New York. They were beaten 4-1 by the hot Detroit Red Wings last night, but it’s also not unbelievable that the New York Rangers players had other things on their minds.
More and more indications are that the club intend to try to sign Patrick Kane as well.
– In any case, we were not good enough in this match, muttered coach Gerard Gallant.
When the New York Rangers signed St. Louis superstar Vladimir Tarasenko last week — and a few days later also brought back Tyler Mott from Ottawa — most people thought the club did what it could to strengthen the team in the playoffs.
But according to well-sourced Larry Brooks at the New York Post, General Manager Chris Drury is still working hard to lure Chicago Blackhawk icon Patrick Kane to Broadway, too.
It would initially require Kane himself to waive the no-movement clause in his contract and then some truly creative gymnastics payroll to bring him down to the hat – but there are signs the three-time Stanley Cup champ wants to go to New York and nowhere else. Therefore, Black Hawk management is eager to find a solution. Otherwise, he could sign with another club this summer – without Chicago getting anything.
Tensions heightened further when, shortly before their game away to Detroit last night, the Rangers announced that Vitaly Kravtsov and Jake Lechishin had been removed from the lineup – for “team reasons”.
Something is in the making…
It remains to be seen if it was because of all the drama that caused the players to lose focus, but the Rangers were pale at Little Caesars Arena and were beaten 4-1.
We weren’t good enough. Everyone has to do their part if you want to win this league and we didn’t do that tonight, coach Gerard Gallant grunts.
For the Red Wings, winning was the real jackpot. This means that for the first time since the series began in October, they’ve risen above the playoff streak – with several games to their credit against opponents like the New York Islanders, Florida and Washington.
“We’ve found our recipe,” says former Rangers player Andrew Cobb, who grabbed three points.