The calendar flipped to October on Wednesday. There’s a chill in the air and the sun’s setting sooner. Leaves are beginning to turn and fall. And in six days, the New York Rangers play a game that counts in the standings.
The Blueshirts road to redemption after a dreary, disappointing 2024-25 season officially commences Oct. 7 with Game 1 of a new campaign against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Our minds can drift to what lies ahead for the Rangers.
But for coach Mike Sullivan, his staff, and the players, there’s plenty more work to be done before that initial drop of the puck next Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.