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Panthers star now on opposing side of MSG ice

Vladimir Tarasenko was a Ranger for 82 days last season, when Blueshirts president and general manager Chris Drury undoubtedly identified the same game-changing player that Paul Maurice did and acquired...

Rangers' connections to Panthers run deep -- and plenty

It’s normal that a pair of teams will have some connections, but the two that will commence the Eastern Conference Final have so many it’s hard to keep track.

Ex-Rangers star dealt in first big trade before deadline

The NHL's best team is beefing up the same way the Rangers did last year.

Former Ranger signs free agency deal with Senators

One of the last big names left on the NHL free agent market has found a new home. 

Islanders must clear this major hurdle to make free agent splash

If the Islanders wish to add a big name who can fill a hole of a 30-goal scorer before the season begins, there is still one option left: Vladimir Tarasenko. 

What the Julien Gauthier signing suggests about the scoring-needy Islanders' plans

The contradiction at the heart of the Islanders’ signing of Julien Gauthier is enough to act as jet fuel for speculation.

What Rangers are hoping to learn from ugly early NHL playoff exit

The Rangers have learned that there is hardly ever a straight line to success.

K'Andre Miller, Alexis Lafreniere contracts atop Rangers' to-do list

As the NHL offseason begins in New York, the Rangers have five players headed toward unrestricted free agency and two entering restricted free agency.

How big a role did Gerard Gallant really play in the Rangers’ demise?

What is the head coach to do when, perhaps with one exception, his team’s best skaters don’t play well in the playoffs?

Rangers coach's main lineup switch pays big dividends

Moving Vladimir Tarasenko to the top line with Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad paid off for the Rangers in their 5-2 Game 6 win over the Devils.

Rangers display necessary urgency and grit in do-or-die win

The Rangers’ Manifest Destiny still lies ahead. Battle of the Hudson VII will get a Game VII on Monday in Newark.

Trade deadline acquisition at the crux of necessary Rangers change

It is as if, upon the acquisition of Patrick Kane 18 days later, Vladimir Tarasenko became kind of an afterthought for the Rangers.

Rangers coach calls out team's stars after playoff dud

Given a night to sleep on his team’s effort in Tuesday’s dispiriting loss, Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant still couldn’t find much to praise.

Rangers look like too much for Devils to handle

In a series many thought could go six or seven games with all of them being close, the Rangers have absolutely dominated the Devils.

Rangers bash Devils again to take commanding 2-0 series lead

The Rangers dominated the Devils again on Thursday night, recording their second straight 5-1 lead to take a commanding 2-0 series lead.

Rangers star's model wife celebrates dominant Game 1 performance

Yana Tarasenko had plenty to celebrate following the Rangers' 5-1 victory over the Devils on Tuesday night.

Inside Rangers duo's unlikely journey from fierce rivals to budding friendship

This year’s trade deadline birthed one of the most improbable and remarkable unions in NHL history.

What spotty five-on-five scoring means for Rangers' power-play units

Considering just how spotty the Rangers' five-on-five scoring can be, their man-advantage units have to make up for that in the playoffs.

How Rangers' Vladimir Tarasenko reacted to return to St. Louis as visitor

For more than a decade, Vladimir Tarasenko was the guy on the Blues. His name is literally engraved on the cobblestone sidewalk around Enterprise Arena.

The players who will decide if this April is as magical as it could be

There should be a playoff game almost every night beginning April 15, and every baseball game feels that way when 100 wins is the goal.