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New York Rangers: An update on the Hartford Wolfpack

By Brandon Sapienza

May 21, 2015: Hartford celebrates the goal from Hartford Wolf Pack Defenseman Mat Bodie (2). The Manchester Monarchs defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack 3-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2015 AHL Calder Cup playoffs at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire/Corbis via Getty Images)
May 21, 2015: Hartford celebrates the goal from Hartford Wolf Pack Defenseman Mat Bodie (2). The Manchester Monarchs defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack 3-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2015 AHL Calder Cup playoffs at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire/Corbis via Getty Images) /
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May 21, 2015: Hartford celebrates the goal from Hartford Wolf Pack Defenseman Mat Bodie (2). The Manchester Monarchs defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack 3-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2015 AHL Calder Cup playoffs at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire/Corbis via Getty Images)
May 21, 2015: Hartford celebrates the goal from Hartford Wolf Pack Defenseman Mat Bodie (2). The Manchester Monarchs defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack 3-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2015 AHL Calder Cup playoffs at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire/Corbis via Getty Images) /

The New York Rangers front office made it their goal to re-tool the farm system. While the organization has made sensible moves, they have not done enough to prepare for the future. The future of this team is in Hartford, where the Wolfpack are continuing their streak of mediocre seasons.

For many fans, there was hope when the Rangers drafted Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil with the seventh and 21st picks in the draft, respectively. However, the problems with the Wolfpack are far worse than just what two players could solve. The team still needs a complete overhaul. Upon taking a closer look at Hartford, the problems are quite evident and in some cases, worse than one could imagine. With that, let’s take a closer look at the Hartford Wolfpack…

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