The Rangers have time for their top pair to get more familiar with each other, and it is important for them to get in-sync before the start of the season.
The New York Rangers held their second of their six preseason games on September 23, losing in devastating fashion, 5-4 in overtime to the Boston Bruins. There was a lot to take from the game, and some early storylines are starting to build for the regular season.
One of those storylines, which has been budding since the signing of defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov, was the look and feel of the first defensive pairing.