Essentially everyone associated with the Rangers last season took a massive hit to their respective reputations. That included Mika Zibanajed, Chris Kreider, Jacob Trouba, GM Chris Drury and then-head coach Peter Laviolette.

But perhaps no one took a bigger hit to his reputation than Adam Fox, who before last season was all but sainted, joining Bobby Orr in 2020-21 as the second defenseman in NHL history to win the Norris Trophy in his sophomore season before finishing in the top five of the balloting in each of the following three seasons. He and Cale Makar were the only two constant presences in the top five for those four seasons.

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