Rangers Radio: A New York Rangers Podcast

After a 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks, the New York Rangers have improved to 6-0-0 at home, and completely reversed the plot after a dreadful season at MSG a year ago.

The Rangers lost star netminder Igor Shesterkin for the season during Friday's game in Washington to a knee injury. Rookie Dylan Garand, who was waived to start the season, is the new number one, and he just keeps on winning. Alexis Lafreniere is becoming the first overall pick the Blueshirts were promised, and the team defense has been superb. Jonny Lazarus of Daily Faceoff joins the show to talk about the surprising start to the season for the Rangers and whether the good vibes can continue.

After the New York Rangers were shut out on opening night, bringing feelings of last season into the new campaign, they have rattled off four straight wins, matching their season high from 2025-26. In those four victories are three at home, a feat which they failed to accomplish until December 2nd last season.

On the heels of a season in which the New York Rangers were shut out 10 times, the most in the NHL, they kicked off their new campaign with a performance eerily similar to a season ago.

The New York Rangers have dropped their first two preseason games to the New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders. 5th overall pick Alberts Smits has gotten consistent reps next to Braden Schneider as the third pairing and may be playing his way onto the opening night roster.

The New York Rangers have overhauled their blue line and made some splashes this offseason, while some familiar faces have moved on.

The New York Rangers will select 5th overall in the 2026 NHL Draft after falling two spots at the NHL Draft Lottery.

Alexis Lafreniere, Gabe Perreault, and Mika Zibanejad have been on fire since the Olympic Break. Waiver Wire pick-up Tye Katye has been terrific since joining the Blueshirts, who are 6-1-2 since they returned to action and have won 4 in a row.

Despite buzz circulating the New York Rangers and center Vincent Trocheck, General Manager Chris Drury did not budge on his asking price for the veteran and held onto Trocheck at the NHL Trade Deadline.

The New York Rangers traded star forward Artemi Panarin just ahead of the Olympic Roster Freeze to the LA Kings, for prospect Liam Greentree, a conditional 2026 3rd, and conditional 2028 4th.

The New York Rangers continue their fall towards the bottom of the NHL. Artemi Panarin has been held out of the lineup indefinitely in the hopes of preserving his health for a trade.

The New York Rangers won the first game of their four-game road trip in Philadelphia, but lost the final three games in California to the Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks. The Rangers are now last in the Eastern Conference and 28th overall in the NHL standings.

President & General Manager Chris Drury released The Letter 2.0 on Friday, 8 years after Jeff Gorton did the same, signifying a "retool" is upon us. Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck appear at the top of the trade board, as fans join the show to give their thoughts on the state of the Rangers.

The New York Rangers have allowed 30 goals since Igor Shesterkin and Adam Fox were injured, yielding 8 goals Wednesday night against Ottawa just four days after Boston hung a 10-spot on them. Jonny Lazarus joins the show.

Igor Shesterkin left the game against the Utah Mammoth in the first period and has been placed on IR after a scary leg injury. Adam Fox didn't start in his usual OT spot and has now been placed on LTIR again. Meanwhile, while most are calling for the Rangers to officially move to seller's mode, Drury seems adamant on trading assets for Kiefer Sherwood.

The New York Rangers take on the Florida Panthers at Loan Depot Park in Miami, Florida, in the 2026 NHL Winter Classic. The Rangers have lost three straight and will be without J.T. Miller, Noah Laba, Conor Sheary, and Adam Edstrom. News also broke that Adam Fox, a top-five defenseman in all of hockey, was left off the USA Olympic roster.

After a seven-game stretch against some of the league's best teams, the Rangers got shut out on the road in Chicago, continuing their seesaw play in what has been a wildly disappointing season. Brendan is pissed off.

The New York Rangers hosted the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche, the two best teams in the Western Conference at MSG. In each, they forced OT after trailing late in the third, defeating Dallas 3-2 and losing 3-2 to Colorado. The Rangers are 5-1-1 in their last seven contests and take on the Vegas Golden Knights Sunday night.

The New York Rangers have lost four straight contests, as their road magic has faded. Without the road dominance, the Rangers have floundered to 10-11-2 and are well outside the playoff picture as we head into Thanksgiving week.

The New York Rangers defeated the Nashville Predators 6-3 at MSG on Monday for their first home win of the season. They followed that up with a road win over Tampa Bay 7-3 on Wednesday, as Vincent Trocheck's return and Gabe Perreault's addition have balanced out the forward lines.