Greetings and salutations everyone and welcome to another blog here on BlueCollarBlueShirts.com. The worst job in the world right now? A New York Rangers season-ticket representative!
Yes, it’s been another four-week break in-between blogs – but hey – at least I’m here now (and with more dashes for you than Morse code too)!
As you’re all too well aware of by now, then a lot has transpired since my last manifesto posted on this site, including, but not limited to: a Hall of Fame class announcement, the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, the opening week of free agency, the K’Andre Miller trade to Carolina and about 78967869869769 other things – and all of which will be covered tonight.
While it’s usually my modus-operandi to cover everything in a chronological matter; but for this latest particular blog entry – then like House of Pain – I’m going to “Jump Around” a bit.
After all, and at this juncture, then everyone reading these very words already knows what has gone down in Rangerstown, USA – so I just wanted to give some spotlight and focus on some lesser-known stories at the top of this – and as opposed to having some of these stories buried at the bottom. (Holy Morse Code Dashes and Bad Grammar Batman!)
(And yes, I could post 67956756767957575678578578567587 different articles on this site in an attempt to artificially drive up traffic – but I’ve always stayed true to this site’s day-one mantra – “10,000 words, no ads, one click!”)
(Plus, it’s always been easier for me to block out some time for one long blog – as it’s tough with my schedule when attempting to write everyday. After all, I do have a real-life job – and unpopular to contrary opinion – a real-life too!)
Since there is a ton to get into tonight, then let’s get right into it – but first – here’s where I left off last time in case you missed it:
As the Rangers rapidly approach their centennial campaign (the 2025-26 season), then as mentioned last time around – then if time permitting, then I’d like to re-release my first book, “The New York Rangers Rink of Honor and the Rafters of Madison Square Garden,” before the first puck is dropped.
(For more details on the book, then check out: https://bluecollarblueshirts.com/nyrroh/. Furthermore, since I have some extra stock laying around, then if you want a signed copy, reach out to me, and it’s yours for only $10.)
While the book is only four-years old (originally released in 2021); a lot has also changed in the time that has since elapsed, including Henrik Lundqvist’s name now adorned at the top of the iconic ceiling, Chris Kreider’s departure and where perhaps a few other names from the past should have also been originally included (many of the alumni, including Walt Tkaczuk, Pete Stemkowski and others from that Rangers’ era, after reading the book, have reached out to tell me that I slighted Dean Prentice – and I’d like to rectify that error).
But of course, I’m also trying to write two other things as well – my biography on “Fiery” Phil Watson and a script on the life and times of Tex Rickard.
(And the patience of Janet Winston-Watson is saint-esque too.)
And oh yeah – there’s this site as well – and where if only we could get hit with another pandemic again – so I could get paid to stay at home and write!
(The Heineken-12oz Flu anyone?)
As long-time readers already know, then due to my writing over the past dozen years or so, I’ve officially become a “Rangers’ Historian” – a title not only decreed upon me by the original historian of the franchise himself – my buddy, “The Maven” Stan Fischler – but a title that along with $10 in my pocket (from your book sale!), then I can afford a coffee at Starbucks!
As you may also know, then for the past ten-years or so now, it’s been my mission to see the Rangers finally correct their biggest error – the omission of a Frank Boucher banner hanging from the M$G ceiling.
(For more on Boucher, then not only check out my first book, but check out this link too: https://bluecollarblueshirts.com/retire-frank-bouchers-7/ )
During the past few weeks, and while the Blueshirts’ birdbrain beat reporters, in an attempt to get Rangers’ news, were refreshing the Twitter/X timelines of Canadian reporters such as Elliotte Friedman, Bob McKenzie and Pierre Lebrun – then yours truly reached out to my limited contacts at M$G – and where what I sadly expected for this upcoming centennial season will seemingly become reality soon enough.
Rather than doing what the Maple Leafs did in 2016, when the Rangers’ Original Six rivals fixed all wrongs and then honored everyone in their history that they had previous omitted; instead, and it’s being suggested to me, that all the Rangers have planned right now for the centennial is what you’d probably expect too – the 798678678669798679698th celebration of the 1994 team (which has now become a morbid reminder of the other 96-years of franchise futility), bringing out Henrik Lundqvist and the players from his era, while also trying to get some players from the Emile Francis era to the Garden (Eddie Giacomin, the biggest name alive from that era today, isn’t doing the best health-wise – and he usually commands a hefty appearance fee too).
Furthermore, and again, all plans are subject to change, then it’s also being hinted to me that we’ll see two new names/banners hung from the M$G rafters this season too – Brad Park and Sam Rosen.
As I’ve said about 7986786986798686896 times in the past, then when it comes to Park, who spent more than half of his career elsewhere (Boston and Detroit), then I have no problem with him having his day in the sun – but only if the likes of Boucher, the Cook Brothers (Bill and Bun), Ivan Johnson, Bryan Hextall, Lester Patrick, Emile Francis and Ron Greschner get theirs first – or if everyone is inducted en masse.
When it comes to Rosen, he’s a unique case and since he’s living and able, while also being a person that everyone knows and loves today – then I have no problem with him getting a standalone ceremony – as his forty-years of service should be honored.
So what am I getting at right now, outside of reminding you for the 79867986986798679867986th time that Frank Boucher, the first #7 in franchise history, and the man largely responsible for 75% of the franchise’s Stanley Cup wins, deserves his rightful spot at the top of M$G?
In a story that you’ll only find here, while everyone else (“my peers”) plays around with ANALytics and heat maps, then the Frank Boucher mural, which was painted by Hanna MacNaughtan in 2007, has been relocated from its original spot (Grahame’s Bakery).
However, the huge mural in dedication for Kemptville’s most famous resident, still remains in-town – and as you can see here:
The mural, which hung at its original home for nearly fifteen-years, was taken down and stored following a building renovation.
Come July of 2025, the mural was dusted off and hung at a new building in-town – where funny enough – Boucher’s great-grandson, Ron Baird, works at.
(And yes – all of this news only strengths the “small-town Canadian” stereotype – and right down to the artist, McNaughtan herself – who once worked underneath Boucher’s granddaughter, Frankie Baird. But hey, this is a GOOD thing – as it does feel like tight-knit communities are becoming a thing of the past – or at least here in the USA – and especially in the filth-ridden NYC.)
The local media in Kemptville, ONT are planning on having a Boucher celebration in-town sometime in the next few months – and where they’d like to tie-in their ceremony with the Rangers’ centennial.
Fingers-crossed – then I’d like to attend the ceremony myself!
And of course, every citizen in small-town Kemptville would like to see their favorite son, Boucher himself, who gave 29-years of his life to the big-city Rangers, get the same respect in New York as he does in Ontario.
Once the official mural ceremony is announced, then I’ll give you all of the details here – and perhaps the entire town of Kemptville can wake up both Chris Drury and James Dolan, which in turn – would shut me up about this topic, and happily so, forever!
Let’s stick with the subject of the Rangers’ alumni before getting into the current state of the franchise today.
Rangers’ legend Ron Duguay, a man who still watches every Blueshirts’ contest today (while also talking about everything Rangers-related as well), went unusually quiet on social media during the past few-weeks.
On June 19th, Duguay revealed why he’d been absent on social media – as he had to have parts of his colon removed:
Thank you !!
I got this 🙏💪
Resting, recovering in beautiful Alaska https://t.co/Tz7ggVtrxQ pic.twitter.com/jBM7bck16I— Ron Duguay (@RonDuguay10) June 19, 2025
Duguay is currently on the path to recovery – and of course – we all wish him well.
Duguay, and as he said, is healing in Alaska, with “Nurse” Sarah Palin helping him along the way.
Furthermore, and Duguay is right back to where he left off – as since his recovery – he’s continued to share all of his opinions on the present state of the Rangers on his X account, which you can find at @RonDuguay10.
Duguay, who originally missed the news of the Kreider trade due to his medical procedure, questioned the transaction – and especially since the Blueshirts haven’t replaced their best penalty killing forward yet either.
And as you’d expect, Duguay, who was never high on K’Andre Miller to begin with, was extremely impressed with Drury’s return for the see-saw defenseman, as following the deal, #10 said, “I didn’t think Miller would return anything but a third-round pick.”
Over the years, and you can check the archives of this site and/or my own Twitter/X account (@NYCTHEMIC) for all of it, then 99.9% of the time, I largely agree with Duguay’s Rangers’ opinions and takes.
After all, he’s an eye-test guy like me!
If there’s anything that we disagree with right now, and as I’ve said before and as I’ll reiterate later below, then I’m of the opinion that the Rangers, and despite this being their hundredth season, should just punt it.
(I should also mention that Duguay is much more optimsitic than I am too!)
(And after what Florida did this off-season? Then do you really see the Rangers taking them out?)
However, the true-blue Duguay, now healthy and back to commenting on everything Rangers, wants the franchise to go all-in during Year 100:
Keep in mind everyone 100 anniversary of the @NYRangers coming up
Management has to put together a very competitive team together that has to make the playoffs!
There is no thinking 2027
It’s now !!!!!!!’
I’m assuming Dolan is demanding
Now!!!!
LGR— Ron Duguay (@RonDuguay10) July 2, 2025
While of course, I’d like to see Duguay be proven correct – which would be in the form of a parade come June of ’26 – I still remain skeptical – and by now, you already know why:
Mika Zibanejad is still here.
In any event, and we’ll get more into this below – then I’m glad to see Duguay back on the mend – while also never bending to outside pressure either.
At this time, let’s now get into everything else – and in chronological order too.
Prior to this year’s NHL Entry Draft, the 2025 Hall of Fame Class announcement and free agency, then the biggest Blueshirts’ news was all media-related.
On June 17th, Arthur Staple, now formerly of The Athletic, announced that it was his last day with The New York Times owned outfit.
Staple, who previously was an Islander beat writer, replaced the retired Rick Carpiniello a few years back, but where recently, Staple was asked to do double-duty by covering both New York hockey clubs – a daunting task to say the least.
In the mean-time, the much younger (and I’m also assuming much cheaper-in-salary) Peter Baugh, formerly of the Colorado Avalanche beat, was doing the heavy lifting when it comes to the Rangers coverage on The Athletic.
Funny enough, then following Staple’s firing, I soon received this email from The Athletic:
Ha, just got this email – the liberal shithole, aka The Athletic, is looking for @StapeNHL ‘s replacement – and they don’t exactly pay the best living wage for someone who needs to be close to NYC: https://t.co/wYXycUxycJ#nyr
— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) June 20, 2025
While the salary offered wasn’t that bad ($100K), you also have to cover your own travel and other spenditures – as only limited expenses are covered.
(You’d also have to live close to both NYC and Westchester too – in order to cover all practices and games – and as you may know – that’s not cheap either.)
In other words – then NO – I didn’t put in for it.
In a way, while it’s kinda of a dream job, there’s also no rooting (or these days – JEERING) from the press box.
Plus, do you really see me lasting?
Drury would cut me off after the first day – and I’d refuse to become a state media member too.
After all, how pandering has the formerly tough-as-nails Larry Brooks been recently?
Not only is he singing the good praises of Artemi Panarin (while never mentioning his sexual assault, while continuing to bury one of the best league ambassadors of all-time, Alex Ovechkin, for having a twenty-year friendship with a President of a country where his family lives), but he’s also making Drury out to be the second coming of Lester Patrick – or for a more relatable reference – Bill Zito of today!
While it remains to be seen where Staple turns up next, as I don’t believe that he’s ready to retire just yet – then it’s just too bad that he took the bullet here – and not the resident airhead of the Rangers’ beat, the woman who arguably has dumbed down Brooks a lot too, Mollie Walker.
Speaking of Walker, then she recently stole another story from another source again – and as she did one more time on June 16th when she rewrote what was originally reported by “Aftonbladet” – which is a Swedish media outlet.
The Yahoo version of this story, which covers what both Walker (NYP) and the Aftonbladet wrote, is the best one.
You can find it here: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/mika-zibanejads-wife-hints-rangers-154200634.html
To tie-in Arthur Staple into this, then prior to this report, then it was the now former beat writer of The Athletic, that first mentioned that Zibanejad had sold his NYC townhouse.
Staple immediately doubled-down on this fact by then reporting that “The Rangers and Zibanejad may have worked things out,” in regards to the Swedish-Iranian albatross waiving his disgusting NMC.
While Miserable Mika did sell his NYC townhouse; he just used that money to buy another property in the area (Westchester).
And as we know now – then Mika and the Rangers didn’t come to an accord where the man with the worst contract in hockey decided to waive his NMC either.
(It’s not known if Staple’s erroneous Stinka Zibanedud reporting led to his departure from The Athletic. And yes – and as mentioned many times on this site before – then I feel that all of these paywall sites have to make-up and/or exaggerate stories in order to sell content – and that includes Brooks too.)
According to both Walker and the Swede state media, then Irma Zibanejad, the wife of a cuck, defended her husband – while also coming off as his mouthpiece.
Among what Irma, who supports Palestine and liberal politics, said (her words are in italics, my response is in bold print):
“We just had Mika’s new coach [Mike Sullivan] here at our home; he flew over from New York recently. We also just got our new home in New York.”
This told you right here that the Rangers are resigned to stinkin’ with Mika again next season – as here you have the new head coach, and as David Quinn, his assistant had previously done, coddling this mental headcase – and as Mike Sullivan did when he flew to Sweden.
And it’s only a matter of time before Sullivan realizes that Zibanejad is no Sidney Crosby either!
So much for accountability!
“I’m always shocked about how newspapers just spread things without considering the source. It’s so interesting with newspaper articles that there is zero truth in it. Oh well. You sit here sometimes and think, ‘How did that go through?’
“The rumor [Mika waiving his NMC – and as he ought to have done] has been taken out of the air. It is very interesting.”
These remarks were a direct shot at Arthur Staple – who one day later – was fired.
Let me be clear here for both the newbies and uninitiated:
I DON’T LIKE TALKING ABOUT PLAYER’S PERSONAL LIVES.
That said, if they publicly share something on social media, then it’s fair game.
And most of the time, it’s positive news anyway, such as a marriage, the birth of a child, etc.
It’s also why (and the archives of this site don’t lie either) I DESPISED how Larry Brooks, always working as a conduit for Drury, decided to publicly drag in, then bury, Jacob Trouba’s wife, Dr. Kelly, last summer.
Make no bones about it – Brooks made Dr. Kelly, a private person, into a public figure – and a woman that later garnered a ton of undeserved hatred from the fan-base following the irresponsible reporting.
(And if you recall, then while everyone was going on-and-on about Trouba, it was little old me who was telling you that it was Mika – and NOT Trouba – that had the worst contract in-town.)
As opposed to Dr. Kelly, who never said anything publicly about her husband’s job, then it’s the complete opposite with Irma in this instance.
In other words, Irma Zibanejad has made herself fair game.
And what does it say when Mika needs his wife to do all of his talking?
I guess with Kreider gone, then Mika needs someone else to bang his drums – and who better than his real-wife, rather than his now former work-wife?
It’s really not my intention to bury Irma, but I hated all of this – as after all – it told us that the little bitch, aka Mika, wasn’t going anywhere.
And while I’ll add some more commentary about Mika below – but there’s no reason to rehash everything that I’ve said for the past two-years on this site for the 798678698698686th time either.
Simply stated – then I don’t see the Rangers ever winning the Stanley Cup with this headcase on the roster.
And go back and reread what I’ve written in the past – as there are ways to get him out of town – but for whatever reason – Drury thinks the likes of Trouba, Barclay Goodrow, Ryan Lindgren, Jimmy Vesey, K’Andre Miller, Filip Chytil, Kaapo Kakko, Chris Kreider, Patrick Kane, Gerard Gallant and Peter Laviolette, amongst others, were the problems – and not his half-Swede/half-Iranian failed $8.5M per-season center – who funny enough – has been so bad that he’s now been sent to the wing.
Furthermore, and I’m to assume that James Dolan is fine with all of this too.
After all, he’s subscribed to DRURYNOMICS – which means paying four head coaches at once – including now Mike Sullivan, the highest-paid coach in all of the league today.
For whatever reason, Mika is given a pass and is coddled.
I’ll never get it.
And the Rangers won’t get the Cup with him either – and you can take this prediction to the bank – and akin to what I said about the end of the Henrik Lundqvist era of Blueshirt hockey at the time too.
Next story!
On June 24th, the HHOF announced its Class of 2025.
The men and women selected for this honor goes as such:
Player Category:
Duncan Keith
Zdeno Chara
Alexander Mogilny
Joe Thornton
Women’s Player Category:
Jennifer Botterill
Brianna Decker
Builder Category:
Jack Parker
Daniele Savageau
I thought that the HHOF finally rectified its biggest error with this announcement, as finally, Alex Mogilny, whether if he shows up or not, will be enshrined into the hallowed halls in Toronto.
After all, it felt like it was annual tradition to complain about Mogilny’s omission during the past 15-years or so.
Keith, Chara and Thornton were also no-brainers, and you won’t find anyone disputing their inductions either.
When it comes to the women and builders, these candidates were as good as any, and again, you won’t find anyone complaining about these people getting their day in the sun.
But of course, there is now one major omission still left standing – the 92-year-old Stan Fischler – who even today – PUMPS OUT MORE HOCKEY AND RANGERS CONTENT THAN ANYONE ELSE!
The man has been covering hockey for over 70-years – but perhaps because he’s not Canadian – he remains ignored by the HHOF.
I know that I’ve done these rants before, so I won’t go in-depth about this again, but c’mon – what is the HHOF waiting for?
A post-mortem induction?
Not only is Fischler writing 2-3 articles a day (and that includes weekends too) – but recently – he’s also been writing from a safe bunker in Israel.
Despite wartime in the Middle East – and “The Maven” hasn’t missed a day.
And while he may not like this reminder – again – HE’S 92-YEARS-OLD AND DOING THIS!
Furthermore, he still travels back home to New York City from time-to-time!
The secret cloak-and-dagger society, which is what the HHOF selection committee has become, needs to give us a reason why Fischler remains ignored.
Just like Mogilny and it’s time to do the right thing – and induct Fischler too – and before it’s too late.
In a story first reported by Elliotte Friedman (who seemingly broke every single signing, trade and re-signing – and while on no sleep to boot), and the Florida Panthers have their entire Stanley Cup core, a core of ten, all under contract for the rest of the decade.
You can find out more about the re-signings of Brad Marchand, Sam Bennett and Aaron Ekblad here: https://www.nhl.com/news/general-manager-winning-culture-help-florida-panthers-keep-pending-free-agents
By now (and I’ve used an iteration of this phrase about ten-times already), then you are all too aware of the many moves that have went down during the past few weeks.
For the purpose of this site, then just the ones that caught my eye the most:
— The biggest story in the league today, is that the Florida Panthers, winners of the last three Eastern Conference Finals and now reigning-and-defending two-time Stanley Cup champions too, have every weapon still in their artillery.
Of course, while the topic that I first bought up five-years ago, when no one else was giving it any attention at all (state income taxes), is now at the forefront – so much so – that even Gary Bettman has had to address it. (He dispels such a notion, an idea that states/provinces with no income taxes have an advantage.)
(I should also add that the pandemic, where the league’s salary cap only marginally increased throughout a four-year period, only helped these teams that play in no state income tax markets. It was a huge extra edge – and as is evident by the fact that the last six Stanley Cup Finals have featured a team from the Sunshine, no income taxes, state.)
That all said, while Florida does have the no state income taxes advantage – all of their big name free agents also took far less market value/money to stay – as even with taxes elsewhere – the big three in this case, Marchand, Bennett and Ekblad, all could’ve received far larger deals.
Similar to the Tom Brady era of Patriots football – and these Panther players are taking less money on the market – as winning is their ultimate priority.
Respect.
After all, what’s an extra two or three million dollars when you’re already financially set for life?
It’s not like these guys are living paycheck-to-paycheck!
I have a profound and deep respect for everyone involved in the Panthers’ organization.
Their commitment to winning in the salary cap era is unmatched – and you can ask their biggest rival, the Tampa Bay Lightning (Steven Stamkos anyone?), all about it too.
This news not only positively impacts the Panthers – but it also effects every other team in the league – including the Rangers.
After all, do you see the Rangers having any chance at all of beating this super-team out of Florida?
(And who would think that anyone would be saying this a few years ago!)
Granted, while things can happen during the course of the season, or to be specific, injuries; the Panthers are so deep that they can endure the grueling course of an NHL campaign.
And as we saw last year – then all they have to do is get in – and playing road games won’t hurt them either.
Furthermore, the Panthers, with a stacked roster full of committed winners, and like they did at the 2025 trade deadline, should attract big-name veterans come the ’26 deadline.
This is also my way of saying that I wouldn’t be surprised to see the soon-to-be UFA, Artemi Panarin, trading in his Rangers’ blue for Florida red come next March. (He’s very tight with Panthers’ netminder, Sergei Bobrovsky.)
What I love most about the Panthers, and as said recently on this site, is that they are pure EYE TEST and GRIT-AND-SHIT (on you) team.
They are tough. They hit. They don’t mind getting dirty.
And they can score and defend too.
They are the standard-bearer.
They are on a different level – and as the Edmonton Oilers, who arguably have the best two-players in hockey today, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, found out – and as they have found out twice.
I should also add that the Panthers are good for hockey – and to go back to the Tom Brady reference – they’ll become a league-wide draw – and even if it’s all about “hate-watching”/rooting for them to lose factor.
In my eyes, they aren’t a dynasty yet (I still feel that you have to win three championships in a row), but they have the best chance of matching or usurping the Islanders dynasty – the last true NHL dynasty.
(It should also be mentioned that the Stanley Cup Final that they lost in 2023 against Vegas was also the championship round where the Panthers were without their best player – the then injured Matt Tkachuk. Who knows what would’ve happened had he been healthy, as prior to his injury, he was a slam-dunk candidate for the Conn Smythe Trophy.)
— Matt Martin, thirteen games shy of a 1,000 games played in his career (that’s 987 for you math majors), is now retired.
While it was my birthright to hate the guy, and only due to his Islander colors – he was also one of those players that you hated but would have loved on your team too – and similar to the likes of Tom Wilson, Wayne Simmonds, Justin Williams, et al.
The son-in-law of Boomer Esiason will remain with the blue-and-orange, as he now enters the next chapter of his career as the special assistant to Isles’ general manager Mathieu Darche – and a Lou Lamoriello successor that has scored hat-trick after hat-trick since taking his office at the IBS Arena.
Thanks for REMPEMANIA Mr. Martin – but may the Islanders suck forever too!
— Chris Kreider’s off-season work-out partner and friend, Trevor Zegras, is now in Philadelphia.
When Dumbass Drury traded Kreider to Anaheim last month, then outside of CK20’s Ranger connections to Trouba, Ryan Strome and Frank Vatrano taking top headlines, then his friendship with Zegras was also brought up.
Heck, Zegras also talked about this special bond on social media too.
It’s kind of a stretch to say that “Zegras was the one who got away,” as despite the NHL previously making him their poster boy, so much so, that he was even placed on the cover of the league’s annual video game – but Zegras is N.Y. born – and it always felt that a Kakko for Zegras swap, a trade featuring two top-ten picks of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, would go down.
Instead, Zegras travels south on I-95 to Philadelphia – and where Kreider was his teammate of all of thirteen-days.
That’s hockey Suzyn!
— Jonathan Toews, after a three-year absence, will make his league return for the Winnipeg Jets.
Similar to his running buddy in Chicago, Patrick Kane (who will remain in Detroit – and who knows – could be Florida bound come the deadline too!) and Toews will look to restart his career outside of the Windy City – and a city where he had all of his prime years.
Toews signed a one-year veteran’s deal, one full of incentive bonuses, with his hometown Manitoban club.
I feel that Toews will get/hit many of his bonuses, as we’ve seen other players hampered by long-time injuries, including Jack Eichel, Kane and Gabriel Landeskog, excel once returning.
— John Tavares will remain in Toronto, while Mitch Marner heads to Sin City.
The former Islander captain/Leafs pajama boy, John Tavares, who has made over $121M in career earnings, took one of the most team-friendliest deals that you’ll ever see this summer – and as he did when he re-signed with Toronto for four more years – and at only $4.38M per season.
Obviously, Tavares wants to stay in his hometown.
It was previously reported by the Canadian scribes that JT91 turned down several multi-year offers at $8M per-season.
Tavares’ now former running buddy, Mitch Marner, is the Golden Knights latest shiny new toy.
In a sign-and-trade deal made right before the free agency period opened (and had this trade not happened, then perhaps Vegas would have been slapped with a tampering charge), Marner goes to Vegas on an eight-year deal (the league’s max) worth $96M overall.
Going up north is Nicolas Roy, who won a Cup with Vegas in ’23.
— Another major trade saw JJ Peterka, who many claimed that the Rangers were after, moving on to Utah, while the Sabres received Michael Kesselring and Josh Doan in exchange.
Following the deal, Peterka signed a five-year deal with the newly dubbed Mammoth for $38.5M overall.
Once all of this news became official, then this rumor about Peterka’s nightlife hit the podcast circuit:
“JJ Peterka was more concerned about serving drinks behind a bar at 4 o’clock in the morning”
Some interesting insight about JJ Peterka off the ice from @craigrivet52 and Andrew Peters during today’s episode of @AfterLeWhistle
Full episode in the comments. A must listen. pic.twitter.com/TV4pegdYae
— Duane Steinel (@DuaneS39) June 26, 2025
I can not verify what these two former Sabres said about the latest former Sabre, but if true, then I do find it both ironic and comical that Peterka was dealt to the Mormon/no booze state.
— In news that hurts the Rangers (and we’ll eventually get to the K’Andre Miller trade too – I promise), then Nik Ehlers, the last remaining big-name free agent domino left out there, waited until July 3rd when signing his six-year pact with Carolina ($51M overall).
While some critics will allege the Canes of having too many of the same type of players, and not enough tough guys either; but either way, you have to think that the Raleigh residents will see another stellar regular season – even if they falter in the playoffs.
Plus, who is beating the Panthers anyway?
While I’m kind of jumping around a bit, then here are where some of the Rangers’ alumni ended up following the free agency period:
— Ryan Lindgren, still only 27-years-old, signed a four-year deal worth $18M overall with the Seattle Kraken – and where he’ll now be reunited with Kaapo Kakko.
You know me – I’m a double-nickel (#55) guy – and for that price – and with the failed deadline trade with Colorado – then I wouldn’t have minded had the Rangers kept Adam Fox’s best friend.
As an aside, then with Lindgren now a former member of the Avalanche, the Denver team soon replaced him with the 40-years-of-age Brent Burns, now formerly of Carolina – and where K’Andre Miller (I promise – we are getting there!), will replace Burns in Raleigh.
— The big bad Nicolas Aube-Kubel is now in Minnesota. Joining him with the Wild is former Ranger, Vladimir Tarasenko – and a VT91 that’s now amassing a jersey collection that even Derick Brassard has to be impressed with!
— Zac Jones was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Rangers. After speaking out against the club last season (asking for more playing time – and where he was justified in doing so), Drury allowed Jones and his agent to find a trade.
A suitor never came.
The pint-sized alleged power-play quarterback will get a chance with Buffalo on a six-figure deal.
As far his Rangers’ departure goes – he did show flashes of brilliance – but really – I don’t know if he could ever be a Stanley Cup winner on a team full of small defensemen.
— A pair of AHL-players/NHL reserves, Sammy Blais and Arthur Kaliyev, are now in Canada.
Blais, who was never the same after the P.K. Slewban incident, goes to Montreal, while Kaliyev, a failed reclamation project that Drury should have never taken on with his team struggling in the first place (and I said this repeatedly throughout last season), goes to Ottawa.
— Reilly Smith, the former Knight-turned-Ranger-reverted Knight, will remain in Vegas.
— Still looking for a contract is Jimmy Vesey – who at the time, and as covered on this site, feared that he might not be in the league during the 2025-26 season due to the way that he was handled during his final months in New York.
— The best former member of the Rangers’ alumni out there also got a deal:
This is our penultimate segment before getting into our main event – the current state of the New York Rangers.
Then again, talking about the Islanders is Rangers-related too – and Darche, who succeeded Long Island Lou on May 23rd, is not effing around.
The passage of time will ultimately give us the answer, but from first glance – and the new GM of little brother has bypassed the whole “dipping your toes into the water” phase – and instead – is doing cannonballs off a 100′ diving board.
And yes – it pains me to say that – but I always say it as it is!
Lamoriello, in his final act as the man calling the shots at Belmont, will go down as the GM on record when the Isles won the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery.
The Isles, who won the draft lottery on May 5th, saw Darche hit the ground running when he took over some two-weeks later.
Right before the 2025 NHL Entry Draft was set to commence, Darce traded the up-and-down Noah Dobson to Montreal in exchange for the 16th- and 17th-overall picks of the draft.
Also going to Long Island was the promising young forward, Emil Heineman.
(Following the deal, Dobson got the money-and-years from Jeff Gorton & Co. that the Islanders weren’t interested in matching – an eight-year deal featuring an annual salary of $9.5M.)
Come the draft, the Islanders did what was expected – they took the consensus top pick – and as they did when they drafted defenseman Matthew Schaefer.
Schaefer wasted no time when injecting himself into the Rangers/Islanders rivalry:
“I heard there’s a big rivalry. I want to play against the Rangers – and I want to beat them every time we play them.” – Schaefer, in his first words as an Islander.
Since he’s an Islander, then I must use derogatory commentary when talking about him, so for this little limp-wristed blue-and-orange scum – then when the Rangers first see him, and whether it be in the preseason or regular season – then I hope that he gets his first taste of THE REMPESTEIN MONSTER.
Funny enough, I saw thousands of Ranger fans say the same thing – we want Rempe v. Schaefer.
I didn’t see one Blueshirt backer ever bring up the name of the longest-tenured Ranger, Mika Zibanejad, when deciding who should defend Big Apple’s honor.
Another “controversy” surrounding the Islanders’ draft was that they didn’t do what was heavily rumored – which was packaging their newly acquired 16th- and 17th-overall selections in order to move up into the top-five – or even into the top-ten of the draft.
Everyone and their mother expected Darche to move up and then select the Long Island native, formerly once projected to go first-overall in this draft (and as late as of February), center James Hagens.
And as teams were bypassing on Hagens – then it all felt like it would be elementary (my Dear Watson) that the Isles would not only land the top pick of the draft – but a major market draw too – in “Happauge Hagens.”
However, and when it was time for the Boston Bruins to make their seventh-overall selection of the draft – and it was Hagens, familiar with the city due to his time spent at Boston College, that remained in Beantown.
(It was later reported that the asking price for a higher-overall pick not only included the Islanders two other first-round picks, but a high-end player too. Only time will tell if this will be a decision that the low-scoring team will regret.)
Instead of Hagens, Darche soon added right-winger Victor Eklund and defenseman Kashawn Aitechson.
I say this every year, so here’s my annual disclaimer:
I don’t watch teenage hockey. I don’t know anything about these prospects outside of what’s out there from the experts. (The people who actually scout these kids – and not the idiots on Twitter who watch one clip and then consider themselves as true NHL scouts.)
My game, my forte, has always been history.
After all – it’s easier to tell you what happened rather than predicting what will happen!
That aside, and from the people who do know these kids (I only watch World Junior games when Team USA has a chance at the gold – and even then – it’s very minimal – as I do have a real-life job) – and everyone is raving about the Islanders’ three picks – so much so – that across the board – and all of the experts on these kids are saying that the Isles not only won the draft – but absolutely killed it too.
And should Hagens bust-out in Boston?
Then don’t worry – Drury LOOOOOOOOOOVES everything Boston College!
After being crowned as “King of the Draft,” Darche continued to make moves.
Immediately re-signed was Tony DeAngelo, who as predicted in this space when #77 was wasting his time in Russia, was the power-play quarterback that the Isles needed.
Darche then signed Jonathan Drouin, who after flaming out elsewhere, had a career renaissance in Colorado (playing with Nate MacKinnon helps).
Come July 2nd?
Darche then added the top free agent out of the KHL, Maxim Shabanov, on a one-year entry level deal.
It was reported that Shabanov’s decision came down to the Rangers and Islanders, due to New York’s heavy Russian population – and with both teams featuring a bunch of Russians in their ranks to boot.
Shabanov, who would be paid the same amount no matter where he went (the ELC max of $975K), ultimately went for Long Island over New York City because the Islanders presented him more opportunity.
With the Isles, and as opposed to the Rangers, Shabanov will get a chance to play top-six and first-team power-play minutes.
And even if the Rangers landed Shabanov, and had he gone on to score a goal on every shift too – then he still wouldn’t get any power-play time – as MIKA MUST SUCK and never be benched.
Hell, let’s face it:
Even if the Blueshirts had landed Shabanov, then he would’ve turned out to be Vitali Kravtsov 2.0 – as that’s just The Rangers’ Way! (TM)
When you look at the Islanders, who probably waited too long to rebuild while also being plagued by injuries; then they got much younger and faster.
The Rangers?
Older and slower.
As we now get into our main event segment of tonight’s manifesto, then I want to remind you of how I opened my last blog entry that was posted on this site:
Greetings and salutations everyone and welcome to another blog here on BlueCollarBlueShirts.com. If Mika Zibanejad is still here next season, then I won’t be.
I just can’t do it to myself anymore.
(But I’ll still watch every game next season and talk about them on social media too – but spending three-hours a night recapping this misery are three-hours that I can better spend elsewhere! After all, there is some paint drying out there that needs to be watched!)
For those asking, and despite 20,000 words tonight – then nothing has changed.
Come the regular season, then I’ll still check in from time-to-time, but with Stinka Zibanejad, the half-Iranian Rangers’ terrorist still in the fold – then I’m just not going to do it to myself.
And while Drury did have a very good July 1st, the first day of free agency – but really – nothing has changed.
But hey, “low expectations” is my mantra next season – so who knows – maybe I’ll be surprised.
And maybe I’ll win the state lottery too!
The Rangers were basically idle since trading Chris Kreider, that is until the NHL Entry Draft.
The only real moves made were a pair of cheap re-signings – Matthew Robertson and Adam Edstrom – and where both received six-figure deals.
When it comes to Robertson, then I have no clue what he was thinking.
He’ll be 25-years-old next season, and depending on how Mike Sullivan views him, most likely the team’s seventh-defenseman at best.
More likely?
His fifth season with the Hartford Wolfpack.
You’d think he’d learnt something from the whole Zac Jones saga.
In the case of Edstrom, his re-signing was a no-brainer.
Again, we don’t know if Sullivan sees things the same way as Peter Lateralette did, but at the very least, the Rangers will have a physical and formidable fourth line, with Sam Carrick centering the two giants, Edstrom and Rempe.
(And for those saying that the Rangers have the best fourth-line in the league? Then please do yourself a favor and watch the Florida Panthers – and where their fourth line was so dominant, so much so, that Cats’ bench boss, Paul Maurice, wanted this trio of A.J. Greer, Tomas Nosek and Jonah Gadjovich out there during the final seconds of the Panthers’ Cup-clinching victory.)
In news that was expected, then prior to the draft and Drury decided to send his first-overall pick to Pittsburgh this year, rather than giving up his 2026 first-rounder. (As per the J.T. Miller/Canucks deal, and where Vancouver then flipped the pick to the Steel City.)
This move made total sense – but then again – I’m someone who thinks that the Rangers should – and will – bottom-out next season.
Just like the 2026 free agency class – and that year’s draft class is also projected to be deeply talented.
In other words, it’s better to go crazy next year than trying to go all-in this year.
Plus, these soft frauds aren’t beating the Panthers anyway.
The Rangers, without a first-round pick at the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, selected the following young gents:
No. 43: Malcolm Spence
No. 70: Sean Barnhill
No. 89: Artyom Gonchar
No. 111: Mikkel Eriksen
No. 139: Zeb Lindgren
No. 166: Samuel Jung
No. 171: Evan Passmore
No. 203: Felix Färhammar
(For complete details on each pick, then check out: https://www.nhl.com/rangers/video/2025-nhl-draft-recap-6375017028112 )
Again, I’m not a prospect guy so I don’t know anything about any of these kids.
However, I do know that Artyom Gonchar is the nephew of a Stanley Cup champion – Sergei Gonchar.
However, I also wonder if he’s the great-grandson of Larry Fine too:
If there’s anything that I can add about this draft, then it’s what I always say, and as I said on Twitter/X at the time (and since I won’t be doing these blogs on a regular basis anymore, as I can’t sit through this pussy Mika Zibanejad anymore, then make sure to follow me @NYCTHEMIC for real-time commentary):
The #NYR draft Sean Barnhill with their #70th overall pick. “OMG WHAT A STEAL, WHAT A BUST! WHAT A FUTURE LEGEND, WHAT A LOSER!” Lol, every year – shit I don’t even know what country this guy is from – but others will act like they’ve seen every game this kid has ever played!
— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) June 28, 2025
And oh, and in regards to the Rangers’ top pick of the draft, Malcolm “X” Spence?
The following:
Got their 28839396th LW that they’ll ask to play RW #nyr https://t.co/tUY9fFVxmd
— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) June 28, 2025
I also found it sad, comical and entertaining, and all at the same time, when the Rangers drafted a guy with the surname of “Passmore.”
He’ll fit right in.
So that was the draft.
Now onto free agency – and the trade of perhaps another player that was considered as part of a former core.
As is always the case, and with the idea of tampering be damned, then following the draft, which was on June 30th – and Friedman was going lights-out when reporting every re-signing and trade in the league.
(The Rangers’ beat reporters didn’t break one story during this time either – aka – the usual.)
As covered earlier, every team in the league, sans the Rangers, were extremely active on 6/30 – and where at the time – you wondered if Drury was focusing on his pizza business instead.
Like a groundhog in February, Drury finally came out of his hole on July 1st – but really – while making good moves – didn’t really do anything to make the Rangers a Stanley Cup contender either (or so I say).
As June turned into July, then Will Cuylle, following Toronto keeping Matt Knies in their ranks (six-years/$46.5M overall), was thought to be the best restricted free agent in the land – and the most likeliest player to receive an offer-sheet.
It never came – nor did any other offer-sheets for that matter either.
(As opposed to last year, when this practice took place several times, teams didn’t want to risk losing a 2026 first-rounder – as that draft is projected to be deep. Plus, for Cup contenders, it’s also an asset for next season’s trade deadline.)
While if I were Will Cuylle, then I would’ve had my agent look for an offer-sheet or go to arbitration, as I wouldn’t want any part of this idiot running this franchise; instead, the best Ranger of last season, #50 himself, signed a two-year bridge deal with the Rangers at $3.9M per-season.
Here’s how the Rangers covered it, and of course without salary/contract information included, courtesy of https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/rangers-agree-to-terms-with-will-cuylle :
Cuylle’s decision to re-sign with the Rangers, and what I’d determine to be a team-friendly deal at that (although it was a bridge pact – and why Drury didn’t sign him long-term is beyond me), was a huge win.
But I don’t see him winning a Stanley Cup anytime soon either – and as I noted on Twitter in real-time too:
Between Mika, his bitchy/entitled wife and Zohran Mamdan – maybe it’s time for #NYR fans to do what most NYC residents are doing – moving to Florida! Go Panthers!
— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) June 30, 2025
I don’t really want to get into politics – but I only bring this up as I think that this Muslim communist, Zohran Mamdan, now projected to be the next mayor of NYC, will impact the decisions of future free agents.
And would you want to live in a liberal shithole, full of crime, drugs and a mayor-sparked war against cops – or in sunny Florida?
Just sayin’.
Following locking down Cuylle, then Drury signed Vladislav Garvikov – and as was rumored to be the case for the past two months.
Heck, this signing was so predictable and reported so far in advance that I really thought that the Rangers would get busted for tampering.
This was also the signing that officially became the impetus of the K’Andre Miller trade.
Up first, here’s how the Rangers covered the Gavrikov signing, courtesy of https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/rangers-agree-to-terms-with-vladislav-gavrikov :
Admittedly, or at least in the near-future (and as opposed to the long-term future), and Gavrikov did sign a team-friendly deal – and as he did when he agreed to a seven-year deal worth $49M overall (or $7M annually for you math majors).
But come on man – this is so Rangers.
The Blueshirts not only told the much younger shot-blocker, Ryan Lindgren to take a hike – but they also told K’Andre Miller, five-years younger than Gavrikov, to eff off too.
If I thought that the Blueshirts had any chance of contending for the Cup during the next three-years – then yeah – adding Gavrikov is a good idea.
But I don’t see this dream scenario ever happening.
(And this logic is also why I had no problems with the Panthers signing the near 40-year-old Brad Marchand to a six-year deal. Hell, if the Rangers won the Stanley Cup, then I’d be fine with everyone getting 8-year deals at max value. Just get me one Cup – and I can deal with bad contracts for the next decade!)
The easiest prediction that I’ll ever make on this site?
This one:
I give it no less than two-years before everyone starts bitching about Gavrikov’s contract.
Furthermore, and this is another slam-dunk prognostication as well, then I also expect the Rangers to either trade or buy-out this deal one day too.
Duh, duh and duh.
This Gavrikov tampering signing was the first prong of a two-prong deal – but where you have to give credit to Drury too.
It was reported that the Hurricanes were willing to make an offer-sheet on K’Andre Miller.
Instead, Drury told his counter-part, the ANALytic idiot, Eric Tulsky, to stay put – as rather an offer-sheet – a trade could be made.
Why Tulsky agreed to this is beyond all realms of rationale logic.
Why Drury made this happen was a stroke of genius.
Put it this way:
Had Carolina made an offer-sheet on Miller, then all they would have had to do was give up a first-round pick.
And for a team like the Canes, who very easily could find themselves in the same situation next season as they were in this season (an ECF loss to the Panthers), then losing a first-round pick would be of no significance.
Rather than that, and these idiots not only gave Drury a first-round pick – but a second-round pick too.
But wait Walmart shoppers – that’s not all.
Included with the two draft picks was a nice little prospect in Seth Morrow!
In other words, the Canes could’ve just given up a projected-to-be late first-round pick – but instead – gave up both a second-round pick and a defenseman that could very easily be their opposition’s third-pair d-man too!
Here’s how the Rangers covered the trade – and without writing “LOL” all over their press release:
This trade, which was also of the sign-and-trade variety, saw Miller net an eight-year deal worth $60M-overall – or $7.5M annually – which is $500K more per year than what Gavrikov will be earning.
As Miller said after the trade, this contract sets up both him and his family (like Cliff Clavin, he’s a huge momma’s boy) for life – and I don’t blame him for wanting to move on and sign this deal at all.
We’d all take such an offer.
Listen.
We all know the criticisms about Miller.
He’s soft.
He has a low hockey IQ.
He is Will Huber 2.0.
But he also had his best seasons under David Quinn, now returned as an assistant coach and where DQ first coined the “Preying Mantis” nickname in homage of Miller’s long reach.
It should also be stated that Miller, and for as up-and-down as he can be, ate a TON of minutes for the Rangers – and outside of his spitting suspension – rarely missed games.
In other words, he was durable and reliable.
And as noted earlier – he’s also five-years younger than Gavrikov too.
When I first heard about this trade, then this was my immediate reaction (and time-stamps don’t lie either):
I’m willing to bet that K’Andre Miller turns into Brady Skjei 2.0 under Brind’Amour. #nyr
— BlueCollarBlueShirts (@NYCTheMiC) July 1, 2025
A day later, and Tulsky himself said the same thing:
Go inside the room with Tulsky and crew as the #Canes acquired K’Andre Miller 🎥 pic.twitter.com/Y2XWscZTYn
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) July 2, 2025
During Miller’s five-years with the Rangers (368 GP), he had three different coaches (Quinn, Gallant and Lateralette).
In other words – no consistency or structure.
His best years were under DQ, who as noted earlier, is back with the team.
Very easily, and under Rod Brind’Amour – and I can see Miller flourishing – while also having his peak years.
That said, then I’m not so sure that would become the case under Mike Sullivan either.
For starters, there’s less pressure on Tobacco Road than there is on Broadway.
Carolina just has a system that favors defensemen – while under Lateralette – and no one knows what Phil Housley’s (the former d-man coach) system was.
As I’ve wrote about 798678686786969 zillion times before about Kaapo Kakko – and I never saw a chance where it would work out for him in New York.
While he’s played well since going to Seattle – again – it was never happening in the high-pressure cooker which is New York.
I can see the same thing happening for Miller – it would never happen here – but it can happen elsewhere.
At the end of the day – and let me make it clear one more time – and Drury won this deal.
No arguments at all here.
At the very least, Drury got some draft capital and a promising prospect to boot too.
But long-term?
Then I’m predicting that Miller will have a better career in Carolina than Gavrikov will have in New York.
Prove me wrong.
With minimal cap space remaining, the Rangers also made some depth/AHL signings during the past few days – and where none of them really scream out at you.
Among the mix are Taylor Raddysh, Derrick Pouliot and the law-firm known as Trey-Fix Wolansky.
The Blueshirts also recently held their annual two-day prospect camp, and where the only thing to note out of it was the fact that Gabe Perreault has his sights on making the team – and where duh – that should be his goal (and what he said too).
If there’s anything to expect next, then I’d be willing to bet that the Rangers either sign or offer a PTO deal to a former Sullivan Penguins’ charge – as that’s usually the case – as a new coach usually wants one of his former players under him in his new locale.
As we go home here (easy for me to say), then as noted several times tonight – then I don’t see how the Rangers are any better now than as they left last season.
Is Gavrikov an upgrade over Miller?
100%.
But what about everywhere else?
The Rangers lost their best PKing forward in Chris Kreider.
Who will step up in that role?
Who is the leader of this team?
The cantankerous J.T. Miller?
I know that I’ve beaten this horse to death – but I now personally despise Mika Zibanejad – and I don’t have to get into all of this again.
And let’s face it:
Stinka Zibanedud could have a 1,000 goal and 500 assist season – but you know what will happen come playoffs – oo-gatz – and a whole lot of figure skating too.
The Rangers are also especially weak when it comes to their third line – and as every Stanley Cup champion has shown us, including the Panthers – then you need to be able to roll out four lines on a consistent basis.
And while Assaultin’ Artie will forever be remembered as the greatest free agent signing in Rangers’ history – is he really going to stay here – or will he chase a Cup elsewhere?
My truest belief?
The Rangers are going nowhere next season – and a centennial season that will rival, if not be worse, than the one that the N.Y. Giants just had.
Retire Frank Boucher’s #7 – and everyone else that I’ve mentioned too – and that will give me some solace in what I’m predicting to be a rebuilding season.
One last time:
I don’t see the Panthers being dethroned by anyone – and where I see them loading up at the deadline too.
In other words for the Rangers?
Give every young player a chance – and that includes Rempe, Edstrom, Perreault and Brennan Othmann.
And as I’ve said about 27562626262667982660934 times since it happened – the 2024 ECF loss was the peak of that core.
The Rangers have to build a new one – and it will take time – and they should also try to do it the right way.
This means, YES, trade Panarin at the deadline when his value will hit its peak.
And of course, and barring ICE (hopefully) getting involved – and it’s time to deport Zibanejad – and by any means possible – too.
I mean really?
Do you want this team being dictated by the wife of their longest-tenured player?
And have you noticed that you never hear about the wives of the Panthers getting involved or dragged into their business?
I leave you broken and still irreparable after last season.
And with hopefully nothing doing between now and the preseason, and real-time job/life permitting, then I can get back to my real passion – writing about Rangers’ history – and where I see this 2025-26 club as already history!
Thank you for reading my Blueshirts’ Ted Talk – and where hopefully – these 20K words will last you for a while too!
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