It’s no secret that for much of this season, the New York Rangers management team have been focusing more on the following year than the actual season at hand. The rebuild has never felt more real than it has this season, with the Rangers in the bottom ten, and possibly bottom five by season’s end, in the league.
It is also no secret what the Rangers weaknesses are. Many of those are likely to be addressed over the summer, and in particular at the draft. Another set of first round picks, one of them being a high lottery pick, will net the Rangers another crop of talented youngsters.