Quoting: HOCKEYBOY448
Honestly no matter how anyone slices it they over achieved this season. They’ll likely regress next year, especially considering the amount of talent they’re going to lose throughout the lineup. All this run will do is make them foolishly trade picks, prospects and younger players on the roster for veterans in an attempt to make a run for the cup. I have zero faith that management has learned from the fiasco that were the 2010’s, which seemed like we didn’t know what a prospect or draft pick looked like. Combined with the awful player development that occurs and our inability to develop high end forwards, I think we’re screwed and doomed to repeat the 2010’s, meaning a very good team, but not a great team that can get the job done and win the Stanley Cup. Maybe I’m wrong and they surprise, he’ll I’m looking forward to that day, but given the people at the top (Dolan, Sather who still lurks in the shadows and Drury) I’ve got my doubts.
I completely agree that I am very concerned with what the Rangers will do with our skilled young forwards, particularly Chytil, Kakko, and Kravstov (as Drury already messed up with Kravstov twice). This problem goes back way further than the 2010's, Rangers moved Amonte, Weight, and Marchant for quick fixes to win a cup. Winning the cup was great, but that team was very old and had no youth to inject. That trend continued with the horrendous Marc Savard trade and that just off the top of my head. Drury made great deadline moves, but what he does this offseason will make our break the team for the next few years. Is he going to overpay for PLD and create a team that will need to be broken up in 2 years? Will he sign a Nick Paul to center the 3rd line, and promote Chytil, Laf, and Kakko to the top 6? Will he sign Stastny as a stop gap, and anyone who thinks Stastny will play 3rd line so Chytil can play on the 2nd line is delusional. Or will Drury lock up Copp or god forbid Strome, blocking Chytil which we all know will lead to him being traded. Up to Drury to break the cycle, sadly not sure I see that happening after getting the ECF, I expect the Rangers to go all in or better or worse.