How do the Rangers rank?
Each of the past two seasons, I ranked the New York Rangers in terms of value. This includes (but not only) age, contract, statistics, and future considerations. For example, a player under contract for five years has more value than a player only under contract for one year, as the Rangers will have to address that one year contract soon enough. There is value to the known compared to the unknown.
For this project, I will be ranking the following 22 players: Henrik Lundqvist, Ondrej Pavelec, Pavel Buchnevich, David Desharnais, Jesper Fast, Michael Grabner, Kevin Hayes, Chris Kreider, J.T. Miller, Rick Nash, Boo Nieves, Matt Puempel, Jimmy Vesey, Mika Zibanejad, Mats Zuccarello, Anthony DeAngelo, Nick Holden, Ryan McDonagh, Kevin Shattenkirk, Brady Skjei, Brendan Smith, and Marc Staal.
I will not be ranking Lias Andersson, Alexei Bereglazov, or Neal Pionk, due to none of the trio playing an NHL game yet.
Without further adieu, let’s get into the rankings. You can find last year’s rankings here. And remember, this is about the present and the future.