Episode 188 of the "New Ice City" podcast takes time to process the New York Rangers' offseason activity now that NHL free agency has slowed down and delves into the debate about whether Mika Zibanejad should play center or wing next season. Plus, Emily Kaplan of ESPN joins the show to go inside the K'Andre Miller trade and look ahead to future moves and host Vincent Mercogliano answers fans questions about Artemi Panarin, Scott Morrow and prospect development camp. 

Episode 187 of the "New Ice City" podcast offers reaction to the New York Rangers signing Vladislav Gavrikov, re-signing Will Cuylle and trading K'Andre Miller on the opening day of NHL free agency. Host Vincent Mercogliano analyzes how team president Chris Drury was able to pull it all off, what to make of the roster changes and where it leaves the Blueshirts moving forward.

Episode 186 of the "New Ice City" podcast debates the merits of the New York Rangers' decision to send the No. 12 overall pick in Friday's NHL Draft to the Pittsburgh Penguins in favor of keeping their 2026 first-rounder. Plus, host Vincent Mercogliano reveals everything he's hearing about the trade market and the Blueshirts' plans for free agency next week, including the likelihood of trading K'Andre Miller and replacing him with UFA defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov. 

Episode 185 of the "New Ice City" podcast explains why the New York Rangers are waiting until the final hours to make their decision on this year's first-round pick while looking ahead to the NHL Draft and free agency. Plus, Chris Peters of FloHockey joins the show to discuss options if the Blueshirts keep the No. 12 pick and host Vincent Mercogliano answers fans questions about K'Andre Miller, Mika Zibanejad and what we can learn from the two-time champion Florida Panthers.

Episode 184 of the "New Ice City" podcast is an emergency reaction to the New York Rangers trading their longest-tenured player, Chris Kreider, to the Anaheim Ducks. Host Vincent Mercogliano explains why it came to this and offers his take on Kreider's legacy, then looks ahead to other moves team president Chris Drury may be plotting and where the Blueshirts stand with Will Cuylle, K'Andre Miller and Mika Zibanejad. 

Episode 183 of the "New Ice City" podcast features the final New York Rangers beat reporter roundtable discussion of the season. Host Vincent Mercogliano is joined by Mollie Walker (NY Post), Peter Baugh (The Athletic) and Colin Stephenson (Newsday) to discuss what went wrong for the 2024-25 Blueshirts and some of the critical decisions they face entering a pivotal summer. Plus, Vince offers updates on Mike Sullivan's coaching staff, K'Andre Miller's free agency outlook and more. 

Episode 182 of the "New Ice City" podcast analyzes New York Rangers' decision to hire Mike Sullivan as the 38th head coach in franchise history and the importance of forming a collaborative partnership with team president Chris Drury. Plus, host Vincent Mercogliano shares highlights from Sullivan's introductory press conference and offers his thoughts on the complicated choice the Blueshirts are facing after losing out on the NHL Draft lottery.

Episode 181 of the "New Ice City" podcast reacts to Mike Sullivan parting ways with the Pittsburgh Penguins and what it means for the New York Rangers' head coaching search. Plus, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joins the show to discuss Sullivan's Penguins tenure and coaching style and host Vincent Mercogliano answers fans questions about possible assistants, restricted free agents and a Jack Eichel hypothetical. 

Episode 180 of the "New Ice City" podcast reacts to the New York Rangers firing of head coach Peter Laviolette while taking a look at the candidates with early buzz to replace him. Plus, host Vincent Mercogliano shares clips from Chris Kreider, Braden Schneider, Adam Fox, Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad and analyzes everything we heard as the Blueshirts cleaned out their lockers for a long summer.

Episode 179 of the "New Ice City" podcast analyzes the 2024-25 New York Rangers fall from grace while predicting the fallout now that they've officially failed to qualify for the NHL playoffs. It's a full mailbag show, with host Vincent Mercogliano answering fans questions on Chris Kreider, Peter Laviolette, Chris Drury, players who could be on the move, prospect development, coaching candidates and much more. 

Episode 178 of the "New Ice City" podcast dives into Gabe Perreault's NHL debut and what the arrival of the organization's top prospect means for the New York Rangers moving forward. Plus, Greg Kaplan and Ryan Mead of Blueshirts Breakaway join the show for a crossover segment and host Vincent Mercogliano answers fans questions about Artemi Panarin, Carson Soucy and a slumping power play. 

Episode 177 of the "New Ice City" podcast takes a pause from a disappointing New York Rangers' season to chat with legendary broadcaster Sam Rosen as he prepares to embark on retirement after over 40 years in the MSG booth. Before and after that interview, host Vincent Mercogliano analyzes the continued struggles of the Blueshirts, whose playoff odds are slipping by the day, and looks ahead to a possible offseason of change.

Episode 176 of the "New Ice City" podcast examines the New York Rangers' latest faceplant in Tuesday's loss to the Calgary Flames, what it means for their playoff chances and where the blame falls for another listless performance. Plus, WFAN's Chris Lopresti joins the show to offer his perspective on this season's mess as an avid Blueshirts' fan and host Vincent Mercogliano answers fans questions on Chris Drury, Peter Laviolette and top prospect Gabe Perreault.

Episode 175 of the “New Ice City” podcast features a full assessment of all the moves the New York Rangers made leading into the NHL trade deadline, how the new pieces fit and the roster reconstruction that’s still to be done. Plus, Kevin Woodley of NHL.com and InGoal Magazine joins the show to discuss newly acquired defenseman Carson Soucy and why the Blueshirts’ goalies are playing better than their numbers might indicate and host Vincent Mercogliano answers fans’ questions on Brett Berard, locker-room vibes and future trade targets.

Episode 174 of the "New Ice City" podcast unpacks all the latest rumors and everything host Vincent Mercogliano is hearing about the New York Rangers in the leadup to Friday's NHL trade deadline. Breaking down the deal that sent Ryan Lindgren to Colorado, analyzing what the Blueshirts are looking to do next, assessing what the future holds for Chris Kreider and much more! 

Episode 173 of the "New Ice City" podcast analyzes the New York Rangers' uneven play coming out of the break and how they might cope with injuries to defensemen Adam Fox and K'Andre Miller. Plus, Dan Rosen of nhl.com joins the show to wrap up the 4 Nations Face-Off and host Vincent Mercogliano answers fans questions regarding Ryan Lindgren, depth on D and trade-deadline targets. 

Episode 172 of the "New Ice City" podcast opens with all the buzz surrounding the 4 Nations Face-Off and championship final between USA and Canada. Plus, Vancouver Canucks reporter Jeff Paterson joins the show to dissect the trade that sent J.T. Miller to New York and host Vincent Mercogliano answers fans questions about Ryan Lindgren, Brennan Othmann and the Rangers' best path forward.

Episode 171 of the "New Ice City" podcast features the return of host Vincent Mercogliano after some time away for dad duties. He discusses the New York Rangers rallying their way back into playoff contention, the ripple effects of the J.T. Miller trade and much more! Plus, a mailbag segment featuring several pressing questions from Blueshirts' fans.

Episode 170 of the "New Ice City" podcast dives into the latest drama surrounding the New York Rangers, who have lost 11 of their last 14 games in their ongoing tailpin. Host Vincent Mercogliano is joined by fellow beat reporters Peter Baugh (The Athletic), Colin Stephenson (Newsday) and Mollie Walker (NY Post) for another roundtable discussion, which was interrupted by Kaapo Kakko being traded to the Seattle Kraken.

Episode 169 of the "New Ice City" podcast tries to make sense of a crazy week for the New York Rangers, which featured captain Jacob Trouba getting traded to the Anaheim Ducks, Igor Shesterkin signing a record-breaking extension and losses continuing to pile up. Plus, Emily Kaplan of ESPN joins the show to analyze how the Trouba trade went down, the odds of getting Brady Tkachuk and where the Blueshirts are looking for their next move and host Vincent Mercogliano answers fans questions regarding Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox and Peter Laviolette.