Rangers Most Impactful Trades Ever & Rempe Is Choosing a Dangerous Path to NHL Success
Also, more on Alexis Lafreniere's extension and Lundqvist’s contract needs to be taken into consideration before Shesterkin's next one.
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Rangers’ Most Impactful Trades of All-Time
July 13, 2024 by Scott Blair
As an Original Six team, the New York Rangers have been involved in a ton of trades, some of little significance, and some that have shaped or reshaped the entire organization. Perhaps the biggest trade the Rangers were involved in was on Oct. 4, 1991, when they acquired Mark Messier from the Edmonton Oilers. Messier subsequently went on to become one of the most beloved Rangers in history, if not the most beloved.
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Matt Rempe Is Choosing a Dangerous Path to NHL Success
July 13, 2024 by The Old Prof
In a poignant critique of the NHL’s enduring culture of fighting, Ken Campbell of The Hockey News raises a pressing question: Are we truly comfortable with the brutal path some players take to secure their place in the league? Campbell juxtaposes the tragic fate of former NHL player Greg Johnson, who suffered from CTE and took his own life, with the troubling decision of New York Rangers rookie Matt Rempe to take fighting lessons from Georges Laraque.
Rangers’ Potential 2024-25 Line Combinations
July 12, 2024 by Sam Henes
After nearly two weeks of free agency, the New York Rangers have made only two additions to their roster: acquiring right winger Reilly Smith via trade and signing center Sam Carrick. Meanwhile, the team bid farewell to defenseman Erik Gustafsson, center Alexander Wennberg, and right winger Jack Roslovic.
