The New York Rangers made waves yesterday when they held star forward Artemi Panarin out of their lineup for roster management reasons, indicating that the team plans on trading the player at some point in the near future. One team that has emerged as a contender for Panarin’s services is the San Jose Sharks. According … Read more
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6:42 PM: Chris Johnston of TSN and The Athletic reports that Panarin is seeking a contract extension before he’ll sign off on any trade. With the Rangers committed to holding him out through the Olympic break if needed, Panarin now has ample time to try to work out a deal with his next team. 5:28 … Read more
The NHL’s sellers are all selling. They’ve helped create a steady drip of trade activity ahead of the Olympic roster freeze, which takes effect Feb. 4 and runs 18 days throughout the Milan Cortina Games. The New York Rangers made their first of what’s expected to be multiple moves, trading Carson Soucy across town to … Read more
9:40 p.m.: The Islanders have now officially announced their acquisition of Soucy. 7:10 p.m.: While no deal has been officially completed to this point, ESPN’s Emily Kaplan reports that the Rangers will receive a 2026 third-round pick from the Islanders in exchange for the veteran defenseman. That’s identical to the price the Rangers paid the Canucks … Read more
7:10 p.m.: While no deal has been officially completed to this point, ESPN’s Emily Kaplan reports that the Rangers will receive a 2026 third-round pick from the Islanders in exchange for the veteran defenseman. That’s identical to the price the Rangers paid the Canucks to acquire Soucy in March of last year. Soucy was held … Read more
The Rangers and Islanders are deep in talks on a deal that would send defenseman Carson Soucy across town to Elmont, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports. If the trade doesn’t get materialized today, Soucy has still played his last game as a Blueshirt – he’ll be scratched for tonight’s game against the Bruins to protect … Read more
The New York Rangers are on the verge of trading defenseman Carson Soucy to the Islanders, two league sources told The Athletic. Joe Hrycych / Getty Images NEW YORK — The New York Rangers are on the verge of trading defenseman Carson Soucy to the New York Islanders, two league sources told The Athletic. The … Read more
The New York Rangers’ communications release last week showed the world a couple of things. The first was that the team was headed towards a retool, which was pretty evident to anyone who has watched them this season. The second was that the team needs to move on from the current general manager, Chris Drury, … Read more
As soon as the New York Rangers announced a retool to finish out the 2025-26 campaign, all eyes turned toward Artemi Panarin as a trade candidate leading up to the March 6th deadline. Still, outside of Panarin, there is another winger that the Rangers may move on from by the end of the season. According … Read more