Jones began the year as a third-pair defenseman with Braden Schneider, as he did last season, too. The Rangers have been using Will Borgen and Urho Vaakanainen over Jones, both of which were acquired in recent trades for Kaapo Kakko and Jacob Trouba, respectively.

The New York Rangers are shaking up their roster ahead of Thursday night’s matchup against the New Jersey Devils. Among the changes, 23-year-old forward Arthur Kaliyev is set to make his Rangers debut after being claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday.

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It's no secret that the New York Rangers are nowhere near reaching the expectations set by fans, media, and management going in the second half of the season.

The New York Rangers entered the 2024-25 season with Stanley Cup expectations. The team played up to those expectations for about six weeks before slipping into a seemingly inescapable downward spiral.

The New York Rangers will face the New Jersey Devils tonight at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. The Rangers lost their last game 5-4 in overtime to the Dallas Stars.

The Dallas Stars have won four straight but entering a matchup versus the New York Rangers, who they've lost to in five of their last six matchups

Dallas was undefeated during its three-game homestand with wins against the Buffalo Sabres, Ottawa Senators and the Utah Hockey Club. The game in New York

Arthur Kaliyev, claimed by NYR, is a developing shoot-first winger. Never able to break out of sheltered fourth line minutes with the Kings. Loves chucking one-timers and perimeter shots and has shown some usefulness getting pucks out of the defensive zone. #NYR pic.twitter.com/VZ0UIOnq8U

The New York Rangers claimed the former Staten Island resident off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, the club announced. The 23-year-old Kaliyev was actually born in Uzbekistan, but moved to the Island along with his family when he was just two-years-old. The right wing lived here for 11 years before moving to Michigan.

We're getting to the new year, which means new rumors. According to Josh Yohe of the Athletic, the New York Rangers offered a straight swap of forwards to the V