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VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 13: Vancouver Canucks Center Tyler Motte (64) scores a goal on New York Rangers Goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) during their NHL game at Rogers Arena on March 13, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Derek Cain/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: An ugly 4-1 loss to Vancouver

New York Rangers: Lottery standings get tighter with a big game in Vancouver

New York Rangers: Another OT, another loss as Edmonton wins 3-2

New York Rangers: The disappointment of Libor Hajek’s injury

ANN ARBOR, MI - NOVEMBER 24: Wisconsin Badgers defenseman K'Andre Miller (19) skates with the puck during a regular season Big 10 Conference hockey game between the Wisconsin Badgers and Michigan Wolverines on November 24, 2018 at Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: K’Andre Miller finishes short but strong freshman season

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 06: The New York Rangers celebrate after defeating the Boston Bruins 4-3 in the shootout at Madison Square Garden on February 6, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Playing for a job next season

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 09: Lias Andersson #50 of the New York Rangers skates for the puck against Andy Greene #6 of the New Jersey Devils at Madison Square Garden on March 9, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: A come from behind 4-2 win over the Devils

DETROIT, MI - MARCH 07: Pavel Buchnevich #89 of the New York Rangers pounds gloves with teammates on the bench following his first period goal during an NHL game against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on March 7, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: A key week for the lottery standings

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 01: Pavel Buchnevich #89 of the New York Rangers skates against the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden on March 1, 2019 in New York City. The Montreal Canadiens won 4-2. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers restricted free agent primer

DALLAS, TEXAS - MARCH 05: Pavel Buchnevich #89 of the New York Rangers controls the puck against Ben Bishop #30 of the Dallas Stars and Brett Ritchie #25 of the Dallas Stars in the third period at American Airlines Center on March 05, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

New York Rangers: A 1-0 loss to Dallas helps the lottery race

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 21: Filip Chytil #72 of the New York Rangers skates with the puck against the Minnesota WIld at Madison Square Garden on February 21, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: How does Filip Chytil’s age 19 season compare?

VANCOUVER , BC - JANUARY 5: Vitali Kravtsov #14 of Russia skates against Switzerland during a bronze medal game at the IIHF World Junior Championships at Rogers Arena on January 5, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Light/Getty Images)

New York Rangers: An update on Vitali Kravtsov’s status

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 01: Montreal Canadiens Center Max Domi (13) and New York Rangers Defenceman Libor Hajek (43) in action during the third period of the National Hockey League game between the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers on March 1, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. (Photo by Joshua Sarner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Three keys to a tough 4-2 loss to Montreal

MONTREAL, QC - DECEMBER 1: Kenny Agostino #47 of the Montreal Canadiens controls the puck against Neal Pionk #44 of the New York Rangers in the NHL game at the Bell Centre on December 1, 2018 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Three storylines to follow versus Montreal

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 27: New York Rangers right wing Pavel Buchnevich (89) skates with puck as Tampa Bay Lightning center Anthony Cirelli (71) defends during the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers NHL game on February 27, 2019, at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. (Photo by John Crouch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Not quite good enough in 4-3 OT loss to Tampa

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24: Chris Kreider #20 of the New York Rangers celebrates after scoring a goal against the Washington Capitals in the first period at Capital One Arena on February 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Just how good is Chris Kreider?

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 23: The New York Rangers celebrate after defeating the New Jersey Devils 5-2 at Madison Square Garden on February 23, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers Stock Market: Post-trade deadline edition

PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - JANUARY 17, 2019: SKA St Petersburg's goalie Igor Shestyorkin defends the net in the 2018/19 KHL Regular Season ice hockey match between SKA St Petersburg and Dynamo Moscow at the Ice Palace. Alexander Demianchuk/TASS (Photo by Alexander DemianchukTASS via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Concluding Igor Shestyorkin’s Season

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Grading out New York Rangers trade deadline moves

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 28: The winning combination of lottery balls that gave the Buffalo Sabres the first pick overall during the NHL Draft Lottery at the CBC Studios on April 28, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Assessing the competition for Jack Hughes

WINNIPEG, MB - FEBRUARY 16: Brendan Lemieux #48 of the Winnipeg Jets follows the play down the ice during third period action against the Ottawa Senators at the Bell MTS Place on February 16, 2019 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Sens defeated the Jets 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: An introduction to Brendan Lemieux

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - FEBRUARY 24: Mats Zuccarello #36 of the Dallas Stars skates up the ice against the Chicago Blackhawksat the United Center on February 24, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

New York Rangers: The Mats Zuccarello trade just got worse

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 23: The New York Rangers celebrate after defeating the New Jersey Devils 5-2 at Madison Square Garden on February 23, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers beat Devils 5-2 with the roster of the future

NEWARK, NJ - JANUARY 31: Brady Skjei #76 of the New York Rangers skates during the game against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on January 31, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Andy Marlin/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: The Devils game is the second storyline today

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 21: Minnesota Wild Defenceman Jared Spurgeon (46) scores a goal during the first period of the National Hockey League game between the Minnesota Wild and the New York Rangers on February 21, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. (Photo by Joshua Sarner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

New York Rangers trade deadline standings and lottery picture

DENVER, COLORADO - JANUARY 04: Samuel Girard #49 of the Colorado Avalanche fights for the puck against Mika Zibanejad #92 of the New York Rangers in the third period at the Pepsi Center on January 04, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

New York Rangers: More interesting lottery scoreboard watching

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 08: New York Rangers Goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) makes a save during the first period of the National Hockey League game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Rangers on February 8, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. (Photo by Joshua Sarner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Another night in the ever shifting race for lottery position

RALEIGH, NC - FEBRUARY 19: Kevin Shattenkirk #22 of the New York Rangers looks to pass the puck down ice against the Carolina Hurricanes during an NHL game on February 19, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Karl DeBlaker/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: No quit in this team as they edge Carolina 2-1