The 2009–10 New York Rangers season is the New York Rangers' 83rd season in the National Hockey League, and the Rangers will attempt qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. [edit] Off-season On May 4, 2009, Markus Naslund announced that he would be retiring after one season with the Rangers. [1] At the Entry Draft, the Rangers chose Chris Kreider with their first-round pick, 19th overall. The Rangers followed this with a couple of trades at the draft to pick up Brian Boyle and Chad Johnson. A bigger splash was made a few days later when the Rangers traded Scott Gomez to the Montreal Canadiens. With Gomez $7 million contract gone, the Rangers then signed free agent Marian Gaborik on July 1, the first day of free agency. On July 16, the Rangers announced that Mike Sullivan had been hired as an assistant coach.[2] On August 16, 2009, Mark Messier rejoined the New York Rangers organization as a special assistant to GM Glen Sather.[3] [edit] Pre-season | 2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1) | | # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap | | 1 | September 15 | Boston Bruins | 2 - 1 | New York Rangers | | Zaba | 11,111 | 0-1-0 | [1] | | 2 | September 16 | New York Rangers | 2 - 3 | New Jersey Devils | SO | Johnson | 10,481 | 0-1-1 | [2] | | 3 | September 18 | New York Rangers | 3 - 4 | Detroit Red Wings | | Zaba | 13,180 | 0-2-1 | [3] | | 4 | September 19 | New York Rangers | 5 - 2 | Boston Bruins | | Valiquette | 15,882 | 1-2-1 | [4] | | 5 | September 21 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 - 4 | New York Rangers | | Lundqvist | 11,112 | 2-2-1 | [5] | | 6 | September 24 | Washington Capitals | 2 - 3 | New York Rangers | | Lundqvist | 9,973 | 3-2-1 | [6] | | 7 | September 27 | New York Rangers | 3 - 4 | Washington Capitals | | Lundqvist | | 3-3-1 | [7] | [edit] Regular season [edit] Divisional standings After games of November 29, 2009.[4]
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
[edit] Conference standings After games of December 4, 2009.[5]
[edit] Game log Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) | 2009–10 Game Log | | October: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1) | | # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap | | 1 | October 2 | Rangers | 2 - 3 | Penguins | | Lundqvist | 17,132 | 0-1-0 | 0 | [8] | | 2 | October 3 | Senators | 2 - 5 | Rangers | | Lundqvist | 18,200 | 1-1-0 | 2 | [9] | | 3 | October 5 | Rangers | 3 - 2 | Devils | | Lundqvist | 17,625 | 2-1-0 | 4 | [10] | | 4 | October 8 | Rangers | 4 - 3 | Capitals | | Lundqvist | 18,277 | 3-1-0 | 6 | [11] | | 5 | October 11 | Ducks | 0 - 3 | Rangers | | Valiquette | 18,200 | 4-1-0 | 8 | [12] | | 6 | October 12 | Maple Leafs | 2 - 7 | Rangers | | Lundqvist | 18,200 | 5-1-0 | 10 | [13] | | 7 | October 14 | Kings | 2 - 4 | Rangers | | Lundqvist | 18,200 | 6-1-0 | 12 | [14] | | 8 | October 17 | Rangers | 4 - 1 | Maple Leafs | | Lundqvist | 19,295 | 7-1-0 | 14 | [15] | | 9 | October 19 | Sharks | 7 - 3 | Rangers | | Valiquette | 18,200 | 7-2-0 | 14 | [16] | | 10 | October 22 | Devils | 4 - 2 | Rangers | | Lundqvist | 18,200 | 7-3-0 | 14 | [17] | | 11 | October 24 | Rangers | 4 - 5 | Canadiens | OT | Lundqvist | 21,273 | 7-3-1 | 15 | [18] | | 12 | October 26 | Coyotes | 2 - 5 | Rangers | | Lundqvist | 18,200 | 8-3-1 | 17 | [19] | | 13 | October 28 | Rangers | 1 - 3 | Islanders | | Lundqvist | 15,213 | 8-4-1 | 17 | [20] | | 14 | October 30 | Rangers | 2 - 3 | Wild | | Lundqvist | 18,106 | 8-5-1 | 17 | [21] | | | November: 5–8–0 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 3–4–0) | | # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | Recap | | 15 | November 1 | Bruins | 0 - 1 | Rangers | | Lundqvist | 18,200 | 9-5-1 | 19 | [22] | | 16 | November 3 | Rangers | 1 - 4 | Canucks | | Lundqvist | 18,810 | 9-6-1 | 19 | [23] | | 17 | November 5 | Rangers | 4 - 2 | Oilers | | Valiquette | 16,839 | 10-6-1 | 21 | [24] | | 18 | November 7 | Rangers | 1 - 3 | Flames | | Valiquette | 19,289 | 10-7-1 | 21 | [25] | | 19 | November 12 | Thrashers | 5 - 3 | Rangers | | Lundqvist | 18,200 | 10-8-1 | 21 | [26] | | 20 | November 14 | Rangers | 2 - 1 | Senators | SO | Lundqvist | 17,561 | 11-8-1 | 23 | [27] | | 21 | November 17 | Capitals | 4 - 2 | Rangers | | Lundqvist | 18,200 | 11-9-1 | 23 | [28] | | 22 | November 21 | Panthers | 3 - 2 | Rangers | | Lundqvist | 18,200 | 11-10-1 | 23 | [29] | | 23 | November 23 | Blue Jackets | 4 - 7 | Rangers | | Lundqvist | 18,200 | 12-10-1 | 25 | [30] | | 24 | November 25 | Rangers | 2 - 1 | Panthers | SO | Lundqvist | 16,281 | 13-10-1 | 27 | [31] | | 25 | November 27 | Rangers | 1 - 5 | Lightning | | Lundqvist | 17,608 | 13-11-1 | 27 | [32] | | 26 | November 28 | Rangers | 3 - 8 | Penguins | | Valiquette | 17,122 | 13-12-1 | 27 | [33] | | 27 | November 30 | Penguins | 5 - 2 | Rangers | | Lundqvist | 18,200 | 13-13-1 | 27 | [34] | | | | | | | | | | | | - The amount of games in each month are subject to change.
[edit] Playoffs The New York Rangers will attempt to make the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. [edit] Player stats [edit] Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes | Regular season | | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | | Gaborik, MarianMarian Gaborik | 26 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 8 | 6 | | Prospal, VaclavVaclav Prospal | 28 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 16 | | Kotalik, AlesAles Kotalik | 27 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -12 | 30 | | Del Zotto, MichaelMichael Del Zotto | 28 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -8 | 16 | | Anisimov, ArtemArtem Anisimov | 28 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 10 | | Avery, SeanSean Avery | 23 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 44 | | Staal, MarcMarc Staal | 28 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 12 | | Dubinsky, BrandonBrandon Dubinsky | 18 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 18 | | Drury, ChrisChris Drury | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 10 | | Callahan, RyanRyan Callahan | 28 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 30 | | Girardi, DanDan Girardi | 28 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 24 | | Higgins, ChristopherChristopher Higgins | 27 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 16 | | Lisin, EnverEnver Lisin | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 | | Redden, WadeWade Redden | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | | Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 16 | | Gilroy, MattMatt Gilroy | 28 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | | Parenteau, P.A.P.A. Parenteau | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 0 | | Boyle, BrianBrian Boyle | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 31 | | Byers, DaneDane Byers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | | Brashear, DonaldDonald Brashear | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 56 | | Voros, AaronAaron Voros | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 32 | | Sanguinetti, BobbyBobby Sanguinetti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | | Christensen, ErikErik Christensen† | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Heikkinen, IlkkaIlkka Heikkinen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | [edit] Goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; G= Goals; A= Assists; PIM= Penalties in Minutes | Regular season | | Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM | | Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist | 24 | 1375 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 61 | 2.66 | 703 | .913 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Valiquette, StephenStephen Valiquette | 6 | 305 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 3.74 | 128 | .852 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. [edit] Awards and records [edit] Awards [edit] Records [edit] Milestones | Regular Season | | Player | Milestone | Reached | | Matt Gilroy | 1st Career NHL Game | October 2, 2009 | | Michael Del Zotto | 1st Career NHL Game | October 2, 2009 | | Michael Del Zotto | 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point | October 3, 2009 | | Vaclav Prospal | 600th Career NHL Point | October 3, 2009 | | Dan Girardi | 200th Career NHL Game | October 3, 2009 | | Michael Del Zotto | 1st Career NHL Assist | October 5, 2009 | | Matt Gilroy | 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point | October 5, 2009 | | Artem Anisimov | 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point | October 8, 2009 | | Artem Anisimov | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 11, 2009 | | Vaclav Prospal | 200th Career NHL Goal | October 14, 2009 | | Chris Drury | 800th Career NHL Game | October 19, 2009 | | Matt Gilroy | 1st Career NHL Assist | October 19, 2009 | | P.A. Parenteau | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 28, 2009 | | Dane Byers | 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point | October 30, 2009 | | Henrik Lundqvist | 150th Career NHL Win | November 1, 2009 | | Donald Brashear | 1,000th Career NHL Game | November 12, 2009 | | Bobby Sanguinetti | 1st Career NHL Game | November 27, 2009 | | Ilkka Heikkinen | 1st Career NHL Game | December 5, 2009 | [edit] Transactions The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season. [edit] Trades | [edit] Free agents acquired [edit] Free agents lost [edit] Lost via retirement [edit] Claimed via Waivers [edit] Lost via Waivers | Player | New team | Date claimed off waivers | [edit] Players re-signed | [edit] Roster Updated December 3, 2009.[47]
| # | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace | | 42 | Russia  | Anisimov, ArtemArtem Anisimov | 4.0 C | L | 21 | 2006 | Yaroslavl, Soviet Union | | 16 | Canada  | Avery, SeanSean Avery | 6.0 LW | L | 29 | 2009 | North York, Ontario | | 22 | United States  | Boyle, BrianBrian Boyle | 4.0 C | L | 24 | 2009 | Hingham, Massachusetts | | 87 | United States | Brashear, DonaldDonald Brashear | 6.0 LW | L | 37 | 2009 | Bedford, Indiana | | 24 | United States | Callahan, RyanRyan Callahan (A) | 7.0 RW | R | 24 | 2004 | Rochester, New York | | 26 | Canada | Christensen, ErikErik Christensen | 4.0 C | L | 25 | 2009 | Edmonton, Alberta | | 4 | Canada | Del Zotto, MichaelMichael Del Zotto | 2.0 D | L | 19 | 2008 | Stouffville, Ontario | | 23 | United States | Drury, ChrisChris Drury (C) | 4.0 C | R | 33 | 2007 | Trumbull, Connecticut | | 17 | United States | Dubinsky, BrandonBrandon Dubinsky  | 4.0 C | L | 23 | 2004 | Anchorage, Alaska | | 10 | Slovakia  | Gaborik, MarianMarian Gaborik | 7.0 RW | L | 27 | 2009 | Trenčín, Czechoslovakia | | 97 | United States | Gilroy, MattMatt Gilroy | 2.0 D | R | 25 | 2009 | North Bellmore, New York | | 5 | Canada | Girardi, DanielDaniel Girardi | 2.0 D | R | 25 | 2006 | Welland, Ontario | | 21 | United States | Higgins, ChristopherChristopher Higgins | 6.0 LW | L | 26 | 2009 | Smithtown, New York | | 29 | Canada | Johnson, ChadChad Johnson | 1.0 G | L | 23 | 2009 | Calgary, Alberta | | 12 | Czech Republic  | Kotalik, AlesAles Kotalik | 7.0 RW | R | 30 | 2009 | Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia | | 81 | Russia | Lisin, EnverEnver Lisin | 5.0 W | L | 23 | 2009 | Moscow, Soviet Union | | 30 | Sweden  | Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist | 1.0 G | L | 27 | 2000 | Åre, Sweden | | 38 | Canada | Parenteau, P.A.P.A. Parenteau | 6.0 LW | R | 26 | 2007 | Hull, Quebec | | 20 | Czech Republic | Prospal, VaclavVaclav Prospal (A) | 6.2 LW/C | L | 34 | 2009 | České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia | | 6 | Canada | Redden, WadeWade Redden | 2.0 D | L | 32 | 2008 | Lloydminster, Saskatchewan | | 33 | Czech Republic | Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival | 2.0 D | R | 31 | 2005 | Vlašim, Czechoslovakia | | 18 | Canada | Staal, MarcMarc Staal | 2.0 D | L | 22 | 2005 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | | 34 | Canada | Voros, AaronAaron Voros | 6.0 LW | L | 28 | 2008 | Vancouver, British Columbia | | New York Rangers staff | | | Executive Operations | | | Hockey Operations | | | Scouting Staff - Director, Player Personnel - Gordie Clark
- Director, Player Personnel, Europe - Christer Rockstrom
- Assistant Director, Player Personnel - Jeff Gorton
- Head Professional European Scout - Anders Hedberg
- Amateur Scouting Staff - Larry Bernard, Rich Brown, Ray Clearwater, Daniel Dore, Jan Gajdosik, Ernie Gare, Vladimir Lutchenko, Shanon Sather
- Professional Scouting Staff - Jeff Gorton, Rick Kehoe, Gilles Leger, Kevin Maxwell, Peter Stephan
- Hockey and Business Operations - Adam Graves
| [edit] Draft picks New York's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal • Quebec. * On March 11, 2009, the NHL general managers agreed to award the 17th selection of the second round as a compensatory pick to the New York Rangers for deceased player Alexei Cherepanov.[48] [edit] See also [edit] Farm teams The 2009–10 season will be the 13th season of AHL hockey for the franchise. The 2009–10 season will be the 17th season of ECHL hockey for the franchise. [edit] References |
