The Rangers crashed out of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night, beginning an off-season that must bring some changes.
New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad kneels on the ice after his team lost Game 6 to the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference finals of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. A Presidents’ Trophy is nice. So are new franchise records for wins and points but at the end of the day, the final puzzle piece for the New York Rangers remains elusive.
Their established stars were practically no-shows, too. Chris Kreider and Artemi Panarin scored just one goal apiece while Mika Zibanejad and Adam Fox did not find the back of the net. Look no further into why the Rangers did not score more than two goals in Games 4, 5, and 6. New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin shakes hands with Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, right, after the Panthers won Game 6 to win the Eastern Conference finals of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla.
Simply put, the Rangers do not have the “it” factor that can win them a championship and it is up to Drury to find it and move out of the shadow of a roster that still looks a lot like the one built by former GM Jeff Gorton.
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