In the 2018 calendar year, the New York Rangers’ front office made the most consequential decision for the franchise in more than a decade. Opting to blow up the old core of the group that was a perennial contender in favor of a true rebuild was not an easy decision to make and something that effect will be looked back on for decades to come.
Over the course of 2018, the Rangers went from a team that made the postseason for ten straight years with the expectation to compete for a playoff spot to a rebuilding team geared towards the future.