The New York Rangers are in a weird spot right now as we reach just about the half-way point of the NHL regular season. The Blueshirts are firmly out of the playoff picture - the Islanders are a nice 5 points ahead of us for the outside-looking-in (they have 46 points and we have 41) spot in the Wild Card standings, with Montreal and Buffalo having 47 and 48 points respectively as the seventh and eighth teams in the Eastern Conference postseason bracket. Recognition of this fact is essential to clarifying what the team’s priorities should be: focusing on development is crucial, as others have noted, but so is now getting the highest draft pick we can.
What’s The Point?: How Hard The Rangers Would Have to Tank to Reach the Bottom
