As the Rangers approach the half-way mark the season, they find themselves in an interesting spot. They currently sit in the first wild-card spot, three points from dropping out of the playoff picture entirely, yet only four points from home ice advantage in the first round. They have a soon-to-be 36 year-old franchise goaltender with more three seasons remaining on his contract at $8.5m per year. They have several attractive soon-to-be UFA forwards on the roster in the form of Rick Nash and Michael Grabner. They also have a surprising amount of young talent at the NHL level for a team that has been in full stop “go for it” mode for over a decade.
Poll: the Rangers’ deadline approach
