The New York Rangers faced a tumultuous season, ending with their shocking elimination from playoff contention, despite having held the league's best record last year. Key players underperformed, and team dynamics deteriorated, highlighted by trade acquisition Calvin de Haan's frustrations. Aging veterans, offseason conflicts within the leadership, and the loss of core players contributed to the downfall. Despite the chaos, NHL legend Mark Messier outlined a five-point recovery plan, emphasizing the need for a new captain and reshaping the team's leadership and culture.
The Rangers had one in Trouba, the 2024 winner of the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award for the player who best exemplifies the qualities of Mark Messier, and now they don’t.
Nearly everything that could go wrong has in New York. The team's veteran core all seemed to age five years overnight.
Calvin de Haan said the way he's been treated by the team has been 'fucked,' and told a reporter he wanted to talk about it.
Elite goaltending and special teams carried the Rangers to the conference final last year, but when they regressed, what was left was a team that just wasn't very good.
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