As the Rangers prepare for Game 3, their first of the series on the road, the Washington Capitals could be getting some reinforcements on the back end. According to Tom Gulitti, both Rasmus Sandin and Nick Jensen were full participants in the Capitals morning skate.  Sandin and Jensen both in regular jerseys this morning before Caps skate — Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) April 26, 2024 Sandin, who the Capitals acquired from Toronto at last year's trade deadline (in an exchange involving Erik Gustafsson ironically), has been out of commission for the Capitals for the last couple of weeks. H ..read more

here are today's news and links: rangers news: larry brooks notes that although kaapo kakko has had an unremarkable season up until this point, a strong playoff run can flip the script on the story of his 2023-24 campaign (ny post) mollie walker relays word concerning new york's mindset as it enters game 3 of a playoff series with a 2-0 lead for the third consecutive series, but will look to seek out a different result than the previous two series (ny post) walker also chatted with will cuylle about the rookie's game 2 brush up with tom wilson, a player cuylle was fond of in his youth (ny post ..read more

The Rangers' lack of a killer instinct in the playoffs has burned them in the recent past. Will this year be different ..read more

It was mainly business as usual for the Rangers at today’s morning skate and why wouldn’t it be with a 2-0 lead on the series? The one outlier would involve what has arguably been the team’s most effective line in terms of controlling the cadence of puck possession; The Cuylle - Wennberg - Kakko line. Alex Wennberg would be the lone skater missing from team practice as it was reported that the reliable third line center was given a maintenance day.  Alex Wennberg (maintenance) is not skating at #NYR practice today — Mollie Walker (@MollieeWalkerr) April 25, 2024 This comes with some intr ..read more

here are today's news and links: rangers news: mollie walker points to new york's special teams units as difference makers through the first two games of the playoffs (ny post) walker also argues that even with a 2-0 lead in the series, the blueshirts cannot afford to ease up as the scene shifts to washington for games 3 and 4 (ny post) larry brooks writes that mika zibanejad appears to have saved his best efforts for the postseason (ny post) colin stephenson highlights how jack roslovic was a key factor in new york's game 2 win after not being much of a factor down the stretch of the regular ..read more

Thoughts on the Rangers' 4-3 win over Washington in Game 2 of the First Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs ..read more

here are today's news and links: rangers news: highlights: nyr 4, wsh 3 (8:57 video via youtube) game recap: the rangers played a tad sloppier in game 2 than they did to open the series, and the pace of the game was once again impacted by questionable officiating, but new york did just enough to hang on for another victory and take a 2-0 series lead (cbs sports) mollie walker ponders how peter laviolette will juggle his team's lineup if and when filip chytil gets the green light to return to game action (ny post) mark cannizarro points to chris kreider's consistency as one quality that stands ..read more

The Rangers take on the Capitals tonight for Game 2 of the First Round of the NHL Playoffs ..read more

here are today's news and links: rangers news: mark cannizzaro highlights the multiple aspects of matt rempe's game that have allowed him to secure a postseason lineup spot (ny post) cannizzaro also points to the rangers' strong play even strength in game 1 as a building block to move forward from as the series progresses (ny post) mollie walker notes that although new york's previous playoff experience is helpful to draw on, it cannot rely on that experience above all else (ny post) neil best discusses why peter laviolette's prior trips to the playoffs should serve as a useful factor for the ..read more

The looming potential of Filip Chytil returning to the Rangers lineup has been an extremely exciting thought to what’s been an uplifting week or two for the fan base. Given the severity of Chytil’s injury and how much time he’s missed as a result, it’s been quite encouraging to know that he’s back with the team and returned to practice as a full participant. On top of that, per Larry Brooks of the NY Post on the eve of Game 1, Round 1, it was noted that Chytil was a standout in those Rangers skates.  I am not implying anything. I don’t know what, if anything, it means. But Filip Chytil i ..read more