The New York Rangers should make multiple changes to their roster as they continue their rebuild. One of their top trade candidates to watch this summer is pending restricted free agent (RFA) defenseman Braden Schneider. The right-shot blueliner was a popular name in the rumor mill leading up to this year's trade deadline, so it would not be surprising if he generated trade interest this offseason. Because of this, let's take a look at three teams that could look to trade for Schneider this of...
Inside the Fortescue decision, the Fox and Gavrikov happiness question, and a wide-open debate about where the Rangers go from here.
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Eight first-round matchups, five Banter writers, zero consensus. Here are the Blueshirt Banter staff's predictions for first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Can you predict the next Stanley Cup champion?
Rangers 5, Mariners 0
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The Rangers need a forward who can produce without the contract becoming a nightmare. We went hunting for the next Anthony Mantha—here's who made the list.
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The Rangers won their final game, moved to fourth in draft lottery odds, and gave us one last reminder of why this year was so hard to watch.
Joe's on a cruise, so Chip is here to help Eric send off Jonathan Quick, relitigate the Fortescue scratch, and figure out what NHL agents actually know about running a franchise.
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We could spend the next 1,000 words breaking down the action of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 4-2 loss to the New York Rangers in the final game of the regular season. However, nothing structurally or strategically from tonight’s defeat will carry forward into the playoffs. Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli, J.J. Moser, Ryan McDonagh, and Andrei Vasilevskiy were high-priced fans for the night. The loss didn’t hurt the Lightning and the win didn’t help the Rangers. So, it was meaningles...
The Rangers wrap up their 2025-26 season with a 4-2 win in Tampa, finishing with a record of 34-39-9.
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Game Eighty-Two : New York Rangers (33-39-9) at Tampa Bay Lightning (50-25-6)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa – The site of Wayne Gretzky’s final All-Star Game (he had a goal and an assist). Question – who was the Lightning’s All-Star that season?
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, MSG, TVAS2, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -115
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Look at that. We’ve made it to the end of the season. It t...
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The verdict is in, and it isn't close. In an anonymous poll of NHL player agents conducted by The Athletic , the Vancouver Canucks were voted the worst-run franchise in the league, pulling seven of 22 votes, more than the next three teams combined. The New York Rangers were a distant second with four. One agent kept it simple: "They're a mess." Another was only slightly more elaborate: "I don't know what their plan is." The Canucks also ranked second in hardest front office t...
Jonathan Quick's career is over. The Rangers sent him off by losing to a Panthers lineup with five players still looking for their first NHL goal. This one was infuriating.
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Cole Reinhardt opened the scoring and potted the game-winning goal with 1:50 remaining in regulation to lift the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers.
With the Panthers applying heavy pressure in the offensive zone, Donovan Sebrango backhanded the around the boards to Luke Kunin, who centered back out to Reinhardt, and he snapped off a shot that beat retiring Jonathan Quick from the left circle to give the Panthers their 39th win of this lost, injury-ravaged campaign.
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It’s hard to believe, but we have arrived at game No. 82 for the 2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins, though it seems like just yesterday they were at Madison Square Garden opening the season against the New York Rangers. Not many fans thought there was going to be more than the standard 82 games for the Penguins […]
The Rangers gave up a goal in the final two minutes of play to drop Quick's last NHL outing 3-2.
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The youth movement in New York continues to lead the charge for the Rangers down the final stretch of a disappointing 2025-26 campaign.