Denis P. Gorman

Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere, Braden Schneider blocking out trade noise Both 24-year-olds were taken by the Rangers in the first round of the 2020 draft and could be dealt at Friday's trade deadline.

...publicly mentioned in trade rumors.

And their reaction to the maelstrom that they and their teammates find themselves in?

It is to compartmentalize. To focus on the immediate.

The @newsday.bsky.social story: www.newsday.com/sports/hocke...

#NHL #NYR

Alexis Lafreniere and Braden Schneider are aware.

Of Chris Drury’s letter announcing his desire to reconstruct the Rangers. Of the unceasing noise that has surrounded their team for six weeks. Of the upcoming NHL trade deadline. Of the fact that both have had their names...

Lines, pairs, goalies:
Perreault-Zibanejad-Cuylle.
Lafreniere-Trocheck-Raddysh.
Kartye-Laba-Sheary-
Edstrom-Carrick-Parssinen.
Gavrikov-Fox.
Schneider-Borgen.
Robertson-Iorio.
Shesterkin.
Quick.

#NHL #NYR

Pride use second-half run to top Stony Brook The Pride earned a double bye in the CAA Tournament.

...was the better team.

The @newsday @newsdaysports story: www.newsday.com/sports/colle...

#Hofstra #StonyBrook

Pride use second-half run to top Stony Brook The Pride earned a double bye in the CAA Tournament.

For 40 minutes, bodies collided.

For 40 minutes, bodies crashed to the floor.

For 40 minutes, Hofstra and Stony Brook were engaged in a fight. It was tense. It was desperate. It was two rivals trying to prove who...

Does Rangers elite defenseman Adam Fox have a future with the team? "That's a conversation when we're done playing games," Fox said Thursday night in response to whether he wanted to remain with the Rangers during their "retool."

...played an NHL game.

The @newsday @newsdaysports story: www.newsday.com/sports/hocke...

#NHL #NYR

Does Rangers elite defenseman Adam Fox have a future with the team? "That's a conversation when we're done playing games," Fox said Thursday night in response to whether he wanted to remain with the Rangers during their "retool."

Through one prism, Adam Fox’s words could be viewed as an innocuous acknowledgement of the plainly obvious.

Through another, though, they could be construed as potentially an ominous precursor to a divorce between the Jericho native and the only team for which he has...

Islanders' Patrick Roy stresses importance of 'process' with power play "The results matter, don't get me wrong," Patrick Roy said. "...But the standard of our team is to play well every time we're on the ice."

...it is only a matter of time before pucks begin finding their way behind opposing goaltenders. The @newsday.bsky.social story: www.newsday.com/sports/hocke... #NHL #Isles

The results, Patrick Roy said, are important.

But, in the same breath, the Islanders coach stressed that he values process. And that is why he feels comfortable with the state of his team’s power play.

Because, he argued, since they are getting chances...

The Islanders swept the regular-season series against the Rangers 4-0-0 and, in the process, outscored them 14-3 in 12 regulation periods. #NHL #Isles #NYR

The Islanders have outscored the Rangers 12-2 in nine regulation periods this season. #NHL #Isles #NYR

And, hey, feel free to call me Denis. Mr. G is my pops!

Hopefully I can meet him--and you!--one day soon.

Hi GGSA! I do not know Bill, but I am vaguely familiar with his name.

You are welcome!

Rangers pivot to future, may use Islanders' blueprint as example "Good structure... they've got balance," Rangers coach Mike Sullivan said about the Islanders, who have had a successful turnaround.

It is not unreasonable for the Islanders to be viewed as an example of an overhaul done quickly and successfully by the Rangers. The @newsday @newsdaysports analysis: www.newsday.com/sports/hocke...

#NHL #Isles #NYR

Lines, pairs, goalies, extras:
Perreault-Zibanejad-Miller.
Panarin-Trocheck-Lafreniere.
Othmann-Laba-Cuylle.
Raddysh-Carrick-Rempe.
Gavrikov-Schneider.
Robertson-Borgen.
Vaakanainen-Morrow.
Quick.
Martin.
Brodzinski, Mackey.

#NHL #NYR

Well, I see thanks to my long-time friend and @newsday.bsky.social @NewsdaySports colleague @colinsnewsday.bsky.social
that I have a bunch of new followers. Welcome aboard. And as he said, I am at @NYRangers practice ahead of the home-and-home with the @NYIslanders. #NHL #Isles #NYR

The Islanders and Rangers both announced the Carson Soucy trade has been finalized. The Islanders get the 31-year-old left-shot defenseman, while the Rangers acquired a 2026 third-round draft pick to kick off their retool. #NHL #Isles #NYR

Fun fact: The Washington Post is owned by a man who rented parts of Venice, Italy, for his wedding.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Islanders AHL team leaving Bridgeport, reports say; Pro club gets Bo Horvat back Horvat has missed nine games with a lower-body injury; NHL insider says they are moving AHL team to Hamilton, Ontario.

On a day that the Islanders welcomed Bo Horvat back into the fold, the organization may be preparing to bid adieu to Bridgeport.

The @newsday @NewsdaySports story: www.newsday.com/sports/hocke...

#NHL #Isles

Pulock is day-to-day with an upper-body. #NHL #Isles

PP1: Schaefer-Drouin-Holmstrom-Horvat-Ritchie.
PP2: DeAngelo-Barzal-Heineman-Duclair-Lee.
#NHL #Isles

Drouin-Horvat-Heineman.
Lee-Barzal-Duclair.
Shabanov-Pageau-Holmstrom.
Cizikas-Ritchie-MacLean.
Extras: Gatcomb, Tsyplakov.
Pelech-DeAngelo.
Mayfield-Schaefer.
McWard-Boqvist.
Sorokin.
Rittich.
#NHL #Isles

Practice has officially begun and Horvat is still on the ice. The only Islander player I do not see is Ryan Pulock. #NHL #Isles

I am filling in at @NYIslanders practice for my longtime friend and colleague @AGrossNewsday. Practice begins in 20 minutes, but Bo Horvat is on the ice skating and puck-handling. Follow along here for news, notes, and the link to my @Newsday @NewsdaySports story. #NHL #Isles

And the retool won't include Artemi Panarin.

www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...

The Rangers are retooling.

Lines, pairs, goalies:

Perreault-Zibanejad-Miller.
Panarin-Trocheck-Lafreniere.
Othmann-Laba-Cuylle.
Raddysh-Carrick-Brodzinski/Rempe.
Gavrikov-Schneider.
Robertson-Borgen.
Vaakanainen-Morrow.
Soucy.
Quick.
Martin.
#NHL #NYR

Adam Fox and Igor Shesterkin skated this morning, prior to practice. #NHL #NYR