New York Rangers: Five thoughts as the preseason nears

2. A Fascinating Preseason

This projects to be one of the most fascinating preseasons in recent New York Rangers history. I will provide an article going in depth on the different storylines on Monday, but there are so many worth watching.

Mika Zibanejad and Kevin Hayes getting their first tastes of their new roles will play a large part in how confident Rangers fans should be. Meanwhile, the third line center spot currently looks like it will be a battle between Lias Andersson and J.T. Miller. Who will win? Who should we even want to win? So many questions.

On defense, this is a huge offseason for Alain Vigneault and Lindy Ruff. Do they dare separate Ryan McDonagh and Kevin Shatenkirk ahead of the upcoming season? What do the Rangers do about Marc Staal and Nick Holden? The rookies? Once again, there are plenty of questions, and the preseason should shed some light on the answers. We’re so close to finding out more.