Alexandar Georgiev in net at Rangers training camp on July 14, 2020. Credit: Nick Homler/NY Rangers/Nick Homler
Is the rebuild officially over?
Two years ago, management announced it was going into a rebuilding phase, and would be getting rid of old guys to acquire young guys and draft picks and restock the prospect pool. The tear-down part of the rebuild ended when Mats Zuccarello was dealt away at the 2019 trade deadline, and the construction part of the rebuild began when GM Jeff Gorton traded for Adam Fox a couple months later. Now that they’ve traded for Fox, Jacob Trouba, and Ryan Lindgren, drafted Kaapo Kakko, signed Artemi Panarin and reached the postseason, are they on the clock to start to challenge for the Stanley Cup already?