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About Tom Castro

Tom grew up a New York Rangers fan and general fan of the NHL in White Plains, NY, and has been preparing for and then pursuing a career in sports media ever since. He most recently worked for thehockeywriters.com covering the Rangers and other NHL topics, and before that spent 10 years with STATS LLC, a sports journalism and data company in the Chicago area. Prior to his time with STATS, Tom worked for a decade as a writer and editor for The Associated Press in New York City, covering the NHL along with numerous other sports. His career began with a stint as a reporter with a suburban New York Gannett newspaper, covering the Rangers and Devils, along with other area pro teams.

NHL: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
2025-02-26

Rangers trade deadline strategy should be about near future, not making run at Stanley Cup

Here's a solid game plan for the New York Rangers to follow ahead of the NHL trade deadline.
NHL: New York Islanders at New York Rangers
2025-02-22

Rangers must pay pending RFA K’Andre Miller based on track record, not potential

Here's how the New York Rangers should approach contract talks with pending RFA K'Andre Miller this upcoming offseason.
NHL: New York Rangers at Calgary Flames
2025-02-12

Why Alexis Lafreniere’s worrisome regression is major Rangers concern

Alexis Lafreniere's productions has steeply regressed this season and the New York Rangers should be concerned.
NHL: Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
2025-02-10

New York Rangers trade rumors: Why muscling up with Sabres’ Jordan Greenway should be considered ahead of deadline

Here's a breakdown pf why the New York Rangers should have interest in Jordan Greenway of the Buffalo Sabres ahead…
NHL: Seattle Kraken at New York Rangers
2025-02-05

Rangers trade targets to round out bottom 6, including Brandon Tanev, Nick Bjugstad

Breaking down some New York Rangers trade targets to fill holes in the bottom six.
NHL: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks
2025-01-31

Blue Jackets’ pursuit of Elias Pettersson could spell trouble for Rangers

Blue Jackets' pursuit of Elias Pettersson could spell trouble for Rangers
NHL: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers
2025-01-29

Mind-numbing Rangers mistakes threatening to finally sink season

The past two games have exposed New York Rangers weaknesses again and again.
NHL: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers
2025-01-25

Rangers’ 3rd line has potential to become major contributor despite recent uneven play

Despite a rough past couple games, the New York Rangers' third line still has plenty of potential to be big…
NHL: Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers
2025-01-23

Why surging Rangers should move on from J.T. Miller trade interest, upgrade lineup elsewhere

Currently on a 6-0-3 run, The New York Rangers may not need to make a massive trade ahead of the…
NHL: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers
2025-01-18

Rangers receiving offensive boost from penalty kill in recent 5-1-2 surge

While the New York Rangers power play continues to struggle, their penalty kill is doing its part to keep playoff…