Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton looks on at a press conference at Madison Square Garden on May 22, 2019. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
GREENBURGH, N.Y.—Brady Skjei acknowledged the obvious.
The atmosphere is not the same as it was this time last year and the year before. This time, there is not the knowledge that organizational decision-makers are actively attempting to subtract from the Rangers roster.
Instead, this time there is the thought that once the NHL trade deadline passes next Monday afternoon the team could remain intact.
“There definitely is a different feel,” Skjei said following Tuesday’s practice at the MSG Training Facility.