May 29, 2015; New York, NY, USA; New York Rangers goalie
Henrik Lundqvist(30) reacts on the bench with teammates
Tanner Glass(15) ,
Kevin Klein(8) and
Dan Girardi(5) as the Rangers play with an empty net against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the third period in game seven of the Eastern Conference Final of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports
9. New York Rangers
The Rangers were an absolute force last season, and made their second consecutive deep playoff run before sputtering out in the Conference Finals. While the team stayed mostly in tact, multiple teams in the Metropolitan Division improved by leaps and bounds this summer. Can the Rangers keep up?
Rick Nash is proving to be the elite goal-scorer that they envisioned him to be in New York, at least in the regular season. They should be quite potent once again if he continues his scoring ways, and with Lundqvist in goal there’s no telling how far they can go.
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