The recent years of success for the the New York Rangers makes it hard to acknowledge the devastation that was last season. However, the only way for them to get better is to compare themselves to the competition.
Teams that finished in the bottom three (in order) were the Arizona Coyotes, Ottawa Senators, and Buffalo Sabres.
Here are some stats to compare the Rangers against these teams. This will shed some light on what they need to improve to get better come October 2018.
For reference, here are the Rangers’ stats:
New York Rangers:
Record: 34-39-9 77pts
Power Play%: 21.