Rangers' Offseason: Brodzinski's Future, Draft & Cap Space

0:00On April 19th, the New York Rangers just wrapped up a brutal season with the worst record in the Eastern Conference and they're staring down a major, off-season rebuild, to get back in the mix, that historically rough start at home, pretty much buried them before the finish line, leaving fans hungry for real change. Now heading into the summer, they've got solid ammo to work with, like the third best shot at the number one overall draft pick, plus another, first round selection, and tons of cap space to play with. Talk around the team has folks buzzing about forward Johnny Progynski, who's hitting free agency at 32 years old after sticking around the last few seasons. His role's been steady in the bottom six, but the production's been light, never cracking 20 points despite 50 plus games each of the past, three years. Rangers' brass seems geared toward going younger and boosting that bottom six offense, so moving on from Brodsenski feels likely as they hunt for, upgrades without breaking the bank. With all that flexibility, if they nail the draft in smart spending, New York could flip the script and push for contention again, come next fall.

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