Nikolai Zherdev News

The future sometimes shows itself in odd times and places, as if it wants to make sure we're paying attention.

The Rangers scored seven goals last night, something they hadn't done in the regular season since April 1, 2007.

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Penguins playoff hero Max Talbot, right, won't be with the team as they look to start the season with a win over goalie Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers on Friday.

The right knee sprain Sean Avery sustained in a collision with Ryan Callahan at yesterday's morning skate might prevent him from being ready for the Oct.

Category Rank 2008-09 Points 95 Change from 2007-08 -2 Home Points 56 Away Points 39 Advantage Margin +17 The Rangers struggled on the power play, but not for the lack of opportunities -- especially at home, where they had 33 more chances than the opposition, though they scored only nine more PPGs.

So the Rangers have reconstructed their flanks by essentially trading in Markus Naslund, Nik Antropov, Nikolai Zherdev, Lauri Korpikoski, Fred Sjostrom and Colton Orr for Marian Gaborik, Christopher Higgins, Vinny Prospal, Ales Kotalik, Enver Lisin and Donald Brashear.

The Rangers, who have all the leverage, are using it. Brandon Dubinsky, who has none, is attempting to apply pressure he doesn't appear to have by staying away from training camp It's difficult to envision an end-game to this contractual dispute that will work to the benefit of the 23-year-old unsigned Group II free agent center, who will miss ...

The hot-button rumor topic surrounding the Atlanta Thrashers these days swirls around whether or not the team is pursuing one Mr.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, After taking a trip to Long Island to visit the New York Islanders, we swing back around and hit Broadway to check out where the Blueshirts are headed this year.

With New York Rangers training camp opening Sept. 12, unsigned center Brandon Dubinsky scrimmaged Monday with about 30 Rangers players and prospects and declared that he expected to reach a deal shortly.

Apparently multiple sources are starting to get word that Zherdev is not going to the KHL after all.

It has certainly been a busy off-season to say the least for our New York Rangers.

The Captain is back with the New York Rangers. Mark Messier, who in 1994 led the Rangers to their first Stanley Cup title in 54 years, is returning to the club as a special assistant to general manager Glen Sather, the club said Sunday.

The vision Glen Sather has for the Rangers , clearly defined by tough-guy coach John Tortorella's aggressive demeanor, remains an unrealized one with training camp exactly five weeks from opening.

On one level, it's easy enough to understand why the New York Rangers walked away from the $3.9-million-US contract awarded to flighty forward Nikolai Zherdev in arbitration this week.

Nikolai Zherdev has reportedly inked a deal with Salavatovo Yuleav Ufa of the KHL.

Ex-Rangers winger Nikolai Zherdev has agreed to a deal with Salavatovo Yuleav Ufa of the KHL, according to RDS.ca . The Rangers chose to walk away from Zherdev last week after an arbitrator ruled he should earn $3.9 million next season.

Nikolai Zherdev is an enigma. In sport lexicon, the word enigma is rarely a good thing to have attached to your name... Nikolai Zherdev is an enigma.

Nikolai Zherdev joined the New York Rangers almost one year ago. Nikolai Zherdev has apparently become the latest NHLer to jump to the Kontinental Hockey League, with the French-language sports television network RDS reporting that the Ukrainian has signed with Russia's Salavatovo Yulaev Ufa.