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NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 15: New York Rangers Right Wing Mats Zuccarello (36) is pictured during the third period of the National Hockey League game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Rangers on January 15, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. (Photo by Joshua Sarner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Jake Muzzin trade and what it means for the New York Rangers

New York Rangers dominate the Flyers and lose 1-0

New York Rangers: Unpacking David Quinn’s New York Post interview

New York Rangers: Back to work and some help for their lottery hopes

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 17: The New York Rangers celebrate after defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 at Madison Square Garden on January 17, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers Stock Market: Entering the All-Star break on a high note

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19: Carter Hart #79 of the Philadelphia Flyers makes the third period save on Libor Hajek #43 of the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on September 19, 2018 in New York City. The Flyers defeated the Rangers 6-4. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Regretting the McDonagh-Miller to Tampa Bay Trade

COLUMBUS, OH - JANUARY 13: Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers warms up prior to the start of the game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 13, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)

New York Rangers: One more day of vacation and today’s lottery impact.

BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 19: Matt Grzelcyk #48 of the Boston Bruins against Brett Howden #21 of the New York Rangers at the TD Garden on January 19, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)

Day two of the New York Rangers vacation and the lottery race

BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 19: Filip Chytil #72 of the New York Rangers scores a goal and collides into Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins at the TD Garden on January 19, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)

Day One of the New York Rangers vacation, the Lottery Look

BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 19: Danton Heinen #43 of the Boston Bruins skates with the puck against Jimmy Vesey #26 of the New York Rangers at the TD Garden on January 19, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: What three straight wins does to the lottery standings

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 07: Austin Czarnik #27 of the Boston Bruins fights for the puck against Brady Skjei #76 of the New York Rangers in the third period during their game at Madison Square Garden on February 7, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Lottery movement on an off day.

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 17: Mats Zuccarello #36 of the New York Rangers celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in the first period against the Chicago Blackhawks at Madison Square Garden on January 17, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Sneaking past the Blackhawks 4-3

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 17: The New York Rangers celebrate a goal that was later disallowed during the second period against the Chicago Blackhawks skates against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on January 17, 2019 in New York City. The Rangers defeated the Blackhawks 4-3. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Good night for the New York Rangers, bad night for the lottery race

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 25: Members of the Chicago Blackhawks including Brent Seabrook #7 get piled up in front of the net with members if the New York Rangers including Brett Howden #21 and Henrik Lundqvist #30 at the United Center on October 25, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The Blackhawks defeated the Rangers 4-1. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

The Lottery Look for Thursday, January 17: A big night for the idle New York Rangers

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 15: A shot by Carolina Hurricanes Right Wing Saku Maenalanen (8) (not pictured) bounces past New York Rangers Goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) for a goal during the third period of the National Hockey League game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Rangers on January 15, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. (Photo by Joshua Sarner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

New York Rangers up two spots in the lottery race for Wednesday, January 16

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 15: Tony DeAngelo #77 of the New York Rangers celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in the third period against the Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden on January 15, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Lessons learned in dominant 6-2 win over Carolina

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 23: Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers makes a save against the Philadelphia Flyers at Madison Square Garden on December 23, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

What do the New York Rangers need to fix their defense?

RALEIGH, NC - OCTOBER 07: Adam McQuaid #54 of the New York Rangers passes the puck during an NHL game against the Carolina Hurricanes on October 7, 2018 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: A big move in the Lottery Look for Tuesday, January 15

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 12: The Rangers celebrate a win at Barclays Center on January 12, 2019 the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers Stock Market: The aftermath of the battle of New York

COLUMBUS, OH - JANUARY 13: Kevin Shattenkirk #22 of the New York Rangers skates off of the ice as Nick Foligno #71 of the Columbus Blue Jackets is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal during the third period on January 13, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus defeated New York 7-5. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)

New York Rangers: A defensive horrorshow in a 7-5 loss to the Blue Jackets

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 12: Anders Lee #27 of the New York Islanders plays the puck against Filip Chytil #72 of the New York Rangers at Barclays Center on January 12, 2019 the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Lottery Look/Playoff Picture for Sunday, January 13

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 12: Chris Kreider #20 of the New York Rangers celebrates the game winning goal by Mats Zuccarello #36 (far right) at 14:55 of the third period against Robin Lehner #40 of the New York Islanders at the Barclays Center on January 12, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Rangers defeated the Islanders 3-2. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Miracle on Ice, the New York Rangers beat the Islanders 2-1 in Brooklyn

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 09: The New York Rangers look on after being defeated 4-2 against the Ottawa Senators in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 9, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Lottery Look/Playoff Picture for Saturday, January 12

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 10: Kevin Shattenkirk #22 of the New York Rangers celebrates his second period goal against the New York Islanders during their game at Madison Square Garden on January 10, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

New York Rangers-Islanders Part 1: A disheartening 4-3 loss on a last minute goal

VANCOUVER, BC - DECEMBER 30: Vitali Kravtsov #14 of Russia celebrates with teammates Dmitri Samorukov #5 and Alexander Romanov #26 after scoring a goal against Switzerland in Group A hockey action of the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship action on December, 30, 2018 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Prospect Pyramid at the start of 2019

LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: Marc-Andre Fleury #29 of the Vegas Golden Knights saves a shot during the third period against the New York Rangers at T-Mobile Arena on January 8, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NHLI via Getty Images)

A better game, but the New York Rangers lose to the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 16: Brayden McNabb #3 of the Vegas Golden Knights skates against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on December 16, 2018 in New York City. The Golden Knights defeated the Rangers 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

New York Rangers mission impossible: Beat the Golden Knights

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 16: Paul Stastny #26 of the Vegas Golden Knights takes a face off against Kevin Hayes #13 of the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on December 16, 2018 in New York City. The Vegas Golden Knights won 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Lottery Look/Playoff Picture for Tuesday, January 8