It’s here. The first week of the NHL regular season has finally arrived after an unconventional and lengthy pause, playoffs and off-season (with some needless labor strife thrown in because, of course, it’s the NHL after all!) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each Monday, we’ll preview the week ahead for the NY Rangers.
This season’s previews will be slightly different from those you might have read during previous seasons. This is due to the baseball-style schedule featuring only opponents from the newly constituted (Mass Mutual) Eastern Division. The Rangers will only be seeing the Islanders, Devils, Flyers, Capitals, Penguins, Bruins and Sabres, often in sets of two consecutive games.