2026 Rangers Season Previews: Chris Drury
Chris Drury overhauled the Rangers' blueline and added a proven scorer this summer. Now comes the hard part: proving the retool can actually work.
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Bantering Points: 9/19/26
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
Flames Sign Brennan Othmann To One-Year Deal
By Brennan McClain | at September 18, 2026 3:00 pm One of the final remaining restricted free agents has signed a new contract for the 2026-27 season. According to a team announcement, the Calgary Flames have signed forward Brennan Othmann to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will pay Othmann $975K in the NHL. Othmann, 23, was selected with the 16th overall pick of the 2021 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers. Although he was supposed to play for the OHL’s Flint Firebirds, Othmann spent his...
Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin jokingly sidesteps ‘urgency’ question at camp
There’s this thing Igor Shesterkin does when he doesn’t want to answer a question. The New York Rangers star goalie […]
Why Sean Avery ranted about ex-Rangers star: ‘disappear in playoffs’
It’s shouldn’t come as a shock that Sean Avery pulled no punches in his recent interview on the Morning Cuppa […]
How Rangers prospect Farhammar made 1st USHL point really count
Thursday proved to be a memorable day for New York Rangers prospect Felix Farhammar. The 19-year-old defenseman, playing his inaugural […]
Ranking the Top 20 New York Rangers Prospects Ahead of the 2026-27 Season
General Manager Chris Drury may insist that the Rangers aren't in a rebuild, and the team's splashy offseason reinforces that they are gunning for contention as soon as possible.
Rangers Daily: Smits gets fair chance; Nikishin not going to KHL
Alberts Smits not only took part in his first New York Rangers practice on Thursday, but the 18-year-old was in […]
2026 Rangers Season Previews: The Coaching Staff
Sullivan and company are back for their second season behind the Rangers bench. Can they get the team back on track after another step in the wrong direction last year?
Joe’s Reaction of the Week (Chris’s Version): Five New York Rangers Preseason Considerations
Joe is on sabbatical from Joe’s Reaction of the Week until November. Until then, other Blueshirt Banter’s writers will be filling in for him. Today, it’s Chris Feldman. When the New York Rangers announced their training camp roster, JayD the GM posed a handful of questions in the comment section of our news piece. He’s certainly not alone in pondering the answers to his list of questions about how preseason will play out and what this opening night roster could look like. That said, I’ve conde...
Joe's Reaction of the Week (Chris's Version): Five New York Rangers Preseason Considerations
From the 23rd roster spot to the Bjorkstrand-Cuylle battle to who might get claimed on waivers, the Rangers' toughest camp questions are still very much up in the air.
NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers, and the Winnipeg Jets
The Philadelphia Flyers are still big game hunting, and there were 'some talks' with Matvei Michkov. Jets Josh Morrissey loves playing for Winnipeg.
Bantering Points: 9/18/26
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
Why Rangers coach was pumped after Day 1 of camp: ‘They came to play today’
The happiest person after the first day of practice at the New York Rangers training camp in Tarrytown, New York, […]
Why Rangers star eyes even more potent power play: ‘pick your poison’
Even in one of their most disappointing seasons in recent memory, the New York Rangers had one area of their […]
Mike Sullivan warns Igor Shesterkin, NY Rangers about probable ‘not ideal’ solution in net
Mike Sullivan kept his answer sincere when asked about how he plans to manage the crowded goaltending room behind New York Rangers star Igor Shesterkin. Gearing up for the 2026-27 NHL season, Mike Sullivan and the New York Rangers are staring at a pile of unresolved tasks. Many of them should virtually take care of themselves as training camp progresses. Others, like the goaltending dilemma in New York, will require some crucial decisions from the coaching staff. On that note, Sullivan ...
Rangers coach right: 3 goalies ‘not ideal long term,’ but maybe OK at start
One day after saying he was excited about the potential “fierce internal competition” for the backup goalie position in training […]
Rangers prospects set sights on new junior season after rookie camp
With New York Rangers rookie camp completed, and unsigned prospects returned to their junior teams, it’s a good time to […]
Rangers Daily: GM Drury ‘excited;’ Rival star injured; Hellebuyck suspended
If there was one common theme expressed by general manager Chris Drury when he met with the media at the […]
Rangers to ‘explore different options’ with Pavel Dorofeyev line fit
The New York Rangers don’t have much time to get all their affairs in order before their season opener against […]
Blueshirt Bandwidth #102: No Perreault Extension & Canadien Kreider
Blueshirt Bandwidth Podcast The Rangers let a Gabe Perreault extension slip through the cracks—right as Kreider settles into Montreal and Hellebuyck stages a holdout in Winnipeg. Episode 102 of Blueshirt Bandwidth is the Brian Leetch Episode—Joe and Eric run through the short list of significant Rangers who’ve worn No. 2 before diving into the week’s biggest storylines: Chris Kreider’s landing spot in Montreal and whether a reunion ever made sense, the Rangers’ quiet (and frustrating) inaction...
OHL season preview: Knights, Storm ready to rumble
Since the current Memorial Cup format was introduced in 1983, no league has won the CHL title more than three years in a row. The OHL hopes to change that this season. The Guelph Storm host this year’s four-team championship tournament and figure to be a strong contender for the Cup after wins by the host Saginaw Spirit in 2024, the London Knights in 2025 and the Kitchener Rangers this year. But one of the Storm’s division rivals, the Knights, might be the team to beat in the league. They’ll b...
Blueshirt Bandwidth #102: No Perreault Extension & Canadien Kreider
The Rangers let a Gabe Perreault extension slip through the cracks—right as Kreider settles into Montreal and Hellebuyck stages a holdout in Winnipeg.
Bantering Points: 9/17/26
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
Ex-Rangers forward Reaves retires 38 games short of 1,000 in NHL career
Former New York Rangers forward Ryan Reaves said during the summer he had one more thing he hoped to accomplish […]
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