The last 24 months of hockey have been the most difficult for the New York Rangers’ organization in more than 15 years. A team that was a model of sustainable success for so long had to be blown up and reset. The decision that Jeff Gorton and Glen Sather made in January of 2018 to sell off and build towards the future was not an easy one.
However, things have panned out pretty well for the Rangers. The team bottomed out and lucked into some ping pong ball magic to move up to the second overall pick in the lottery.