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UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - JANUARY 16: Chris Kreider #20 of the New York Rangers celebrates with Alexandar Georgiev #40 after their 3-2 win against the New York Islanders at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on January 16, 2020 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images)

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New York Rangers: Lindgren the new Girardi, other takeaways

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 13: The New York Rangers and the New York Islanders salute first period fighters during their game at Madison Square Garden on January 13, 2020 in New York City. The Rangers defeated the Islanders 6-2. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

New York Rangers Playoff picture and lottery look

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: Charlie Coyle #13 of the Boston Bruins checks Kaapo Kakko #24 of the New York Rangers during the second period at Madison Square Garden on February 16, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Back to reality in a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 27: Pavel Buchnevich #89 of the New York Rangers celebrates his third period goal along with Ryan Strome #16 against Jaroslav Halak #41 of the Boston Bruins during the third period at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2019 in New York City. The Bruins defeated the Rangers 7-4. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

New York Rangers vs Boston Bruins: Join the live conversation

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - NOVEMBER 29: David Pastrnak #88 of the Boston Bruins takes a shot with pressure from Mika Zibanejad #93 of the New York Rangers during the first period at TD Garden on November 29, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

New York Rangers look to keep streak going against red hot Bruins

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 21: Ryan Strome #16 and the New York Rangers react after Brock Nelson #29 of the New York Islanders scores a third period goal at Madison Square Garden on January 21, 2020 in New York City. The Islanders defeated the Rangers 4-2. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

New York Rangers: A very good night for the playoff picture

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 31: Igor Shesterkin #31 and Ryan Lindgren #55 of the New York Rangers celebrate their 4-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings at Madison Square Garden on January 31, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The playoff picture and some tough choices to make

COLUMBUS, OH - DECEMBER 5: Alexandar Georgiev #40 of the New York Rangers makes a save during the game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on December 5, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. New York defeated Columbus 3-2. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)

New York Rangers get their 4th in a row with 3-1 win over Columbus

COLUMBUS, OH - DECEMBER 5: Jesper Fast #17 of the New York Rangers attempts to steal the puck from Sonny Milano #22 of the Columbus Blue Jackets during the game on December 5, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)

New York Rangers vs Columbus Blue Jackets: Join the live conversation

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 19: Brendan Lemieux #48 of the New York Rangers skates against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Madison Square Garden on January 19, 2020 in New York City. The Blue Jackets defeated the Rangers 2-1. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Rangers going for 4 in a row with a big game in Columbus

Alexandar Georgiev of the New York Rangers (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

New York Rangers: A dramatic come from behind 4-3 shootout win over Minnesota

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 25: Mats Zuccarello #36 of the Minnesota Wild skates against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on November 25, 2019 in New York City. The Rangers defeated the Wild 3-2 in overtime. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

New York Rangers vs Wild: Igor Shesterkin hurt, Georgiev in goal. Join the live conversation

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 19: Igor Shesterkin #31 of the New York Rangers tends net against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Madison Square Garden on January 19, 2020 in New York City. The Blue Jackets defeated the Rangers 2-1. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

How the Blueshirts have gotten better since the All-Star break

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 25: New York Rangers Center Ryan Strome (16) and Minnesota Wild Center Joel Eriksson Ek (14) take a face-off during the National Hockey League game between the Minnesota Wild and the New York Rangers on November 25, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. (Photo by Joshua Sarner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

New York Rangers looking for wild night in Minnesota

WINNIPEG, MB February 11: Winnipeg Jets forward Patrik Laine (29) jostles for position with New York Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren (55) during the regular season game between the Winnipeg Jets and the New York Rangers on February 11, 2020 at the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg MB. (Photo by Terrence Lee/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: Kreider’s huge night, slick uniforms, other takeaways

WINNIPEG, MB - FEBRUARY 11: Mason Appleton #82 of the Winnipeg Jets and Jesper Fast #17 of the New York Rangers keep an eye on the play during second period action at the Bell MTS Place on February 11, 2020 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers playoff picture: A quiet night for scoreboard watching

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 19: Chris Kreider #20 of the New York Rangers skates with the puck against Seth Jones #3 of the Columbus Blue Jackets at Madison Square Garden on January 19, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: To trade or not to trade

WINNIPEG, MB - FEBRUARY 11: Chris Kreider #20, Pavel Buchnevich #89 and Mika Zibanejad #93 of the New York Rangers celebrate a third period goal against the Winnipeg Jets at the Bell MTS Place on February 11, 2020 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Darcy Finley/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Rangers’ playoff pictures improves after the win over Winnipeg

WINNIPEG, MB - FEBRUARY 11: Mika Zibanejad #93, Chris Kreider #20, Jacob Trouba #8 and Pavel Buchnevich #89 of the New York Rangers celebrate a first period goal against the Winnipeg Jets at the Bell MTS Place on February 11, 2020 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Darcy Finley/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers vs Winnipeg Jets: A good 4-1 win against a good team

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 03: Brendan Lemieux #48 of the New York Rangers skates against the Winnipeg Jets at Madison Square Garden on October 03, 2019 in New York City. The Rangers defeated the Jets 6-4. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

New York Rangers vs Winnipeg Jets: Join the live conversation!

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 03: Brett Howden #21, Brendan Lemieux #48 and Jacob Trouba #8 of the New York Rangers react after taking the lead in the third period against the Winnipeg Jets at Madison Square Garden on October 3, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: A homecoming for Jacob Trouba and Brendan Lemieux

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 09: Gregg McKegg #14 of the New York Rangers celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in the first period against Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings at Madison Square Garden on February 9, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: All hail the new King, other takeaways

Marc Staal #18 of the New York Rangers skates with the puck against Kyle Connor #81 and Patrik Laine #29 of the Winnipeg Jets

The playoff picture gets worse as the road trip begins

Phillip Di Giuseppe #33 of the New York Rangers

New York Rangers: Who is Phil Di Giuseppe and what is his upside?

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 09: Artemi Panarin #10 of the New York Rangers reacts after scoring a goal in the third period against the Los Angeles Kings at Madison Square Garden on February 9, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

New York Rangers: A good 4-1 win against a bad team