GREENBURGH — The Rangers didn’t make any cuts on Friday, but halfway through the preseason, they’ve made some decisions.

The 25 players who took part in the morning practice included all of the big names, even Artemi Panarin, who skated on his own the previous three days as he recovered from a lower-body injury suffered last Friday. Panarin returned to practice Friday and wore a non-contact jersey.

The afternoon group featured a lot of younger players along with some veteran minor-leaguers. They were coached by Hartford coach Grant Potulny and his staff.

So 12 days before the Oct. 7 season opener against Pittsburgh, the roster has split into distinct groups: the Rangers and the Hartford Wolf Pack.

“These are always difficult decisions,’’ coach Mike Sullivan said. “As we said to the pla

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