(Where exactly is that Godot dude?) Don’t have the “official” camp start date yet but it looks to be no later than 9/19 based on 10/9 NYR season start and no earlier than 9/14 based on final preseason game on 10/4. Per the CBA, no more than 20 days for vets and 27 for everyone ..read more

(2024 le zone des calmes, deuxième partie) Yawn. Yawn. Remaining dates of note: None Perhaps the photo of pond hockey from days when winter was cold enough to freeze fresh water will serve to cool people off the rest of August. Also inspiration for use of your flooded back yard ..read more

(2024 le zone des calmes, première partie) Yawn. Remaining dates of note: July 20 – August 4 – Salary arbitration hearings. August 15, 5 p.m. EDT – Exclusive signing rights for unsigned graduated college-drafted players expire ..read more

The last thread was over 300 comments so a new slate. Reminder, tomorrow is the deadline to file for arbitration if you are an eligible RFA. Not too many notable free agents still out there. Looks like any roster changes going forward will be from trades, if at all. NYR transactions so far: Signed Carrick signs 3-year contract with Rangers Fitzgerald signs 2-year contract with Rangers Groulx signs 1-year contract with Rangers Free Agents Restricted Free Agents (RFAs): Karl Henriksson, Ryan Lindgren, Matthew Robertson, Braden Schneider. Unrestricted Free Agents (UFAs): Nikolas Brouillard (sign ..read more

Cash only, 3% surchage on debit cards July 1st means it is crazy time again, when hockey GMs toss wads of cash out the back of a helicopter in the hopes of landing a cup before they get fired! Now that the finals are over, there will be new posts related to most of the important post-season dates listed below. July 1, 12 p.m. EDT – The new year begins. Players on expiring contracts officially become restricted/unrestricted free agents. Party on! July 5, 5 p.m. EDT – Deadline for eligible RFAs to file for salary arbitration. July 5, 5:01 p.m. EDT – July 6, 5 p.m. EDT – The second window for ..read more

Rangers look to the future With the 30th pick in the first round, the NYR have selected Defenseman EJ Emery USA NTDP Surrey, BC 6’3 185lb right hand shot headed for Univ. of N. Dakota A slightly over the top write up here. Apparently had been mentioned by one on TSN as a potential #16 pick by the Blues. The HockeyNews have some post-combine info. The Daily FaceOff with lots of quotes. Round 4, No. 119: C Raoul Boilard New York traded up from No. 127 to No. 119, sending their pick and a 2026 sixth-rounder to Nashville. The Blueshirts selected the 18-year-old from Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. B ..read more

Florida Panthers v. Edmonton Oilers 24 June 2024 8:00 PM EDT Amerant Bank Arena TV ABC, ESPN+, SN, TVAS, CBC Panthers had a chance to close out the Oilers on the road and at home and on the road and… Former Wolfpack coach Knoblauch has led the Oilers out of a deep early season hole and now out of an even deeper 3-0 SCF hole. Perhaps he is one of those spelunkers in the off-season? One more win and he can definitely give the finger to those who did not even consider him for coach of the year. This is not your daddy’s Oiler’s team. Heck, it isn’t even the oilcans of a year ago. They actually hav ..read more

Florida Panthers v. Edmonton Oilers 18/21*/24* June 2024 8:00 PM EDT Amerant Bank Arena / Mr. Rogers Place TV ABC, ESPN+, SN, TVAS, CBC Panthers had a chance to close out the Oilers on the road and skate the cup around the ice in front of tens of thousands of tearful Canadians. Instead, Edmonton reached deep, found a few balls and put a hurting on Florida tonight. Looked like the Panthers figured Oilers were done so they all went out for steak, beers and some late night entertainment Friday night. The series returns to Florida on Tuesday night. How do they manage to have ice in that climate? D ..read more

Florida Panthers v. Edmonton Oilers 08/10/13/15/18*/21*/24* June 2024 8:00 PM EDT Amerant Bank Arena / Rogers Place TV ABC, ESPN+, SN, TVAS, CBC Tonight the Stanley Cup Finals begin, a match up between Not Our Team and Also Not Our Team. They are coached by Not Our Coach and Could Have Been Our Coach. Vegas has the Panthers as -134 favorites to Edmonton at +112, with Sam Reinhart the favorite at +900 to score the series clinching goal. If possible, you should spare yourself the pain of the ESPN broadcast and find a way to get SN/CBC, even if it involves temporary relocation to Oh Canada, eh ..read more

And thus the mourning period comes to a close; thoughts move on to what may yet become while still remembering those good moments from the past. Please use this thread to discuss roster moves, draft picks, coaching changes, etc. Some UFA info on next pages ..read more