{"id":137222,"date":"2023-05-04T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=137222"},"modified":"2023-05-03T22:40:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T02:40:02","slug":"the-future-of-the-new-york-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/05\/04\/the-future-of-the-new-york-rangers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future Of The New York Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"

A season with so much promise and expectations came falling fast. The New York Rangers fell short and lost in the first round to their rival New Jersey Devils<\/a>. The joy that was a 2-0 series lead got erased quickly. New Jersey would eventually win the series in Game Seven and advance to the second round. A 100+ point season filled with high expectations is all but gone. It was a hard-fought series, but the Rangers are headed for summer vacation. The pill is tough to swallow. With the offseason underway, it is time to look at the New York Rangers future. <\/span><\/p>\n

The New York Rangers Future Beyond This Year <\/span><\/h2>\n

Disappointment Sets In<\/span><\/h3>\n

Before success comes disappointment. And it is safe to say that this first-round exit is a disappointment. In addition, upsets happened all over round one. The Presidents Trophy winner as well as the defending champions are all gone. This Rangers team had high hopes and expectations. Chris Drury<\/a> knew of the team’s cap crunch and put all his chips in the middle. Drury acquired Patrick Kane<\/a> and Vladimir Tarasenko<\/a> at this deadline in hopes of a deep playoff run. That was not the case as a younger and more energized Devils team crashed the party. <\/span><\/p>\n

After every defeat, it is cleanout day and addressing the media. Plenty of players have their thoughts on this series, and most are left with a bad taste in their mouths. This is a team that reached the conference finals just a season ago. With the moves that were made, expectations were raised higher.<\/span><\/p>\n

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"Extremely disappointed. We came into the season with higher expectations than the previous year."<\/p>\n

Mika Zibanejad on the end of the Rangers' season: pic.twitter.com\/RrGjYkwC2t<\/a><\/p>\n

— Rangers Videos (@SNYRangers) May 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n