Peter Baugh

3 days ago | nytimes.com | Peter Baugh |Josh Yohe

The New York Rangers are sending the No. 12 pick in Friday’s first round of the NHL Draft to the Pittsburgh Penguins to complete the J.T. Miller trade, according to a league source. The Rangers will now keep their first-round pick in the 2026 draft. New York acquired Miller from the Vancouver Canucks in January for Filip Chytil, a top-13 protected 2025 first-round pick and Victor Mancini. The Canucks then flipped the first to Pittsburgh in a trade for Marcus Pettersson.

4 days ago | nytimes.com | Scott Wheeler |Max Bultman |Peter Baugh

By Peter Baugh, Max Bultman and Scott WheelerA decade ago, the NHL welcomed what might have been the best draft class in its history into the league. The 2015 draft featured three-time MVP Connor McDavid but also several more stars and dozens of other useful players. In honor of the upcoming 10th anniversary, we re-drafted the first round. We selected in snake order and went with which player we would draft in each slot, Nos.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Peter Baugh

The New York Rangers were busy making offseason moves even before the Stanley Cup Final ended. Team president and general manager Chris Drury traded away veteran Chris Kreider last week, and he’s started making headway on his restricted free agents, signing Matt Rempe, Juuso Pärssinen and Matthew Robertson in recent days. New York is likely to remain active this summer as it seeks to improve on a disappointing 2024-25 season. What comes next as we head into draft week and July 1 free agency?

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Peter Baugh

Despite his dejection, Adam Fox had reason for hope. Still sweaty from a season-ending Eastern Conference final loss in June of 2024, the star New York Rangers defenseman stood in front of his locker in the visiting dressing room in Sunrise, Fla., and forecast a bright future. “The foundation is there,” Fox said.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Peter Baugh

The New Jersey Devils traded Erik Haula to the Nashville Predators on Wednesday for a 2025 fourth-round pick and defenseman Jeremy Hanzel, who spent most of this past season in the ECHL. Haula has one year left on his deal at a $3.15 million cap hit. The 34-year-old Haula had 21 points in 69 games this past season, and he returns to the team with which he spent the 2020-21 season. Haula had 41 points on the 2022-23 Devils team that made the second round, but his production has dropped since.