With a handful of games left in the Winter Olympics, the NHL season resuming signals one last important detail for the Rangers - the trade deadline. Once the deadline passes we'll have a proper idea of the intentions of Drury and the timeline in mind to get back to competitive hockey. Will the deadline be a flurry of players gone to signal a lengthy rebuilding process, or will he hold true to the wording of the letter and simply try to retool the roster?

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With the NHL season on pause, we enter not only the roster freeze but the Olympic break while the New York Rangers currently hold the 3rd best odds at the number one overall pick in the upcoming NHL entry draft. Outside of some luck to get the 1st pick, which I don't think many Rangers fans are confident they could actually secure some franchise altering talent, we chat in this episode about other teams in a similar position that may be worth chatting with to drum up a potential trade. The state of the upcoming UFA pool has been long discussed, and the Rangers brass needs to look elsewhere to improve this team if they wish to turn it around sooner. Whether it be Thomas from the Blues, Huberdeau from the flames, or Tkachuk from the Senators, there are a handful of teams floundering in mediocrity that I would be aggressively calling to make a deal if I'm Chris Drury.

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The news finally dropped just as the clock struck 3pm this afternoon, signaling the NHL roster freeze is now in place. The bombshell that every Rangers fan had been anticipating all day, broken by Adam Schefter of all people, Artemi Panarin has officially been traded to the LA Kings for a underwhelming return. We dive in on this episode discussing the trade, which was spearheaded by Panarin's leverage in the situation, and why I would personally rather have a 20 year old prospect than a late 20s pick in the current retool climate. I'm just as sad to see him go as I knew I would be, but hopefully this is the first positive step towards brighter futures on Broadway.

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"The Rangers Retool" has officially begun, and as predicted in last week's episode, it was done very shortly after the letter was released to the fans. In my opinion the return doesn't blow me out of the water, but Carson Soucy was a depreciating asset and not a part of the long term plan anyway, so it's nice to get some value for him. As for the next dominoes to fall? We've doubled down, and believe another trade will be made before we record next week. It's simply not smart to wait until the deadline proper and hold chips while the league is fully aware of your plan. Drury's best move would be to set the market and let people fight over scraps, rather than be a victim to it, or worse, keeping his hand and bluffing until it's too late.

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With some time removed from the infamous Letter 2.0, we had some time to reflect on what the last 8 years has meant to the New York Rangers, and to us all, the fans. In this episode, we breakdown who out of the team truly represents "the core" and who makes up the list of players who can expect their time in blue to end shortly. The rest? It's pretty debatable. There's merit for some guys, as a handful of Rangers could surely net a fair return. There's also a list of players that would certainly do well with a change of scenery, but the overarching question is this: if this is a retool and not a full on rebuild like last time, how competitive can this team be in the next 18 months if it's gutted down to the studs in the coming weeks?

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The New York Rangers are officially spiraling out of control, and the fans are calling for General Manager Chris Drury to be fired with loud chants of "Fire Drury" at back to back home games. It started with a smattering to Boston with a 10-2 loss, the teams worst loss since 2009. The problems continued on home ice in the following game after surrendering a 2-0 lead over the Kraken, only to give up 4 straight in Kakko's return to MSG. After Seattle the Blueshirts doubled that goal total, losing 8-4 in the Garden against Ottawa, where fans again chanted "Fire Drury"- this time just 5 minutes into the game after allowing two early goals. Where does the team even go from here? If Drury hasn't felt pressure from James Dolan, who in a recent interview gave a glowing review of the GM's management skills and even extended his contract at the start of the season, he's certainly feeling the pressure from the fanbase who has grown outwardly disgusted.

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After a rough OT loss to the Utah Mammoth, the New York Rangers were struck with awful news- they will be without their star goalie Igor Shesterkin for a period of time, and arguably worse news, Adam Fox will be back on LTIR after recently getting him back into the lineup. It's tough to say which injury will do the team in the most, but considering how well Quick has played, and the tenacity he has brought in the games he's played, there is nobody on the team quite like Adam Fox. The power-play was starting to show hopes since his return, going 5 for 8 in the small sample size of games with number 23 back in the lineup, but this stretch of games will truly magnify what moves General Manager Chris Drury attempts as the team nears the trade deadline.

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With the NHL season officially at the 50% mark for the New York Rangers, they find themselves in a difficult spot for the future, with the next steps ahead very unclear. Do they part ways with Artemi Panarin, waiving the flag of defeat in doing so, and try to acquire some pieces for the future? Not likely, as that would explicitly take them out of the playoff race, and they'd be lucky to make the playoffs even with him on the roster. Do they make attempts to re-sign him, even though it hasn't exactly culminated in success for the Rangers? Or does the team look at other roster players like Lafreniere or Trocheck to possibly deal, while still keeping most of their core around? The New York Rangers front office has some tough decisions to make before the deadline, and 2026 is shaping up to be an important year for the future of the franchise.

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