Rangers Daily: ‘Bullish’ on Blueshirts; Long, wild night in Denver
Danny Wild-Imagn Images Colin Stephenson’s been on the New York Rangers beat since 2018. In fact, his first day covering the team for Newsday was the NHL Trade Deadline sell-off that year, when the Rangers unloaded Rick Nash, Ryan McDonagh, J. T.
Miller, and Michael Grabner. Welcome to the beat, Colin. Of course, if you know his background, you’re well aware that Colin covered the NHL for a long time, way before he landed at Newsday.
So, his perspective matters. That’s why he joined me on the latest Rink Rap podcast to discuss where the Rangers are headed, how they got here, and what the hell could take place this summer in Chris Drury’s “retool. ” A common theme in our conversation is “what’s the plan?
” And let’s just say that Stephenson is not 100 percent sold on the guy in charge of executing the plan, what ever that vision is. But he also doesn’t believe all is lost with the Rangers, even making the case that they would’ve stayed in the playoff race this season had they not been submarined by the dual lower-body injuries sustained by Igor Shesterkin and Adam Fox in the same game on Jan. 5.
And if they hadn’t traded Artemi Panarin. Looking at the Rangers right now, he sees a need for a major add in the top-six forward group, and some luck with the ping-pong balls going their way on May 5 at the draft lottery. But there’s a bigger reason he believes the Rangers can get this thing back on track sooner rather than later.
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