The 2016-2017 season was a down year for not only the New York Rangers, but also a down year for several players who were expected to have big seasons.
A second round departure from the NHL playoffs is certainly an undesirable result. The New York Rangers captured a wild card spot as the fourth place team in the Metropolitan division last season.
The Metro was quite a competitive division, with three 50 game winners. That is two more than the rest of the league combined. The Rangers seemed tired losing 7 of their last 10 into the playoffs.
Led by Mats Zuccrello, the Norwegian native posted 59 points, topping the Rangers. Rangers fans expected around 60 points for Zuccarello. Although Zuccarello came close to his expected production totals, a fair share of Rangers did not even scratch the surface of expectation.
Through an injury riddled season, to a sophomore slump, here are five Rangers looking to progress statistically this season.