The New York Rangers, a team looking to maximize Henrik Lundqvist’s championship contending window, traded their top line center this offseason. The same New York Rangers team added Kevin Shattenkirk to the fold on defense.
Jeff Gorton attributed moving Stepan to a sort of re-build on the fly, but adding Shattenkirk points to looking to contend now. There are plenty of uncertainties surrounding the Rangers’ present and future. Let’s take a look at this re-build on the fly.
There is no re-build on the fly
Jeff Gorton may wish to label what the New York Rangers are doing as a re-build on the fly, but that’s not what’s happening.