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Top-offseason questions for the Rangers - the first iteration of that list |
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Top offseason questions:
In almost every year past, we have done some version of the top 20 or so off-season questions. To state the obvious and what should be remembered by many, we usually have entered the late-spring and summer with more questions than answers. This year was clearly no different, though in this case, a good portion of the offseason questions have already been answered.
With the slight delay in posting these queries, I took some poetic license and included the questions we likely had when the season ended, even if they have already been answered. As I figure out my path forward, I still wanted to get this up to provide some areas to cover if all remains as in the past. Like I have done in year's past, I throw this one to you, asking for you to provide your questions, which I will incorporate in the blogs to carry us through the summer.
1) Will and should Gerard Gallant be fired?
2) If Gallant is let go, should the Rangers target a young coach or retread?
3) Which of the team's free agents - if any - would you bring back?
4) Is Jaroslav Halak the best option as the back up goalie?
5) Is Filip Chytil a center or a winger? if a center, should he center the second line?
6) Has Artemi Panarin's playoff struggles soured you on him enough that he should be dealt?
7) Any concerns that Mika Zibanajed is not a playoff performer and puts up his numbers mainly on the PP and against weaker opponents?
6) Did Alexis Lafreniere show enough 5x5 to be moved to the top-six and do you view him as a first line right winger? How many years and how much salary would you sign him to in his next contract?
8) Should New York add a veteran blueliner or try Zac Jones or Matthew Robertson as the sixth d-man?
0) Will Brennan Othmann and/or Will Cuylle be given a REAL chance to make the squad this summer or will the Rangers opt to not rush the youngsters? Both are on their ELCs and are listed as LW. If they do make the roster, then who gets moved out?
11) Are the Rangers built to compete for the Stanley Cup? What about compared to Carolina or New Jersey for the division?
12) How do you want the third and/or fourth lines to look? Do they need to be a traditional bottom-six or should the third line be more of a scoring line?
13) Who would you have targeted in free agency given the minimal cap space available?
14) Is K'Andre Miller worth a long-term deal? Would you go one year and then sign him to an extension in January with the cap rising? How about a two-year deal with a $4 mil cap hit?
15) What's the biggest gap/issue with the team that needs to be fixed for them to be a true Cup contender?
More to come
Please provide the questions you might have and want me to cover.
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