The 2009–10 New York Rangers season was the franchise's

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season of play and their 84th season overall. For the first time in five years, the Rangers failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Off-season

On May 4, 2009,

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announced that he would be retiring from professional hockey after playing one season for the Rangers. At the NHL Entry Draft, the Rangers chose

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with their first-round pick, 19th overall. The Rangers followed this with a couple of trades at the draft to acquire Brian Boyle and

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. A bigger splash was made a few days later when the Rangers traded Scott Gomez to the Montreal Canadiens. With Gomez's $7 million contract gone, the Rangers then signed free agent

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on July 1, the first day of free agency. On July 16, the Rangers announced that Mike Sullivan had been hired as an assistant coach. On August 16, 2009,

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rejoined the Rangers organization as a special assistant to general manager

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Pre-season

Regular season

The NHL took a two-week break from February 15 to March 1 for the

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. The Rangers had five players represent their countries; Chris Drury and Ryan Callahan for the United States,

for Slovakia, Olli Jokinen for Finland and Henrik Lundqvist for

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Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

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New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional sports, professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...

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Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California. The Ducks compete in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division, and play their home games at Honda Center. ...

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Phoenix Coyotes The Arizona Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Coyotes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and currently play at the Mull ...

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New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...

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Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) on June 25, 1997, and became the League's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 seaso ...

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Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...

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Playoffs

The New York Rangers failed to qualify for the

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, despite going 7–1–2 at the end of the season. Their run set up a home and home series with the eighth place Philadelphia Flyers, but the Rangers fell to the Flyers in a shootout in the final game of the season and finished one point out of the playoffs.

Player statistics

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^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Lost via retirement

Player signings

Draft picks

New York's picks at the

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in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the Bell Centre. * On March 11, 2009, the NHL general managers agreed to award the 17th selection of the second round as a compensatory pick to the New York Rangers for deceased player Alexei Cherepanov.

Farm teams

Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)

The 2009–10 season will be the 13th season of AHL hockey for the franchise.

Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)

The 2009–10 season will be the 17th and final season of ECHL hockey for the franchise, as their place will be taken by an American Hockey League team of the same name (currently known as the

Albany River Rats The Albany River Rats were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center. History Before the formation of the franchise Without a viable indoor arena with a ...

) for the 2010–11 season.

References

* Game log:''
New York Rangers game log
on espn.com * Player stats:''
New York Rangers statistics
on espn.com

External links

2009–10 New York Rangers season at ESPN

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