The 2025-26 season was supposed to be a bounceback campaign in which the New York Rangers proved that their crash-and-burn effort from 2024-25 that saw them go from winning the Presidents’ Trophy the year prior to out of the playoffs altogether was a fluke. They moved on from coach Peter Laviolette and hired two-time Stanley Cup champion Mike Sullivan to tighten up the schematics, and with J.T. Miller freshly named as captain and ready to spend a full season back on Broadway, things were looking up.
After an impressive cup of coffee at the NHL level, Dylan Garand has earned himself a new contract.
The New York Rangers signed the goaltender to a two-year contract extension, the team announced Sunday.
According to Mollie Walker of the New York Post , the deal is a two-way contract in Year 1, worth $850,000 at the NHL level, then will convert to a one-way deal in Year 2, worth $900,000.
Garand, 24, made his NHL debut last season, appearing in three games in late March and mid-April. He posted a 1.62 goals against average and .948 save percentage.
The Rangers and veteran winger Eeli Tolvanen have agreed to a one-year, $1.5-million contract, the team announced Wednesday.
The Finnish winger has spent most of the last four seasons with the Seattle Kraken . In 2025-26, Tolvanen had 12 goals and 24 assists in 78 games.
The Kraken claimed Tolvanen off waivers from the Nashville Predators during the 2022-23 season. Since then, he’s totalled 139 points (67 goals, 72 assists) in 288 games.
The 27-year-old also represented Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics. He had one goal and two assists as his nation won the bronze medal.
The Rangers and veteran winger Eeli Tolvanen have agreed to a one-year, $1.5-million contract, according to PuckPedia and Mollie Walker of The New York Post.
The Finnish winger has spent most of the last four seasons with the Seattle Kraken . In 2025-26, Tolvanen had 12 goals and 24 assists in 78 games.
The Kraken claimed Tolvanen off waivers from the Nashville Predators during the 2022-23 season. Since then, he’s totalled 139 points (67 goals, 72 assists) in 288 games.
The 27-year-old also represented Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics. He had one goal and two assists as his nation won the bronze medal.
The New York Rangers have been one of the NHL's biggest disappointments the past two seasons, missing the playoffs both years. After a relatively busy off-season, what must the Rangers do to avoid being a 'mushy middle' team and get back into the Stanley Cup playoffs?
The New York Rangers are adding one of their former goalies to their staff.
Jonathan Quick is set to serve as the Rangers' director of goaltending development, according to a report from The New York Post's Mollie Walker .
Quick, 40, announced his retirement from the NHL at the conclusion of the 2025-26 season.
A three-time Stanley Cup champion, Quick appeared in 829 career NHL games for the Los Angeles Kings, Vegas Golden Knights and Rangers, posting a 410-307-90 record, along with a 2.51 goals-against average, a .910 save percentage and 65 shutouts.
Hours after Dallas Stars forward Jason Robertson sent his file to the NHL, New York Rangers defenceman Braden Schneider did the same, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported Sunday.
Like with Robertson, Schneider's opt-in to arbitration eliminates the possibility of him being offer-sheeted. It also sets him up to become a UFA as early as next off-season.
New York extended a qualifying offer to Schneider last week. The 24-year-old played all 82 games for the Eastern Conference-worst Rangers, recording two goals and 16 assists.
Schneider has played 368 games over five seasons in New York, accumulationg 87 points (20 g, 67 a).
James Dolan is ceding day-to-day responsibilities of running the NHL’s New York Rangers to his son Quentin, Madison Square Garden Sports Corporation announced Friday.
The Boston Bruins and New York Rangers have added scoring wingers so far in trades during the first round of the NHL draft. Check back on Friday night in case new trades happen for instant analysis.
Montreal acquired winger Brett Berard from the New York Rangers in exchange for defenceman William Trudeau , the teams announced on Friday.
Berard, 23, was a fifth-round pick of the Rangers in the 2020 NHL draft. He spent most of last season split between New York and AHL Hartford, scoring six goals and 22 points in 41 games played with the Wolf Pack and complining six penalty minutes in 13 opportunities with the Rangers.
Trudeau, meanwhile, was a fourth-round pick of the Canadiens in 2021. The 23-year-old has yet to make his NHL debut, but he tallied eight goals, 20 points and 54 penalty minutes in 62 games with AHL Laval last season.
The trade comes just hours before the start of the 2026 NHL Draft (Sportsnet, Sportsnet+, 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT).
