Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury can now give his full attention to the regularly-scheduled summer business, headlined by key restricted free agents K’Andre Miller and Alexis Lafre…
Now that the Rangers, the last NHL team without a head coach, have filled the vacancy behind their bench with Peter Laviolette, and the Vegas Golden Knights hoisted the Stanley Cup before partying with DJ Steve Aoki to celebrate, the thick of the offseason can commence.
It is unclear if negotiations have begun with either player’s camp, though if they have, it probably hasn’t gone far given the time dedicated to the coaching search.K’Andre Miller is one of several Rangers in need of a new contract this offseason.as the Rangers’ 37th head coach in franchise historyAt the end of this month, however, Drury and the rest of the Rangers front office will be in Nashville for the 2023 NHL Draft.
The Rangers need a new contract for Alexis Lafreniere, and for the youngster to take on a bigger role next season.Five picks represents the least amount of selections the Rangers have had since 2013, when the organization drafted Adam Tambellini, Pavel Buchnevich, Anthony Duclair, Ryan Graves and Mackenzie Skapski in the third, fourth and sixth rounds, respectively.This will also be the Blueshirts’ first draft with a first-rounder since they took Brennan Othmann at No. 16 in 2021.
The draft is probably more of an afterthought for this win-now Rangers team, which is essentially right back where it started at the beginning of last season: Without two top-six right wingers or a third-pair defenseman.
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