A mixed bag of a preseason is over. The New York Rangers are two days away from opening up their centennial season, when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.
They have a day off Sunday, part of their weekend retreat to New England. Team-building is at the heart of the getaway, something coach Mike Sullivan discussed with the leadership group over the summer.
The Rangers closed out their preseason schedule with a 4-1 loss to the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Saturday afternoon. This time it was another painfully slow start which doomed the Rangers.