All during the offseason we wrote a lot about how the Hartford Wolf Pack need to be a focal point of the Rangers’ rebuild. For years, Hartford languished as the franchise’s AHL affiliate often serving as nothing more than a dumping ground for veterans playing out the last stretches of their careers or for rushing or stopping and starting prospect development.
With the Blueshirts finally diving head first into a rebuild, Hartford takes on a much greater importance as a place to groom the waves of new talent that looks to make an impact on Broadway in the future.