubber than B.F. Goodrich and made more saves than..." May 16

New York Post "Here is the one guarantee about the Eastern Conference semifinal of the NHL playoffs: At no point going forward can the Rangers expect their opponent to play like the Capitals did in Game 7 of their first-round series, a contest the Rangers won on Monday night running away, 5-0. Most..." May 15

Boston Herald "Catchphrases have an expiration date. There’s just so many times you can laugh at “Where’s the Beef?” or “That’s What She Said.” Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli, whose team will open its second-round playoff series against the New York Rangers tomorrow night at the Garden, has one..." May 15

NHL.com "Yankee Stadium will host a doubleheader of a different sort this winter. The 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series will see the three New York City metropolitan NHL teams play a pair of games at the home of the New York Yankees. The New York Rangers will face the New Jersey Devils at 12:30 p.m...." May 15

New York Post "Everything was hanging over the heads of the Rangers — their expectations, their history, their penchant for pulling on heartstrings and playing the tightest of games in the most dire situations. It was all poised to drop and smash their season as if it never began. But the team that came out..." May 14

New York Post "John Tortorella spoke yesterday morning at the Verizon Center, about 14 hours after the Rangers had escaped New York with a 1-0 Game 6 win, less than nine hours before taking on the Capitals in Game 7. The Rangers had scored only two goals in three games on the road in the opening round series,..." May 14

New York Post "It can be such ugly hockey. That is Black-and-Blueshirt hockey. But it is beautiful hockey in the eyes of the beholders who advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with their Game 7, 5-0 rout of the Capitals last night that created franchise history. They have gone back to the good old..." May 14

New York Post "It was discipline that won out over aggression, a noble approach to a game played with such merciless intensity. At least that’s the way it worked out for the Rangers, taking their first-round playoff series against the Capitals with last night’s 5-0 Game 7 win at the Verizon Center, advancing..." May 14

North Jersey "Rangers captain Ryan Callahan finally scored his first goal of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series as he stole the puck from Capitals defenseman John Erskine and beat goalie Braden Holtby with a backhander to give the Rangers a four-goal lead just 13 seconds into the third period. They went..." May 14

CSN New England "Both the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers won their respective Game 7's Monday night, and the two will now play each other with an Eastern Conference Finals berth on the line. The Bruins and Rangers will kick things off at the TD Garden Thursday night at the TD Garden at 7:30pm. Game 2 will..." May 14