It is an exciting time to be a New York Rangers fan right now and the next chapter in the long, rich history of this storied franchise will start to write its first paragraph once puck drops later.
There will almost certainly be an electric atmosphere in and around Madison Square Garden with Blueshirts fans flocking to see Artemi Panarin make his proper Rangers debut, as well as getting a longer glimpse of Kaapo Kakko, Jacob Trouba and Adam Fox of course.
It is an early opportunity for these new-look Rangers to put on a show and build on the excitement and momentum that has been gradually generating steam since the front office went out and made a string of aggressive moves in the off-season in order to radically improve this team and accelerate the rebuild.