Top 200 Overall - Week 1 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find our top 200 player rankings from Week 1 going forward. This […]

Jacob Trouba Gets Franchise Record In Rangers Debut

New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba had a very productive debut for the team in Thursday's 6-4 win over his former side Winnipeg. He scored the team's third goal and added two assists, which helped him to become the first defenseman in franchise history to record three points in his debut. Trouba also had five […]

Mika Zibanejad Produces Four Points In Season Opener

New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad went off in the season opener against Winnipeg, finishing a 6-4 win with four points. He had one goal and three assists, adding a team-high seven shots. Zibanejad's red-hot form helped Artemi Panarin start his life as a Ranger with a two-point effort as he had a goal and […]

Pavel Buchnevich Opens Season on Top Line for Rangers

New York Rangers forward Pavel Buchnevich will start the year playing alongside Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin at even strength and on the top power-play unit. There was speculation that Kaapo Kakko would get the first shot at playing with Zibanejad and Panarin, but heading into game one, Buchnevich has been the third forward working […]

Top 200 Overall - Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find the inaugural version of our rankings, our preseason top 200 player rankings. The […]

Top 30 Goalies - Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Today we'll look at netminders. Below you can find the inaugural version of our fantasy […]

Top 40 Defensemen - Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Today we'll look at defensemen. Below you can find the inaugural version of our fantasy […]

Top 100 Forwards - Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find the inaugural version of our rankings, our preseason top 100 forward rankings. The […]

Pavel Buchnevich Signs With Rangers

New York Rangers forward Pavel Buchnevich came to terms on a new two-year, $6.5 million contract on Monday. The 24-year-old restricted free-agent's deal came just hours before a scheduled arbitration hearing with the Rangers. Buchnevich took a step forward in his third NHL season in 2018-2019, establishing new career-highs in goals (21), power-play goals (seven) […]

Jacob Trouba Signs Seven-Year Deal With Rangers

The New York Rangers and restricted free-agent defenseman Jacob Trouba agreed to a seven-year contract with an Average Annual Value (AAV) of $8 million on Friday. He was expected to have an arbitration hearing next Thursday. Trouba is expected to be the team's new No. 1 rearguard, and they paid dearly for him. He registered […]

Kaapo Kakko Inks Entry-Level Deal With Blueshirts

The New York Rangers signed right wing Kaapo Kakko to an entry-level contract. The Finnish forward was picked with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. He posted 22 goals and 38 points in 45 games with TPS of Liiga, the Finnish Elite League, in the 2018-19 season. He is the […]

Rangers Nab Kaapo Kakko With No. 2 Overall Selection

The New York Rangers selected right wing Kaapo Kakko with the second overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft on Friday. He managed 22 goals with 38 points across 45 games for TPS Turku of the top Finnish league, and he notched the game-winning goal with just 86 seconds remaining in regulation in the […]

Jacob Trouba Traded To The Rangers

The New York Rangers acquired defenseman Jacob Trouba from the Winnipeg Jets on Monday for Neal Pionk and the 20th-overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Trouba is a restricted free agent in need of a new contract, and the Jets could not afford to keep him around. The 25-year-old recorded eight goals, 42 […]

Pair of Assists From Mika Zibanejad as Rangers Fall to Blue Jackets

New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad picked up a pair of primary assists during Friday night's loss to Columbus, giving him 44 assists and 74 points on the season. As has been the case most of the year, Zibanejad was the primary driver of New York's offense, setting up their only two goals in the […]

Henrik Lundqvist Vetoed By The Senators

New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist allowed four goals on 31 shots against the lowly Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, as the visitors picked up just their 63rd and 64th points of the 2018-19 NHL campaign with two games remaining. King Henrik wasn't good in between the pipes, although two of the goals he allowed to […]

Ryan Strome Scores In Third Straight Contest

New York Rangers center Ryan Strome scored a goal while adding an assist and a plus-two rating in Sunday's 3-0 win against the Philadelphia Flyers. He has scored in three consecutive games and leads the team in goals with 17 for the Rangers, and 18 overall on the season. Remember, he was acquired from the […]

Pavel Buchnevich Expected To Play On Monday

New York Rangers left wing Pavel Buchnevich (upper body) was knocked out of Sunday's 3-0 win at Philadelphia due to an upper-body injury. He was shaken up on a hard collision with center Nolan Patrick. Head coach David Quinn said after the game that Buchnevich checked out fine after the third-period hit and he expects […]

Alexandar Georgiev Blanks Fly Guys In Philly

New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev stopped all 29 shots he faced in Sunday's 3-0 road victory against the Philadelphia Flyers. The shutout was Georgiev's second of the season, and helped the Blueshirts avert a season sweep against the Flyers, which would have been the first once since the 1984-85 season. It also helped New […]

Ryan Strome, Mika Zibanejad Lead Way For Blueshirts

New York Rangers center Ryan Strome registered a goal with an assist and two minor penalties in Wednesday's 6-3 road loss against the Boston Bruins, while center Mika Zibanejad registered a pair of goals on a team-high five shots in the losing effort. He also won 15 of his 26 faceoff attempts (57.7 percent) in […]

Henrik Lundqvist Between The Pipes Against The Bruins

New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist will start on Wednesday night against the Boston Bruins. Lundqvist has lost three straight starts, although he has posted a respectable .911 save percentage in the process. The veteran netminder has had a dismal season on the rebuilding Rangers. Lundqvist has an 18-20-10 record to go along with a […]

Alexandar Georgiev Pounded By The Penguins

New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev allowed five goals on 36 shots in Monday's 5-2 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins. With the loss he slipped to 11-13-3 with a 3.09 goals-against average and .907 save percentage across 26 starts and 29 appearances. Despite the loss he is still a very impressive 6-3-2 with a 2.28 […]

Alexandar Georgiev Starts Against The Undermanned Penguins

New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev will be in net on Monday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Georgiev was stellar on Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs, making 44 saves in a 2-1 overtime win. The Russian netminder has been inconsistent throughout the season, combining stretches of fantastic play with complete mediocrity. He owns […]

Ryan Strome, Pavel Buchnevich Light The Lamp

New York Rangers center Ryan Strome scored the game-winning goal in overtime in Saturday's 2-1 road victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Strome has goals in back-to-back games for the first time since Jan. 2-4. Left wing Pavel Buchnevich also got on the board, lighting the lamp for the sixth time in the past 10 […]

Alexandar Georgiev Makes 44 Saves In OT Road Win

New York Rangers goaltender Alexander Georgiev allowed just one goal on 45 shots in Saturday's 2-1 overtime road victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Georgiev has made a ridiculous 99 saves on 101 shots over his past to starts against the Leafs, as he made a career-high 55 saves in a 4-1 victory on Feb. […]

Filip Chytil Under The Weather; Rangers Recall Two

New York Rangers center Filip Chytil (illness) is battling the flu and he is unlikely to play in Tuesday's game against the Detroit Red Wings. He has managed 10 goals and 21 points through 68 games this season. The Rangers recalled defenseman John Gilmour and forward Vinni Lettieri from Hartford of the AHL. Gilmour has […]

Henrik Lundqvist Confirmed For Tuesday's Start

New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist is confirmed to face the Detroit Red Wings in Tuesday's game, head coach David Quinn said on Monday. King Henrik has posted an 18-19-10 record, 3.01 goals-against average and .909 save percentage in 48 starts. He is 0-0-2 with a 2.31 GAA and .934 save percentage in two previous […]

Pavel Buchnevich Lights Lamp In Vancouver

New York Rangers left wing Pavel Buchnevich registered a power-play goal in Wednesday's 4-1 road loss against the Vancouver Canucks. He has picked up the pace lately with seven goals and 11 points across the past 15 outings, including three power-play markers. Buchnevich has picked up the pace and taken advantage of added playing time […]

Brendan Lemieux Makes Presence Felt In Road Loss

New York Rangers left wing Brendan Lemieux posted a goal with an assist, a plus-one rating and a fighting major in Monday's 3-2 road loss against the Edmonton Oilers. In other words, he registered the ol' Gordie Howe hat trick with a goal, an assist and a fight in a single game. After managing just […]

NHL DFS Prop Picks for 3/9/19 - Monkey Knife Fight @MKF

It’s a Saturday in March, which means a busy night on the ice in the National Hockey League, with a dozen games. Playoff races are heating up and that means some games have major implications. Pittsburgh at Columbus and Carolina at Nashville come to mind as games with a chance to impact the playoff race, […]

Top 150 Players - Rest of Season Fantasy Rankings

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey players looking at the rest-of-season values for each player. Below you will find our top 150 player rankings from this point (Week 21) going forward. This combines all positions into one combined list including centers, wingers, defensemen and goalies. […]