The Traverse City Tournament begins tonight, and it is exciting for a number of reasons. One, it is the unofficial start of the hockey season. That would be great under any circumstances, but for Rangers fans it is a long time coming given that the season ended in early April last season, but pragmatically speaking ended sometime in early February. It’s also a chance to get a look at the team’s prospects, and in the Rangers’ case that is more meaningful than ever given that this is the first time the next era of Rangers hockey will step on the ice together as one cohesive unit (with a few missing players, of course).