Rangers Open to Trading Away $5 Million Defenseman

Joe's Reaction of the Week (Chip's Version): Sorting Out the Rangers' Final Roster

In the words of Lou Brown:Unless you're an anonymous executive or scout, the New York Rangers have had an objectively strong offseason that continued with the one-year extension for defenseman Braden Schneider on Monday. While there are still free agents available, it is reasonable to assume that the heavy lifting of the offseason has been concluded. Yes, there are still a couple restricted free agents to sort out—Scott Morrow and Vincent Iorio—…

Rangers Open to Trading Away $5 Million Defenseman

The New York Rangers remain open to trading away Braden Schneider this summer. Schneider’s future has been up in the air for months now. He was even previously linked with a move to the Boston Bruins in February. The defenseman, however, recently signed a one-year, $5.5 million contract extension with New York. This would seemingly […] The post Rangers Open to Trading Away $5 Million Defenseman appeared first on HEAVY.

Why Rangers' Matthew Robertson faces big challenge to keep lineup spot

For young New York Rangers defenseman Matthew Robertson, the road to being an NHL regular went right back to being bumpy again this summer. Robertson isn’t all that young by NHL standards — at 25, he’s entering only his second full season in the League. That is, if Robertson makes the Rangers’ roster at all, a season after he played 72 games, averaged more than 17 minutes per contest, and earned the trust of coach Mike Sullivan. Perhaps both for…