Division 4th Atlantic 2009–10 record 38–33–11 Road record 20–16–5 | Conference 9th Eastern Home record 18–17–6 Goals for 222 | |
The 2009–10 New York Rangers season was the National Hockey League franchise's 83rd season of play and their 84th season overall. For the first time in five years, the Rangers failed to qualify for the playoffs.
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Off-season
On May 4, 2009, Markus Naslund announced that he would be retiring after one season with the Rangers.
At the NHL Entry Draft, the Rangers chose Chris Kreider with their first-round pick, 19th overall. The Rangers followed this with a couple of trades at the draft to pick up Brian Boyle and Chad Johnson. 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 Marian Gaborik 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, Mark Messier rejoined the New York Rangers organization as a special assistant to General Manager Glen Sather.
Regular season
The NHL took a two-week break from February 15 to March 1 for the Olympics. The Rangers had five players represent their countries; Chris Drury and Ryan Callahan for the United States, Marian Gaborik for Slovakia, Olli Jokinen for Finland and Henrik Lundqvist for Sweden.
Conference standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
AT - Atlantic Division, NE - Northeast Division, SE - Southeast Division
Schedule and results
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Playoffs
The New York Rangers failed to qualify for the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, 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
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
Transactions
The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.