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According to Damian Cristodero of the St. Petersburg Times , the Tampa Bay Lightning are considering hiring Rangers’ scout Doug Risebrough as their general manager and the feeling seems to be mutual. “Yes,” Doug Risebrough said, “I’m very interested.” Larry Brooks, of the NY Post, first reported on March 1 that the Lightning were interested in signing Risebrough, but with the season still going on nothing really happened at the time. Well ...

Back during the Olympics, Jaromir Jagr made it known that now that his two-year contract in the Czech League is almost up he’s entertaining the idea of coming back to the NHL. Could a return to the Rangers be a possibility? Probably not, at least I should hope not, but Glen Sather likes him and it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that I haven’t agreed with all of the moves ...

The Rangers have the 10th overall pick in the upcoming draft which is low enough to get a decent pick, but typically all of the really stand-out talent is already taken by then. Unfortunately this is what defines the Rangers lately, they have been drafting well, but have never been able to obtain the really elite talent. However there is something that in the past the Rangers have been willing to ...

Hockey’s Future released their spring rankings this week and the Rangers are ranked No. 12 overall after they were ranked as high as No. 3 this fall. Here is what they had to say : Strengths : The Rangers have excellent depth at both center and on defense. New York has been very successful in drafting top talent players in the middle of the first round, and Chris Kreider, ...

Throughout the 2009-10 playoffs, we’ll be grading each of this season’s Rangers individually and looking into their respective futures. Look for more Rangers Report Cards coming soon. ARTEM ANISIMOV: 82 games, 12 goals, 16 assists, 28 points. -2, 32 PIM, 124 shots, 9.7 shooting percentage, 12:54 minutes per game. As disappointing and forgettable as the 2009-10 season was for the New York Rangers, there were several individual campaigns that turned out ...

What happens when two players who Rangers fans love to hate drop their gloves and fight? Everybody wins. Well, at least Ranger fans win and since their probably losers for following the Rangers in the first place, we’ll have to take what we can get. Here is the video (click on the headline to watch ):  Read more NHL news on BleacherReport.com

At one point in his career, Olli Jokinen was good for at least 30 goals per season and by 2006-07 he had a 91-point season. That earned him a multi-year deal worth $5.25 million per year. Fast-forward three years and Jokinen doesn’t even come close to resembling that player. In his final season with the Florida Panthers he scored 34 goals. The next year he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes ...

According to Jess Rubenstein of The Prospect Park, Rangers prospect Ryan McDonagh , who recently played in The Frozen Four, is seriously considering a return to the University of Wisconsin next season instead of turning pro. This is not too big a deal for the Rangers as McDonagh, still only 20, was not a lock to make the Rangers next season and some more seasoning could be helpful. They also ...

Recently, we discussed the possibility of the Rangers signing undersized, but highly-talented Norwegian Mats Zuccarello-Aasen. Well, according to reports, the Blueshirts have indeed signed the speedy winger, although the Rangers themselves have yet to confirm such a deal, or it’s terms. We thought it was a great idea at the time of those earlier rumors, and if it is indeed true, then it’s great news for Ranger fans. For a team ...

Let me be clear, this is not a rumored deal, but it is being put out there by Ray Slover of The Sporting News that a deal between the Rangers and Oilers for a swap of two overpaid defensemen, Wade Redden and Sheldon Souray could go down. The reason is simple, Souray makes a lot of money and has asked to be traded out of Edmonton and Redden makes a lot ...