It would be an understatement to say that the 2017-18 season for the New York Rangers has been a disappointment. It has been a disaster, a disgrace, and a shame.
This team, fresh off of signing Kevin Shattenkirk, the best available defenseman on the free agent market, was believed to be capable of doing great things.
Back-to-back early postseason exits were believed to give the team some much-needed rest for the upcoming season “of true hope,” as Blueshirt Banter’s Joe Fortunato dubbed it in early October.
Most of us agreed with Joe.