Today’s math is easy, subtracting the predictable 25-player roster trim made yesterday by the Rangers, thus leaving 38 on the roster going into tonight’s preseason match against the Devils in Newark.
It’s only going to get more difficult now for GM Glen Sather, his staff, and head…

There’s some competition for a spot or two on defense, maybe a battle for a job or two on the wing. But there is no doubt that the center position is the center of attention in this Rangers’ training camp and no doubt that the number of legitimate candidates…

It was playoff weather in Manhattan last night. Maybe if Ruslan Fedotenko closed his eyes and clicked his skate heels together, the winger might have been able to transport himself to an alternate universe in which Rangers-Devils at the Garden was a postseason contest rather than the Blueshirts’ first exhibition…

Here’s a point of reference for Rangers fans regarding Alex Frolov, the first-line left wing signed by general manager Glen Sather for what very well could be the bargain price of $3 million for one season: He is Marcel Hossa with hands, a shot and hockey sense.
Frolov was…

The depth of talent pushing up is more expansive at this Rangers camp than it has been for well over a decade. But though that’s an important milestone in the organization’s development, the 2010-11 Blueshirts are still going to live and die primarily by what they get from…

John Tortorella trusts his gut.
Yesterday, following the Blue-White scrimmage that marked the conclusion of the first stage of training camp, the Rangers coach said, “I have a good feeling in my gut.”
But when asked if his gut feeling has always been borne out in previous seasons in which…

One Ranger’s break will become another’s, as Chris Drury is expected to be sidelined for up to one month and the first handful of games of the regular season with the broken left index finger he sustained blocking a shot during yesterday’s morning scrimmage, and a teammate…

Words from the general manager aren’t necessarily important. Actions are. As such, it wasn’t as significant to hear Glen Sather say, “The more kids that make the team, the better off we are,” as it was to see freshman Derek Stepan centering first-line wingers Marian Gaborik and Alex…

There’s no telling if Derek Stepan will be able to force his way onto a Rangers team overflowing with more experienced centers, then no telling whether management would opt to keep the rookie pro in a support role rather than sending him to the AHL Wolf Pack for more…

Wade Redden, his NHL career on the line, chooses to believe John Tortorella when the head coach says that the defenseman has an opportunity to play for the Rangers this year.
Really, what choice does he have?
“That’s what they told me and that’s the way I’m…