New York Rangers

By Joe Correia The Naslund-Gomez-Drury line looks phenomenal I have not seen a Rangers line move the puck this well since the old combination of Straka, Nylander, and Jagr back in 2005. Gomez's pinpoint pass to Naslund that resulted in the first Rangers goal of the season was absolutely amazing.

At least the Rangers didn’t scratch Czech winger Petr Prucha as rumored, perhaps over fear of a backlash? I can’t help but feel the fans would’ve been more into it had Czech stars Jaromir Jagr and Martin Straka returned with the Rangers this season.

By jim So far, this has shaped up to be one of the more dramatic overhauls in recent memory for the Rangers. After much speculation, Glen Sather and the rest of the organization decided to move on without captain Jaromir Jagr. And Martin Straka. And Brendan Shanahan (presumably). And Sean Avery. Inst...

By Sam Weinman Sean Avery, Mitch Fritz, Andrew Hutchinson, Jaromir Jagr, Darius Kasparaitis, Marek Malik, Paul Mara, Michal Rozsival, Brendan Shanahan, Martin Straka, Jason Strudwick, Steve Valiquette. Update, 12:32 p.m.: Reader Bill asks regarding Jaromir Jagr:

By not re-signing captain Jaromir Jagr and unrestricted free agents Brendan Shanahan and Martin Straka (who are likely to retire), and defensemen Paul Mara and Marek Malik, the Rangers would lose an estimated $19 million in cap space. ...

By By LARRY BROOKS ALL righty, then. Let's review. How many Rangers have actually exceeded expectations thus far? The answer to that question would be one: Martin Straka. How many Rangers have met expectations? That would be five: Brendan Shanahan, Michael...