The sprint to the finish line of the NHL season begins Sunday for the Rangers, when they reconvene for practice after their All Star break/bye week. At 21-20-7 through the season's first 48 games, and nine points out of a playoff spot, the Rangers are pretty much where everyone expected them to be a year after announcing they would begin the process of rebuilding. The 2018-19 Blueshirts won't be a playoff team, but they don't appear to have a real shot to win the NHL draft lottery, either.
