1. I don't know about you but I believe that it's downright insulting that Peter Laviolette spent two years here – got paid a ton – and didn't have the time to even deliver a good-bye thank you to the citizens of Rangerville who hosted him so well.
2. I mean something like a sweet good-bye, or so long, it's been good to know ya would not have been very hard. But Pistol Pete rode out of town as if he merely had a one-night stand at The Garden, and that was that.
3. I don't know about you, but right this minute, the most exciting thing about 2025-26 is the prospect of Kenny Albert and Dave Maloney taking their pungent radio act to tv via MSG Networks. (Guaranteed, within two weeks, there'll be a Maloney rip mentioned in The Post Sports section.)
4. Whether the Rangers are a contender or stink to high heaven, Albert-Maloney will arrest your attention. (They also may "arrest" Mika if he doesn't backcheck.)
5. I'm betting big (Monopoly) money that a Sam Rosen banner will be hoisted during the 100th anniversary fiesta. And Mark Messier will help Sammy do the pulling.
6. Joe Micheletti won't get a banner but he sure deserves something tangible for all his seasons of solid work. (Any ideas. friends? Something big like a bar mitzvah banquet.)
7. The one Ranger who has the goods and who MUST have a big year is none other than Adam Fox. (It's about time that Foxy displayed the Norris Trophy skill that got him the big bucks.)
8. Hockey people I miss: Doc Emrick Sean Avery, Ron Duguay, Michael Cosby, Jimmy Root, Steve Albert, Al Albert, Marv Albert, Bob Goodman, Noam Kogen, Lou Lamoriello, Mike Milbury, Jessica Berman, Larry Hirsch, Mark Herrmann, Steve Cangialosi and Brian Burke.
What Ever Happened To The Rangers Offseason? It Disappeared
There used to be such a thing as the <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers" target="_blank">Rangers</a> "Offseason," but not any more and I'll tell you how I know.
9. David Quinn, former Rangers head coach, now returns as an assistant coach. You have to wonder how anyone who played under Quinn before will react to him now. (After all, wasn't it the players who originally were responsible for Quinn getting the boot?)
10. The Hockey News' "Money And Power" issue has a section called "Players and Former Players." No Rangers are listed among the top 15. Connor McDavid is #1, Auston Matthews, #2 while Matthew Tkachuk and Jacob Slavain bring up the rear at #14, #15.