While we may be in the midst of the dog days of August, it’s never a bad time to reflect on how the New York Rangers have completely transformed their prospect pipeline within a two-year span. Corey Pronman of The Athletic had the Rangers ranked 29th in the league during the summer of 2017, and they surged up the rankings to 11th last year with Filip Chytil headlining the list.
Fast forward to this year and the Rangers have reached the top of the mountain in terms of young talent, with NHL Network, Elite Prospects (paywall) and the Sporting News all having the Rangers ranked No.