Canada's Alexis Lafreniere shoots during the team's practice at the World Junior Hockey Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Jan. 1. Credit: AP/Ryan Remiorz
Hockey season, for the Rangers, was over shortly after it restarted. They were swept in three games by the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL’s playoff qualifying round in Toronto. So now, while 17 teams continue to chase the Stanley Cup (Toronto and Columbus play a series-deciding Game 5 Sunday night to determine the last team to advance to the 16-team playoffs), the Blueshirts have begun their offseason.
There are many questions the management team of president John Davidson, general manager Jeff Gorton and assistant GM Chris Drury need to resolve in the offseason, such as how best to wrap up the Henrik Lundqvist situation, and which of the team’s free agents to re-sign.