#Canadiens hire ex-Rangers GM Jeff Gorton to run hockey operations

#Canadiens hire ex-Rangers GM Jeff Gorton to run hockey operations

“#Canadiens hire ex-Rangers GM Jeff Gorton to run hockey operations” The Canadiens have cleaned house and added a former Rangers executive to help them through the process. After a woeful 6-15-2 start, Montreal fired general manager Marc Bergevin, assistant general manager Trevor Timmins and head of communications Paul Wilson. The Canadiens also hired Jeff Gorton,…

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#Islanders’ Noah Dobson out with lower-body injury

#Islanders’ Noah Dobson out with lower-body injury

“#Islanders’ Noah Dobson out with lower-body injury” Even the Islanders’ good news comes with bad news. Two-and-a-half hours before the puck dropped in the Islanders’ 4-1 loss to the Rangers, general manager Lou Lamoriello appeared on a Zoom call to announce that the Isles hadn’t received any additional positive COVID-19 tests. But just after 7…

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#Rangers’ Filip Chytil looks ready to return from injury

#Rangers’ Filip Chytil looks ready to return from injury

“#Rangers’ Filip Chytil looks ready to return from injury” All signs point toward Filip Chytil being activated off injured reserve and returning to the Rangers’ lineup Tuesday against the Canadiens.  Chytil, who has been sidelined the past three games with an undisclosed upper-body injury, skated by himself on Monday while the rest of the Rangers…

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#Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin snags third career shutout

#Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin snags third career shutout

“#Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin snags third career shutout” In his sixth start in eight games this season, Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin turned aside all 31 shots he faced to blank the Blue Jackets for his third career shutout in a 4-0 victory Friday night. “[The team] definitely played very well in front of me,” the 25-year-old…

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#Rangers need to decode Artemi Panarin’s puzzling play

#Rangers need to decode Artemi Panarin’s puzzling play

“#Rangers need to decode Artemi Panarin’s puzzling play” Regarding the Rangers, who get back onto the ice Thursday in preparation for Friday’s match at the Garden against John Davidson’s Blue Jackets: 1. I don’t think we have quite yet reached the stage where Artemi Panarin’s play is a concern. But it is puzzling. Panarin just…

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