What’s next for Rangers after making moves to get tougher
NY Post
In case you hadn’t heard, the Rangers are tough now.
On paper, the additions of former Golden Knights bruiser Ryan Reaves, nasty defenseman Patrik Nemeth, bottom-six grinder Sammy Blais and hard-nosed Barclay Goodrow injected a substantial amount of grit and snarl into the Blueshirts’ lineup. New general manager Chris Drury referred to it as a “trend” of the offseason, but it is seemingly a response to the team’s weak showing against the mighty Islanders and Capitals at the end of last season. While tweaking the Rangers’ makeup was a necessity, the lineup is still a work in progress. Most of Drury’s moves so far this offseason have applied to the bottom six, aside from surrendering top-line winger Pavel Buchnevich in a trade with the Blues.
If Brian Daboll will be fighting to keep his job across these next seven weeks, it is not lost on Tommy DeVito that he is the one who has been entrusted to help his coach save it.
Kevin Shattenkirk is 35, a Stanley Cup champion and now a father of three with his wife, Deanna, after having a second daughter in September.
SALT LAKE CITY — An encouraging upgrade in his availability status didn’t result in Miles McBride’s return to the Knicks lineup.
This is pretty much the deal.
Uncertainty has followed Zion Williamson off the court.
SALT LAKE CITY — The “Dimes” nickname is open in New York now that quarterback Daniel Jones has been released by the Giants, and perhaps it can be a fitting team-wide moniker in another sport.
General Curtis LeMay: “You’re in a pretty big fix, Mr. President.”
Last spring’s ultimate defeat, coming on top of a quite similar one 24 months earlier, should have proved once and for all that the Rangers’ skill game, impressive at it at may be in spurts, does not overcome their physicality deficiency at the final-four level.
Jon Berti, who started three postseason games at first base for the Yankees when Anthony Rizzo was out with fractured fingers, was non-tendered by the team prior to Friday’s deadline, as was left-hander Tim Mayza.
CALGARY, Alberta — The Rangers needed just 16 seconds to get back into a game they had no business being in over halfway through.
There won’t be much drama regarding the announcement of the American League MVP award Thursday with Aaron Judge set to capture the award for the second time in three years.