NYR After Dark

Episode 16: Tom, Ivan, and Cap recap a 3-1 start to the season (a shutout loss in Boston followed by three straight wins) and the high vibes around the team, led by Igor Shesterkin scoring the first goal ever by a Rangers goalie. They talk through Dorofeyev looking like a true 40-goal scorer, Durzi's early impact, the Bjorkstrand and Cartier line swap, and the ongoing Lafrenière debate, plus injur...

Episode 15 — Cap's back, Ivan is sick, and the season is finally here. League news: Marchenko traded to Toronto in a big Columbus deal, and word broke that the Rangers had a Nikishin offer in place that fell apart over an extension — both hosts are fine it didn't happen, especially given how the Dorofeyev deal turned out. From there it's a preseason wrap: stock up for Perreault (point-per-game, pl...

Episode 14 - with Cap on vacation, Tom and Ivan preview the four-game preseason slate (Devils/Islanders home-and-home pairs starting the next night), break down what the new two-group preseason format and camp roster splits (Smith the only prospect in the "NHL" group) signal about Sully's evaluation approach, and dig into the goalie backup battle (Korpisalo vs. Grand) and the crowded bottom-six/fo...

Episode 13 — Tom and Ivan react to league news, recap the Rangers-Flyers rookie series (Greentree the standout, Shaykov strong in net, Bo, Aspinall, Sykora, Fortescue, Bowes and Dorrington all getting notice), and dig into fan season predictions plus their own listener poll on what has to go right for the Rangers this year — landing on JT Miller's return to point-per-game form as the key.

Episode 12 — Tom and Ivan break down the Eeli Tolvanen signing (and get into it over whether he deserved a two-year deal), debate who has to go from the Rangers' overcrowded bottom six, read fan responses from X, and preview the new-format preseason ahead of the Rangers-Flyers rookie series (Sept 12–13, PPL Center).

Tom and Ivan are 30 days from puck drop and diving into the biggest storylines around the Rangers and the league. They break down Cale Makar's monster 8-year, $20.4M extension and what it means for team-building, react to JT Miller and Vincent Trocheck's appearance on Spittin' Chiclets' "Sandbagger" golf special, debate whether the Rangers should bring in any PTOs this fall, and rank the players f...

This episode we talk about The Athletic's ranking of the NYR prospect pipeline, as well as the results of their Front Office Confidence survey, what Chris Drury's plans are for the team, and we play Rangers Blind Auction.

This episode we talk about some staff additions made by Quentin Dolan, we react to the Hometown Remix Jerseys that were leaked, we discuss the slandering of Adam Fox lately, and we talk about what would be thew worst case scenario for the Rangers this upcoming season.

This episode we react to The Athletic's "How to Fix the New York Rangers" video, stat leaders for this upcoming season, what the special teams units might look like, and Who deserves the vacant 'Alternate' spots.

This episode we take a deep dive into 2 Rangers prospects, we talk about what some upcoming player extensions could look like, and we play Build Your Lineup

This episode we react to some of the Rangers newest staff hires, we react to your bold takes for the 2026-2027 season, we react to what you think a trade package for Kirill Marchenko would look like, and we play Who's That Ranger.

This episode we discuss the Ivan's experience at 2026 Fanatics Fest, which former Ranger we'd like to interview and what we would ask them, we predict the outcome of the Rangers 2026-2027 schedule, and how the New York Rangers will be rated in the upcoming NHL 27 video game release.

This episode we discuss the Braden Schneider signing, some over/under lines for total points for the 26/27 season, we make our predictions for the metro division standings, and we play Who's That Ranger?

This episode we cover all of the moves that Chris Drury made for the Rangers on July 1st, 2026, We each pick a line that were excited to see in the upcoming season, and we talk about what the next steps for this retool could and should be!

NYR After Dark discusses and react to the 2026 NHL Draft, all of the chaos and transactions that occurred in the week leading up to the draft, Pending UFA's for the 2026 offseason, and they each choose a player that needs to step it up this upcoming season and "Wake Up".

Potential draft choices for the upcoming NHL draft as it pertains to everybody's favorite GM Chris Drury, a potential trade for the New York Rangers from our friend @NYRLouie, we'll give our takes on what we think is going to happen before the season starts, and we will round it all off with each of us giving a personal message to Chris Drury.