It is not about simply appointing a captain. It is about appointing the right captain. Mark Messier, who knows more about this subject than anyone who has ever worn the Blueshirt, believes the Rangers have made the correct choice in naming Jacob Trouba as the 28th captain in franchise history. “Leadership, in most cases, is … Read more
The six-alternate approach that the Rangers embraced on their way to the conference finals has come to an end. So have four-plus seasons without a captain in a league where no team has won the Stanley Cup without one since the 1972 Bruins. When the Blueshirts take the ice this season, Jacob Trouba will be … Read more
We are coming up on the Islanders’ 50th anniversary season, which will create an opportunity for the franchise to celebrate its past and for The Post to select the 50 greatest players in team history. If we were to do the 50 most significant people in the organization’s history, all-time general manager Bill Torrey and … Read more
Alexis Lafrenière had a solid second NHL season in 2021-22 with 19 goals — all of them at even strength, putting him second on the Rangers, behind only Chris Kreider (23) — and then an effective playoff run, posting nine points in 20 games while playing mostly on the Kid Line with Filip Chytil and … Read more
Alexis Lafrenière had a solid second NHL season in 2021-22 with 19 goals — all of them at even strength, putting him second on the Rangers, behind only Chris Kreider (23) — and then an effective playoff run, posting nine points in 20 games while playing mostly on the Kid Line with Filip Chytil and … Read more
Thomas Vanek played 1,029 NHL games over 14 seasons with eight organizations. All along the way, Vanek’s teammates praised his sharp hockey mind. When he began his career in 2005-06, the Buffalo Sabers’ dressing room spoke his language and molded his perspective. “The conversations we had about hockey with so many of those guys,” Vanek … Read more
Swimsuit model and Vogue cover girl Hilary Rhoda shocked people when she married the most hated man in ice hockey in 2015. The only surprise was that she lasted nearly seven years with hot-headed Sean Avery, with whom she has a young son, before filing for divorce Wednesday citing “irreconcilable differences.” Avery, 42, who played … Read more
It has been two weeks since Ryan Strome left the New York Rangers in free agency, signing a five-year deal worth $5 million annually with the Anaheim Ducks. Strome had a career resurrection in his three-plus seasons with the Rangers — he was acquired from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Ryan Spooner, another underperforming … Read more
The NHL offseason is well underway and the league’s landscape is beginning to take form ahead of the 2022-23 season. Many big-name free agents have found new homes, or stayed put. The NHL even had its very own NBA-style blockbuster trade go down this past weekend, when the Flames secured a promising haul from the … Read more
In Part 1 of the Rangers summer mailbag, we covered everything from a projection of the 2021-22 lineup to the lingering possibility of a trade for Patrick Kane or JT Miller. We have more trade questions coming in Part 2, as well as questions about the captaincy, the team’s offseason performance so far and more. … Read more