{"id":83984,"date":"2020-08-26T13:07:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T17:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=83984"},"modified":"2020-08-26T13:07:30","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T17:07:30","slug":"new-york-rangers-offseason-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/08\/26\/new-york-rangers-offseason-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"Who the New York Rangers Should Target This Offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Rangers had an extremely meaningful 2019-20 season, but it has come to an end. Now, the page has turned and they look to build upon the success of the season and address its failures. Just recently, they won the draft lottery and the rights to select French-Canadian phenom Alexis Lafreniere<\/strong><\/a>, but there is still a lot of work to be done.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Should-Be Targets of the New York Rangers Offseason<\/span><\/h2>\n

The New York Rangers lineup never dropped jaws but their success clearly showed that the holes some noted weren’t as bad as once thought. Simply put, the New York Rangers offseason really only has two must-gets: a top-six, two-way centre, and a top-four, stay-at-home left-defenceman.<\/p>\n

Top-Six Two Way Centre<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s no secret that the Rangers are extremely thin down the middle. Currently, their center depth consists of Mika Zibanejad<\/a><\/strong>, a proven first-line center; Ryan Strome<\/a><\/strong>, a fringe second liner whose point totals were heavily inflated as a result of his time next to Artemi Panarin<\/a><\/strong>; Filip Chytil<\/a><\/strong>, a good third-line center with top-six potential; and Brett Howden<\/a><\/strong>, a bottom-six center. Neither Zibanejad nor Strome are particularly proficient defensively (as shown by the xGA\/60 of their respective RAPM charts), and there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding 21-year-old Chytil.<\/span><\/p>\n

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