The New York Rangers played much of last season under former coach Peter Laviolette without a captain after Jacob Trouba was traded to the Anaheim Ducks on Dec. 6.
They’re preparing for what they hope will be a rebound season under new coach Mike Sullivan, and they’ll be doing it with a new captain. Center J.T. Miller was named the 29th captain in franchise history last week and took the ice wearing the “C” for the first time on Thursday when the Rangers lost 5-4 to the New York Islanders at Madison Square Garden.