New York Rangers: Four questions going into training camp

The New York Rangers have not had this many questions going into a season since prior to the 2004-2005 lockout season. With a shade over a month and a half to go until camp opens, things are murky in Rangerstown.

It seems like ages ago that the 2017-2018 New York Rangers went out with a whimper against the Philadelphia Flyers on the last day of the regular season. Murphy’s law ravaged the team in a season in which the expectation was to be a Stanley Cup contender. However, things went astray and the front office decided it was time to blow up the core of the team.

Now, three months later, the Rangers of the future have begun to take shape. Gone is the gum chewing, three piece suit, blame passing Alain Vingeault. In his place is David Quinn, an accomplished college hockey coach with experience at the AHL and World Junior Championship levels. In addition to a new coach, the front office used its assets from blowing up the team to restock the cupboard.

This upcoming season will be a bizarre one for the Rangers. With no real expectations for success, the team will have an entire season to try and figure things out. Being that the team has one of the worst defensive units in the entire league, it’ll be a struggle to keep up with the other team most nights.

The Rangers are essentially in a position where they have to wait for additional reinforcements from the farm. But, those reinforcements likely won’t be ready to make an impact at the NHL level for at least one more if not two years.