The Rangers are back home tonight to take on the Islanders in their fourth preseason game this season. Ever get the feeling that the preseason is just Groundhog’s Day, just with 11 months in between? I can’t remember the last time the Rangers played someone other than the Flyers, Islanders, and Devils in the preseason.
The Rangers are down to 36 players in camp with tonight and two more games remaining to get to 22-23 players. We, generally speaking, have an idea of who 20 of those players will be. Heck, it might even be just 20 players until the third week of the season, since the Rangers barely play in those first two weeks and cap space is tight.