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Rangers appear poised to run it back with little NHL free agency flexibility after Jacob Trouba drama
NY Post
The answer to whether or not the Rangers improved will matter more after the 2025 trade deadline than it does now, at the beginning of the offseason.
Though true in the grand scheme of things, it does not trivialize what has gone down since the Blueshirts bowed out in the Eastern Conference Final just over a month ago.
There’s an argument to be made about the shape the Rangers are in compared to when they ended the season.
They freed up much-needed cap space, but also waived an alternate captain and one of their most proven playoff performers in Barclay Goodrow, who was miffed by how the Rangers got around his 15-team no-trade list.
And instead of effectively shedding Jacob Trouba’s contract like they set out to do, the Rangers had a touchy situation with their captain play out publicly.
Kaapo Kakko is also still a Ranger after signing a trade-friendly one-year deal at his qualifying offer price.