This isn’t what the New York Rangers signed up for in the 2025-26 NHL campaign. After hiring Mike Sullivan as head coach and naming J.T. Miller the 29th captain in franchise history, the Broadway Blueshirts expected much better. Much different. So far, it seems an eerily similar image to last season, which ended with Peter Laviolette fired.

The Rangers must bounce back. It’s easy to say it, of course, but New York must turn words into actions. Dragging a three-game losing streak and a 3-5-2 record through the first 10 games of the NHL regular season, the Blueshirts must turn the tide quick. Drama keeps knocking on the door of the Madison Square Garden, and only strong performances can sway it away.

So far, New York has done quite the opposite. One game into their road trip through the No

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