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The second and final part to previewing the lineup of the 2015-16 NY Rangers begins with the defensemen. The same top six return this year from last season but will be pushed by actual competition, from both inside the organization and outside. Raphael Diaz returns to the Rangers after a one year hiatus in Calgary replacing Matt Hunwick. 2012 first rounder Brady Skjei figures to be in the mix eventually, though that may not happen as quickly as many fans would like to.There��s no doubt in my mind that the player that constantly receives the most criticism on the team is Dan Girardi. More than Nash. More than Glass even. The rise of advanced statistics has cast a very large spotlight on the 10 year veteran, perhaps unfairly blaming him and his big contract as the reason why it appears the Rangers were forced to choose between him and Anton Stralman to give a new contract to. Don��t get me wrong, Girardi is overpaid. On the wrong side of 30. And just year two into a six year contract that looks exceptionally bad now. To me it isn��t so much that Girardi��s possession numbers are poor. It��s that he can��t cover man to man as AV��s defensive system dictates and often winds up off his skates and takes himself out of a play. But the Rangers paid big money for loyalty and in the business of sports, those contracts tend to be killers.Ryan McDonagh had a strange 2014-15 season. The captain was directly involved in both Lundqvist��s and Zuccarello��s injuries before succumbing to one himself in the Conference Final. But it was also a period of transition for McDonagh whose expansive new role of captain is one that takes time to get used to. Particularly in a market such as New York, playing for the Rangers. Said McDonagh last week, the captaincy, ���� makes me feel a lot more comfortable in it and more mature in that role.�� And it should. While Hank may be the face of the franchise, this is McDonagh��s team in the room.
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Keith Yandle. Dan Boyle. Two high priced defensemen assigned with QB��ing the Rangers power play, which to be honest hasn��t had a true QB since Brian Leetch and Sergei Zubov manned the points a long time ago. Now with both contracts expiring this season, Jeff Gorton gets his turn at who stays and who goes. Depending on where the Rangers are in the standings come the February 29th trade deadline, one is probably getting the hook and one will stay on. And even more so if Skjei proves that he��s too good for the AHL. Dan Boyle tuns 40 next July and counts the most against the cap.Kevin Klein was also subject to trade talks had the Rangers not been able to get under the cap. I��ll be interested to see if Klein can come close to matching last year��s production. Marc Staal begins year one of his new contract that will pay him $7 million this season.Onto the goalies: We know who Lundqvist is. How he responded after his injury and in the playoffs. The only thing that can undo Hank right now is Father Time and at 33 there is still time for Lundqvist to perform the way we all know he��s capable of. Lundqvist has become notorious for slow starts and it would be nice to see the Rangers keep pace right from the start and not fall behind.
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Antti Raanta replaces Cam Talbot as the backup this year. Raanta had a poor finish in Chicago, lost his backup job, then got his words twisted around when a Finnish reporter stated that the goalie was rooting against the Blackhawks in the first round of the playoffs. Like most backups under Hank, expect around 20 starts and hopefully win at least half of them.Onto the coaching staff�� some minor concern that Ulfie might leave for a coaching job elsewhere, returns. Gets another season with Yandle, who has been at his best under his tutelage. I haven��t seen anyone attempt to place all the blame on Arniel for the power play failures last late season and postseason. AV is under more pressure this season to make sure the Rangers don��t take another step backwards for a Cup Final trip 2 years ago and a ECF trip last spring. His job isn��t exactly under the gun, but AV needs to replicate his consistent regular season successes over into April, May and June. Something that he��s never been able to do.