From a Presidents Trophy to missing the playoffs, the 2024-25 campaign was a disaster for the New York Rangers. The downward spiral left the Rangers needing to make a series of fixes to what is clearly an extremely talented core. The draft is done and we’re only a day into free agency, but have the Rangers already achieved what they set out to do? Former coach Peter Laviolette had clearly lost his locker room. Moving on from him was necessary, and the club didn’t wait around to do so. Replacing him with long time Rangers target Mike Sullivan could prove a masterstroke. Sullivan has a penchant for developing systems to suit his troops, rather than forcing square pegs into round holes, as well as being a superb communicator. Both factors make him an immediate upgrade over Laviolette, even if he comes with some questions of his own. The Rangers defense was appalling last season, partly due to Laviolette’s ill-fitting 1-3-1system, partly through apathy and partly as a result of poor personnel. General manager Ch
