NEW YORK RANGERS

BY STEVE ZIPAY

BY STEVE ZIPAY PREDICTION | 2ND IN METRO THINGS WERE LOOKING BRIGHT on Broadway. After winning the Presidents’ Trophy and ousting Washington and Carolina in the playoffs, the Rangers’ management, players and fans believed there was enough gas in the tank to have a shot at a long-sought Stanley Cup. Instead, Florida rebounded from a 2-1 deficit in the Eastern Conference final and outplayed the Blueshirts to take the series in six games and advance to the Cup final. For GM Chris Drury, that provoked a shuffling of the deck, which proved doubly challenging because his planning included a tight salary cap not just for 2024-25 but also for 2025-26, when three key players – goalie Igor Shesterkin, right winger Alexis Lafreniere and defenseman K’Andre Miller – will be due for extensions. Added to…

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