Let the Rangers' Retool BEGIN! | Up in the Blue Seats

About this episode

The episode discusses the Rangers' retooling efforts, including the Carson Soucy trade and the potential Artemi Panarin trade.

The Rangers’ retooling is officially underway and the first domino has fallen. Mollie Walker and Brian Boyle break down the Carson Soucy trade to the Islanders, why the rare cross-town deal mattered. But that’s just the beginning. With the Rangers clearly open for business, the conversation quickly turns to the looming Artemi Panarin trade. Why Panarin was held out, what it signals about the team’s direction, and which teams are lining up with real interest including a team that MAY SURPRISE YOU! The crew also dives into how Mike Sullivan is shifting his mentality towards developing and playing the Blue shirts young players with the Rangers’ retool in full effect. Timecodes: 00:00- Intro :39- Carson Soucy trade to Islanders 2:48- Artemi Panarin’s future 11:18- Injury Updates 11:51- Mike Sullivan handling of young players 21:14- 5-2 loss to Islanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Mollie Walker, Brian Boyle

Topics covered

• Rangers retooling
• Carson Soucy trade
• Artemi Panarin trade
• Mike Sullivan
• young players development
• NHL trades

Keywords

• Rangers
• Carson Soucy
• Artemi Panarin
• Mike Sullivan
• NHL
• hockey
• trades
• young players
• Islanders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Rangers, Carson Soucy, Islanders

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