SAN JOSE, Calif. — These are the Rangers, for better or worse. There is no knight in shinning armor waiting to be traded for, no young stud in the AHL primed to come up and make waves.
What that means is that the only way the Blueshirts will find themselves riding up the Canyon of Heroes this summer is by this group raising its own individual and collective level, which has been left wanting for the majority of a tumultuous season.
The Rangers brass might not want to admit it publicly, but the window on Henrik Lundqvist’s prime is closing.