Rangers News and Rumors: Brison, Dowling, Panarin, Maloney – Hockey Writer – New York Rangers

The New York Rangers have made some moves this summer to show that they want to return to the playoffs next season, including a long-term contract with defensive player Vladislav Gavrikov. They also decided to make a coaching change and named Mike Sullivan the new head coach in May. As they try to fight back from the disastrous 2024-25 campaign, the Rangers seem ready to prove it’s one-off, and they have teams pushing the championship.

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In this edition of The Wanderer News and Rumors, we take a look at the signatures of Brendan Brisson and Justin Dowling, the future of Artemi Panarin and some speculation surrounding him and the new TV analysts of the Rangers.

Rangers Ink Brendan Brisson

On Monday (July 7), the Wanderers announced that they had signed forward Brendan Brisson as a one-year contract.

#NYR Brendan Brisson has agreed to the terms of the one-year contract extension.

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– New York Rangers (@nyrangers) July 7, 2025

Brisson, 23, played 16 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack in the American Hockey League (AHL), scored 2 goals last season and scored four assists last season, adding four assists to six points. Before joining the Rangers, he played nine games with the Las Vegas Golden Knights, where he didn’t score, played 45 games with the Henderson Silver Knights in the AHL, where he scored five goals and added 14 assists to 19 points.

Rangers sign Justin Dowling to reach two-year contract

On Monday (July 7), the Wanderers also announced that they had reached a two-year contract with forward Justin Dowling.

#NYR Has agreed to a two-year contract with forward Justin Dowling.

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– New York Rangers (@nyrangers) July 7, 2025

Dowling, 34, played 52 games last season with the New Jersey Devils, scoring two goals and adding five assists to score seven points. He also played seven games in the AHL with Utica Comets, where he scored two goals and added two assists to score four points.

Artemi Panarin trade speculation surfaces

Fans have seen trade speculation around the stars throughout the offseason, while Wanderers fans have seen their excellent share on both Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin’s names. Recently, Panarin’s name has surfaced in speculation.

This comes after an article by Larry Brooks in The New York Post, who discussed the risk of losing Panarin to free agents after the 2025-26 campaign, which has led fans to wonder if they will consider whether he is not on the extension. Lyle Richardson of Hockey News also mentioned that if the Wanderers don’t rebound, Panarin could consider bringing his talents elsewhere.

If the ranger is going to consider trading him, he will bring back the crazy trade returns, considering his elite offensive production could be a powerful addition to any team with a competitive edge.

Dave Maloney, new TV analyst at MSG Network

Dave Maloney announced Wednesday as the new TV analyst for Rangers on MSG Networks. He talked about his excitement for the team next season, especially about Gafrikov signing. He admitted that the team needed some changes and was happy to talk about them again.

Maloney played for the Rangers between 1974 and 1985 and returned to the upcoming campaign.

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