Artemi Panarin #10 of the New York Rangers celebrates with Tony DeAngelo #77 August 3, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mandatory Credit: Andre Ringuette via USA TODAY Sports
Fresh off signing Artemi Panarin and trading for Jacob Trouba, the New York Rangers were primed for a new season
The last off-season was one of the most active for the New York Rangers in franchise history. While the company line was that the team’s rebuild was still in full swing, they started calling it a re-tooling and there were reasons to be optimistic about a playoff run.