The New York Rangers are heading into the offseason with a desire to improve and a bit of an uncertain future.  For the last two years, the Rangers have missed the playoffs, and there has undoubtedly been some frustration about the direction of the team. While the front office has been adamant about the team not being in a rebuild, they are trying to balance getting young while remaining competitive. That is a tough thing to accomplish, but it is possible for the team to pull it off.  This summer, New York will have some good assets they can use to improve. In the NHL Draft, the team will have two first-round picks, one of which is the fifth overall pick. Furthermore, with the salary cap increase, the team is going to have plenty of room to make additions. Unfortunately, the free agent pool isn’t the best this year.  With one of the needs for the team figuring to be to add a scorer for their top six, the team might have to go to the trade market in order to accomplish that.…