SATHER, TORTORELLA AND RICHARDS CONFERENCE CALL
The New York Rangers have just completed their conference call introducing Brad Richards to the media. Also on the call was Head Coach John Tortorella and President and General Manager Glen Sather. As you would imagine, Richards is excited to be coming…
RICHARDS A RANGER
It’s official – Nine Years nearly $60million dollars and a $6.5/year hit to the cap. Let’s see if the Rangers a) can now sign all their Restricted Free Agents b) find chemistry with Marion Gaborik and c) find a scoring top line left winger so that the…
NHL SPENDING LIKE DRUNKEN SAILORS, BUT WILL THE RANGERS?
BY: Bruce Berlet While awaiting free-agent center Brad Richards’ decision on which of a half-dozen suitors he was going to choose Friday, the New York Rangers signed two left wings with different styles. First, unrestricted free-agent wing Mike Rupp…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Within weeks of trading captain Mike Richards and fellow high scorer Jeff Carter on the same day, the Philadelphia Flyers won the Jaromir Jagr sweepstakes Friday after the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings bowed out. Jagr signed…
PLAYING CATCH-UP WITH RUPP
RANGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH FREE AGENT FORWARD MIKE RUPP New York, July 1, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent forward Mike Rupp. Rupp, 31, is a…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet GREENBURGH, N.Y. – There was a passing of the veteran center guard in New York Rangers camp on Thursday. A day after buying out the final year of Trumbull native/captain Chris Drury’s five-year, $35.35-million contract, the Rangers…
JOHN MITCHELL OFFICIALLY SIGNS
Howlings reported several weeks ago that John Mitchell had agreed to return to the Connecticut Whale. Well, the New York Rangers have now officially resigned the 26 year old forward to a one year deal. Here’s the official release:
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The run of Trumbull native Chris Drury as center and captain of the New York Rangers is over. The Rangers bought out the final year of Drury’s five-year, $35.25-million contract on Wednesday, making one of the world’s all-time great…
CAPTAIN, OH CAPTAIN
It’s not normally the way things are written here, but I am going to write to you today from the heart and not in the most professional manner. For me, today is a sad day.
FAN-FARE -The Art of The Offer Sheet
BY: Adam Gavriel Keeping a close eye on the Stamkos deal in Tampa? No? Well, start researching. Reports constantly coming out of Tampa Bay are saying that the Stamkos and Lightning parties are decently far apart in what it’s going to take to lock up the…