Colin Stephenson on the Rangers' Offseason: Top Six Holes, Panarin Trade Fallout & What Comes Next

About this episode

Jim Cerny and Colin Stephenson discuss the New York Rangers' offseason challenges, including the impact of the Artemi Panarin trade and player performances.

Jim Cerny sits down with Newsday Rangers beat writer Colin Stephenson to break down a difficult season and look ahead to what could be a defining offseason for New York. The two dig into the gaping hole in the top six left by the Artemi Panarin trade, whether the Rangers have the pieces — or the assets — to fix it, and why the free agent market this summer won't bail them out. They also assess Mike Sullivan's first year behind the bench, the encouraging post-Olympic stretch from Alexis Lafreniere and Gabe Perreault, what to realistically expect from the prospect pipeline, the Mika Zibanejad bounce-back season, the injury toll on Igor Shesterkin and Adam Fox, and what a Chris Drury retool actually looks like. Plus — should Vincent Trocheck be moved, and is Alex Tuch a realistic free agent target? 🎙️ Rink Rap is the New York Rangers podcast from Forever Blueshirts. 🔔 Subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss an episode. Chapters: 0:00 — Intro & welcome to Colin Stephenson  3:56 — Rangers' top six problem: who replaces Panarin's production?  6:29 — Was trading Panarin always the plan — and why?  8:02 — JT Miller & the shift toward a grittier…

People in this episode

Host: Jim Cerny

Guest: Colin Stephenson

Topics covered

• New York Rangers offseason
• Artemi Panarin trade
• Rangers top six issues
• Mike Sullivan's coaching
• prospect pipeline
• free agency
• player performance

Keywords

• New York Rangers
• offseason
• Panarin trade
• Mike Sullivan
• Lafreniere
• Zibanejad
• free agency
• Trocheck
• prospects

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Florida Panthers, Newsday, Forever Blueshirts

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