2007-08 New York Rangers season

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2007-08 New York Rangers · NHL
Division 3rd Atlantic
Conference 7th Eastern
2007-08 record 20-17-4
Home record 13-8-0
Road record 7-9-4
Goals for 100
Goals against 101
General Manager Glen Sather
Coach Tom Renney
Captain Jaromir Jagr
Alternate captains Brendan Shanahan
Martin Straka
Arena Madison Square Garden
Average attendance 18,200 (100%)
Team leaders
Goals Brendan Shanahan (15)
Assists Scott Gomez (29)
Points Scott Gomez (38)
Penalties in minutes Colton Orr (87)
Wins Henrik Lundqvist (18)
Goals against average Henrik Lundqvist (2.28)

The 2007-08 New York Rangers season began October 4, 2007. It is the New York Rangers' 81st season in the National Hockey League.

In 2006-07, an impressive late season run brought the team from 12th to 6th place in the Eastern Conference, but the team ran out of steam in the Conference Semifinals before losing in six games to the Buffalo Sabres.

The off-season began in late June with the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Rangers had the 17th overall pick in the first round, yet came away with a steal as Russian superstar Alexei Cherepanov fell for the taking, despite being considered by many rankings to be a top 5 prospect, and the top European available in the draft. A variety of reasons have been postulated for Cherepanov's drop, most notably, the lack of a new transfer agreement between the National Hockey League and the International Ice Hockey Federation concerning players from Russia.[1] In the second round, the Rangers selected goaltender Antoine Lafleur from the P.E.I. Rocket of the QMJHL.[2] Lafleur was ranked #3 among North American goaltenders by NHL Central Scouting.

The Rangers made a tremendous splash on July 1, the first day of free agency. Within a 30-minute span on that Sunday evening, the Rangers announced the signings of two of the biggest center icemen available on the market, nabbing Scott Gomez from the rival New Jersey Devils and Chris Drury from the Buffalo Sabres.[3] As both players had worn #23 with their previous teams, general manager Glen Sather flipped a puck at their introductory press conference to determine who would wear #23 on the Rangers; the winner was Drury.[4]

After these signings, left out of the picture was center Michael Nylander, who had reportedly signed with the Edmonton Oilers,[5] but then actually signed with the Washington Capitals.[6] In addition, the Rangers also lost Jed Ortmeyer,[7] Brad Isbister,[8] Karel Rachunek,[9] and Kevin Weekes[10] to the free agency market, the latter two signing with the rival New Jersey Devils.

The Rangers re-signed a number of their own free agents, including Jason Strudwick,[11] Petr Prucha,[12] and Brendan Shanahan.[13] Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist and forward Marcel Hossa had been designated for salary arbitration, but both signed contracts before reaching their respective hearings.[14][15] Sean Avery did go through arbitration and was awarded a one-year deal worth $1.9 million.[16]

The multitude of high profile free agent signings in July left the Rangers dangerously close to the league's $50.3 million salary cap. This effectively forced the Rangers to deal Matt Cullen and his $2.875 million per year cap number back to the Carolina Hurricanes.[17] At the start of the season, the Rangers total cap number was over the league maximum, but player bonuses can be counted against next season's cap, so the Rangers were in compliance.[18]

Contents:
Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions
Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References


[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Atlantic Division GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
New Jersey Devils 40 23 14 3 98 93 49
Pittsburgh Penguins 40 22 16 2 117 114 46
New York Rangers 41 20 17 4 100 101 44
New York Islanders 39 20 16 3 97 108 43
Philadelphia Flyers 38 19 15 4 115 108 42

[edit] Game log

  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
2007-08 Game Log
October: 4-6-1 (Home: 4-2-0 ; Road: 0-4-1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 4 Florida 2 - 5 NY Rangers Lundqvist 18,200 1-0-0 2 [1]
2 October 6 NY Rangers 0 - 2 Ottawa Lundqvist 19,336 1-1-0 2 [2]
3 October 10 NY Rangers 1 - 2 NY Islanders Lundqvist 15,295 1-2-0 2 [3]
4 October 12 Washington 1 - 3 NY Rangers Lundqvist 18,200 2-2-0 4 [4]
5 October 13 Ottawa 3 - 1 NY Rangers Lundqvist 18,200 2-3-0 4 [5]
6 October 18 NY Rangers 3 - 5 Atlanta Lundqvist 14,076 2-4-0 4 [6]
7 October 20 NY Rangers 0 - 1 Boston SO Lundqvist 15,266 2-4-1 5 [7]
8 October 23 NY Rangers 0 - 1 Pittsburgh Lundqvist 17,012 2-5-1 5 [8]
9 October 25 New Jersey 0 - 2 NY Rangers Lundqvist 18,200 3-5-1 7 [9]
10 October 27 Toronto 4 - 1 NY Rangers Lundqvist 18,200 3-6-1 7 [10]
11 October 29 Tampa Bay 1 - 3 NY Rangers Lundqvist 18,200 4-6-1 9 [11]
November: 10-3-1 (Home: 5-2-0 ; Road: 5-1-1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
12 November 1 Washington 0 - 2 NY Rangers Lundqvist 18,200 5-6-1 11 [12]
13 November 3 New Jersey 1 - 2 NY Rangers SO Lundqvist 18,200 6-6-1 13 [13]
14 November 5 Philadelphia 0 - 2 NY Rangers Lundqvist 18,200 7-6-1 15 [14]
15 November 6 NY Rangers 2 - 3 NY Islanders Lundqvist 15,158 7-7-1 15 [15]
16 November 8 Pittsburgh 2 - 4 NY Rangers Lundqvist 18,200 8-7-1 17 [16]
17 November 10 NY Rangers 3 - 2 Toronto SO Valiquette 19,503 9-7-1 19 [17]
18 November 14 NY Rangers 4 - 2 New Jersey Lundqvist 17,625 10-7-1 21 [18]
19 November 15 NY Rangers 4 - 3 Philadelphia SO Lundqvist 19,571 11-7-1 23 [19]
20 November 17 NY Rangers 4 - 3 Pittsburgh OT Lundqvist 17,125 12-7-1 25 [20]
21 November 19 NY Islanders 2 - 1 NY Rangers Lundqvist 18,200 12-8-1 25 [21]
22 November 21 NY Rangers 2 - 1 Tampa Bay Lundqvist 20,110 13-8-1 27 [22]
23 November 23 NY Rangers 2 - 3 Florida SO Valiquette 19,250 13-8-2 28 [23]
24 November 25 Dallas 3 - 2 NY Rangers Lundqvist 18,200 13-9-2 28 [24]
25 November 29 NY Islanders 2 - 4 NY Rangers Lundqvist 18,200 14-9-2 30 [25]
December: 6-6-2 (Home: 4-4-0 ; Road: 2-2-2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
26 December 1 NY Rangers 5 - 2 Ottawa Lundqvist 20,003 15-9-2 32 [26]
27 December 3 Carolina 4 - 0 NY Rangers Lundqvist 18,200 15-10-2 32 [27]
28 December 6 Toronto 6 - 2 NY Rangers Lundqvist 18,200 15-11-2 32 [28]
29 December 7 NY Rangers 2 - 4 Atlanta Valiquette 18,204 15-12-2 32 [29]
30 December 9 New Jersey 0 - 1 NY Rangers OT Lundqvist 18,200 16-12-2 34 [30]
31 December 12 NY Rangers 4 - 5 Washington OT Lundqvist 12,553 16-12-3 35 [31]
32 December 16 Phoenix 5 - 1 NY Rangers Valiquette 18,200 16-13-3 35 [32]
33 December 18 Pittsburgh 0 - 4 NY Rangers Lundqvist 18,200 17-13-3 37 [33]
34 December 20 NY Rangers 3 - 6 Minnesota Lundqvist 18,568 17-14-3 37 [34]
35 December 21 NY Rangers 3 - 4 Colorado OT Lundqvist 16,612 17-14-4 38 [35]
36 December 23 Ottawa 3 - 1 NY Rangers Lundqvist 18,200 17-15-4 38 [36]
37 December 26 Carolina 2 - 4 NY Rangers Lundqvist 18,200 18-15-4 40 [37]
38 December 29 NY Rangers 6 - 1 Toronto Valiquette 19,408 19-15-4 42 [38]
39 December 30 Montreal 3 - 4 NY Rangers OT Lundqvist 18,200 20-15-4 44 [39]
January: 0-2-0 (Home: 0-0-0 ; Road: 0-2-0 )
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
40 January 2 NY Rangers 3 - 4 Calgary Lundqvist 19,289 20-16-4 44 [40]
41 January 3 NY Rangers 0 - 3 Vancouver Valiquette 18,630 20-17-4 44 [41]
42 January 5 NY Rangers Edmonton
43 January 8 Tampa Bay NY Rangers
44 January 10 Philadelphia NY Rangers
45 January 12 Montreal NY Rangers
46 January 14 NY Rangers Pittsburgh
47 January 16 Buffalo NY Rangers
48 January 19 NY Rangers Boston
49 January 20 Boston NY Rangers
50 January 22 Atlanta NY Rangers
51 January 24 Atlanta NY Rangers
52 January 29 NY Rangers Carolina
53 January 31 NY Rangers Philadelphia

[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
Scott Gomez 36 9 22 31 3 16
Jaromir Jagr 36 7 20 27 -3 22
Brendan Shanahan 36 12 13 25 1 17
Chris Drury 36 8 16 24 -9 20
Michal Rozsival 35 9 13 22 E 36
Martin Straka 21 6 8 14 -1 8
Daniel Girardi 36 5 5 10 -9 10
Brandon Dubinsky 36 3 6 9 -7 31
Sean Avery 15 2 7 9 E 32
Fedor Tyutin 36 4 4 8 -6 22
Petr Prucha 35 2 6 8 E 12
Nigel Dawes 21 5 1 6 -2 8
Marc Staal 36 2 4 6 3 14
Marcel Hossa 27 1 5 6 7 14
Paul Mara 30 1 5 6 -2 30
Marek Malik 16 0 3 3 -3 16
Jason Strudwick 30 1 1 2 -3 34
Blair Betts 36 1 1 2 -4 10
Ryan Callahan 19 1 0 1 -1 12
Colton Orr 36 1 0 1 -11 58
Ivan Baranka 1 0 1 1 1 0
Ryan Hollweg 35 0 1 1 -7 30
Greg Moore 2 0 0 0 -1 0
Thomas Pock 1 0 0 0 -2 0

[edit] Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

    Regular season  
Player GP TOI W L OTL GA SO Sv% GAA
Henrik Lundqvist 32 1902 16 13 3 70 6 .915 2.21
Stephen Valiquette 6 276 1 2 1 14 0 .889 3.04
COMBINED 2178 17 15 4 84 6 .902 2.63

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Records

[edit] Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Marc Staal 1st NHL Game October 4, 2007
Michal Roszival 400th NHL Game October 4, 2007
Colton Orr 200th NHL PIM October 6, 2007
Paul Mara 500th NHL PIM October 12, 2007
Daniel Girardi 1st NHL Goal October 18, 2007
Jaromir Jagr 1200th NHL Game October 25, 2007
Brandon Dubinsky 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point 		October 25, 2007
Colton Orr 100th NHL Game October 29, 2007
Brendan Shanahan 1300th NHL Point October 29, 2007
Marc Staal 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point 		November 1, 2007
Nigel Dawes 1st NHL Assist November 8, 2007
Brandon Dubinsky 1st NHL Goal November 8, 2007
Blair Betts
Marcel Hossa 		200th NHL Game November 10, 2007
Marc Staal 1st NHL Goal November 14, 2007
Ivan Baranka 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point 		November 21, 2007
Greg Moore 1st NHL Game November 21, 2007
Martin Straka 900th NHL Game December 6, 2007
Chris Drury 200th NHL Goal December 7, 2007
Coach Milestone Reached
Tom Renney 100th Ranger Win November 10, 2007

[edit] Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007-08 season.

[edit] Trades

May 31, 2007[19]
 To Montreal Canadiens
Ryan Russell 		To New York Rangers
2007 7th Round Pick
(David Skokan)
July 4, 2007[20]
 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Bryce Lampman 		To New York Rangers
Mitch Fritz
July 17, 2007[17]
 To Carolina Hurricanes
Matt Cullen 		To New York Rangers
Andrew Hutchinson
Joe Barnes
3rd round pick in 2008
October 11, 2007[21]
 To Chicago Blackhawks
Conditional 7th round pick in 2008. 		To New York Rangers
Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau

[edit] Free Agents Acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Scott Gomez[3] New Jersey Devils 7 years, $51.5 million
Chris Drury[3] Buffalo Sabres 5 years, $35.25 million

[edit] Free Agents Lost

Player New team Contract terms
Jed Ortmeyer[7] Nashville Predators 2 years, $1.5 million
Michael Nylander[6] Washington Capitals 4 years, $19.5 million
Brad Isbister[8] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $525,000
Karel Rachunek[9] New Jersey Devils 1 year, $1.4 million
Kevin Weekes[10] New Jersey Devils 2 year, $1.375 million

[edit] Players Re-Signed

Player Contract terms
Jason Strudwick[11] 1 year, $500,000
Petr Prucha[12] 2 years, $3.2 million
Brendan Shanahan[13] 1 year, $2.5 million
Henrik Lundqvist[14] 1 year, $4.25 million
Marcel Hossa[15] 1 year, $780,000
Sean Avery[16] 1 year, $1.9 million*

* Sean Avery re-signed through salary arbitration.

[edit] Draft picks

New York's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[2]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 17 Alexei Cherepanov Right Wing Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Avangard Omsk (RSL)
2 48 Antoine Lafleur Goalie Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada PEI Rocket (QMJHL)
5 138 Max Campbell Center Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada Strathroy (WJRB)
6 168 Carl Hagelin Left Wing Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Sodertalje SK (J20 SuperElit)
7 193 David Skokan Center Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
7 198 Danny Hobbs Center/Right Wing Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada Ohio Junior Blue Jackets (USHL)

[edit] Farm teams

[edit] Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)

The 2007-08 season with be 11th season of AHL hockey for the franchise. The team's status as the Rangers' highest level minor league affiliate became questionable when Northland AEG LLC purchased the Hartford Civic Center from Madison Square Garden L.P.; however, on May 29, it was announced that the franchise will remain in Hartford and will remain affiliated with the Rangers.[22]

[edit] Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)

The 2007-08 season will be the 15th season of ECHL hockey for the franchise.

[edit] Roster

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Defensemen

Wingers

Centers


[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rangers Official Site. "Rangers Get Cherepanov with First-Round Pick," June 22 2007 - accessed July 2, 2007
  2. ^ a b Rangers Official Site. "Rangers 2007 Draft Picks," June 23 2007 - accessed July 4, 2007
  3. ^ a b c Roarke, Shawn P. "Rangers Double Up with Gomez, Drury," NHL.com, July 1 2007 - accessed July 2, 2007
  4. ^ Rangers Official Site. "New Rangers Drury, Gomez Get Heroes' Welcome," July 2 2007 - accessed July 2, 2007
  5. ^ "Report: Oilers Sign Michael Nylander," TSN.ca, July 2 2007 - accessed July 2, 2007
  6. ^ a b "Capitals Sign Michael Nylander," TSN.ca, July 2 2007 - accessed July 2, 2007
  7. ^ a b "Ortmeyer Signs Two-Year Deal with Preds," TSN.ca, July 2 2007 - accessed July 2, 2007
  8. ^ a b "Canucks Ink Isbister, Ritchie, Schneider," TSN.ca, July 3 2007 - accessed July 3, 2007
  9. ^ a b "Devils Sign Zubrus, Rachunek," TSN.ca, July 3 2007 - accessed July 4, 2007
  10. ^ a b "Devils Sign Weekes to Back Up Brodeur," TSN.ca, July 5 2007 - accessed July 5, 2007
  11. ^ a b Rangers Official Site. "Strudwick Returning to Rangers for 2007-08," July 2 2007 - accessed July 9, 2007
  12. ^ a b "Rangers Re-Sign Forward Prucha," TSN.ca, July 5 2007 - accessed July 5, 2007
  13. ^ a b "Rangers Agree to Terms with Shanahan," TSN.ca, July 10 2007 - accessed July 10, 2007
  14. ^ a b "Rangers, Lundqvist Agree to Terms," TSN.ca, July 11 2007 - accessed July 11, 2007
  15. ^ a b Rangers Avoid Arbitration with Hossa," TSN.ca, July 31 2007 - accessed July 31, 2007
  16. ^ a b "Arbitrator Awards Avery $1.9-Million," TSN.ca, August 1 2007 - accessed August 1, 2007
  17. ^ a b "Hurricanes Acquire Cullen from Rangers," TSN.ca, July 17 2007 - accessed July 17, 2007
  18. ^ "NHL Team Salaries: New York Rangers," nhlnumbers.com - accessed November 13, 2007
  19. ^ Rangers Official Site. "Rangers Obtain Seventh Round Pick from Habs," May 31 2007 - accessed July 2, 2007
  20. ^ "Lightning Acquire D Lampman from Rangers," TSN.ca, July 4 2007 - accessed July 4, 2007
  21. ^ "RANGERS ACQUIRE PARENTEAU FROM CHICAGO," October 11 2007 - accessed October 12, 2007
  22. ^ "AEG Press Release: Wolf Pack to Remain in Hartford," AEGworldwide.com, May 29 2007 - accessed August 5, 2007
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