Center trying to shake off rough stretch earlier this season, hoping to help Sweden in best-on-best tournament

The Rangers end January having gained 19 out of a possible 28 points, but the teams around them in the standings have kept pace.

For all the layers to this peculiar Rangers season, the cascading effect of his dropoff has been at the forefront.

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A revitalizing January took the Rangers to the 50-game mark of their 2024-25 season, which was essentially hanging in the balance just a month ago. The way it ended, however, had shades of the dismal 4-15 stretch that nearly doomed their playoff hopes.

Why can't the Rangers focus enough to score the game's first goal, just once in a while. Focused? Breadman Panarin must have thought he was Willy Wonka in The Chocolate Factory when the Canes game started.

According to reports, the NY Rangers are among the teams interested in acquiring forward J.T. Miller from the Vancouver Canucks, with Mika Zibanejad being one of the players heavily involved in trade discussions with the Canucks.

On Sunday, the NHL revealed the New York Rangers’ quarter-century team. The first team features many stars from the team’s recent history. Forwards Chris Kreider, Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad – all on the active roster – are in front of defensemen Adam Fox and Ryan McDonagh and Hall of Fame goaltender Henrik Lundqvist.

Barring any injuries, the Toronto Maple Leafs will have at least one player on each of the 4 Nations Face-Off rosters next month. Sweden’s lone Leafs representative, William Nylander, is no stranger to the national team program.

Forward Dylan Larkin scored & added the shootout winner while goaltender Alex Lyon stopped 45 shots to give Detroit the extra point in a 3-2 win over the Oilers on Thursday at Rogers Place

The Four Nations Face-Off gives plenty of reason for NHL fans–particularly Toronto Maple Leafs fans–to be invested in the tournament. The Maple Leafs are one of just two NHL franchises that will be represented on all four squads.

The Lightning captain and two-time Stanley Cup champion will lead his country into the international best-on-best tournament in February.