Tom Castro

Maybe in the New York Rangers ‘ endless search for a running mate for Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad, the answer has been under their nose all along.

It seems counterintuitive that a team that won the Presidents Trophy with 114 points last season would have numerous key pieces of their lineup that underperformed their career norms.

The date was Oct. 13, 2021, and for a New York Rangers organization seeking change, there was a sense that a new era might be dawning before its eyes.

New York Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren's “fight” with the New York Islanders' Scott Mayfield on Sept. 24 wasn't really much of one.

Paying big money to Igor Shesterkin might hamstring the New York Rangers' Stanley Cup hopes. They likely have little choice but to do so.

When a team's ostensible No. 1 center goes scoreless in the first two games of the season and it is largely unnoticed, chances are that that team's roster is in pretty good shape.

Kaapo Kakko might never be a star for the New York Rangers, but his play on their rising third line has revived his value to them.

One could almost forgive New York Rangers general manager Chris Drury for dreading every game that Igor Shesterkin starts.

A 12-4-1 record. A three-game win streak. Two points out of first place in their conference. A plus-20 goal differential. A goals-allowed average of 2.4 per game.

The first step in solving a problem is acknowledging it exists, or so the saying goes.