One of the most successful teams of the 2010s, the New York Rangers have been rebuilding over the past few seasons and might finally be ready to become contenders again.
They were impressive in 2020-21 and would have made the playoffs had they played in any other division.
Then the Rangers fired President John Davidson, general manager Jeff Gorton, and head coach David Quinn while promoting Chris Drury to the GM position and replacing Quinn with Gerard Gallant.
The new leadership went on to make significant changes to improve the roster heading into the 2021-22 season with the goal of making the playoffs in mind.