It’s no secret the New York Rangers roster was constructed with elite young, projectable skill. High-end draft picks and some savvy trades supposedly have GMs and fellow suits around the league envious of the talent up and down this roster. However, given where the Rangers sit on the bell curve, they ended up lacking sandpaper and grit in their forward corps. There was nothing wrong with this per say, as the team has been in the process of rebuilding, and growth stage rosters typically aren’t flush with grinders and gamers.
With that said, the speculation around the firings of Jeff Gorton and JD intimated that Dolan wants to wrap up this rebuild and start competing for Cups.