The Rangers can’t keep everyone

The Rangers have done a tremendous job building a young team that has the potential to flourish long term. Some of it has been luck, specifically winning the draft lottery twice, but most of it has been through tremendous drafting. If you look at the Rangers draft history since 2017 to now, there are a lot of solid picks. But, even if every pick is a hit, there’s no way the Rangers can keep every single pick.

Looking at the Rangers roster today, I’d say that the Rangers have five forward spots –3RW, fourth line, Strome– that are filled today that are not part of the long term plan. A fourth line is usually never in the long-term plans, as that is generally a role playing line. Your long term…