Rangers finalize roster moves ahead of opening night after preseason finale
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 26, 2026, 2:25 PM
Last updated Sep 26, 2026

The New York Rangers concluded their preseason with a 6-1 victory over the Islanders at UBS Arena. Following the game, the Rangers trimmed their roster to 32 players, placing four on waivers and assigning six to AHL Hartford. Injuries to Adam Sykora and Aidan Thompson leave the active roster at 26, needing to cut three more players by opening night. Vincent Iorio is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, complicating the final roster decisions. Key players such as Matt Rempe and Alberts Smits appear likely to secure roster spots.
- •Rangers finish preseason 2-2-0
- •Rempe and Smits likely to make the opening roster
- •Chytil placed on IR with a shoulder injury
- •Sykora expected to be on long-term IR
- •Roster at 26 players with two cuts needed
- 2:25 PMYahoo Sports — Rangers Daily: Final Blueshirts decisions; Chytil lands on IR; Captain Celebrini
"Now we wait on the New York Rangers to make a few more moves to set their opening-night roster. This […]
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