The New York Rangers are heading into an important offseason for the franchise with numerous holes to fill and a need to improve.  For the second straight year, the Rangers missed the playoffs in the 2025-26 campaign. Furthermore, with them finishing in last place in the Eastern Conference, it is easy to be very concerned about the future of the franchise.  Generally, a team that comes in last place is one that is going to be rebuilding, but New York is trying to find a balance between being a contender and building toward the future. This isn’t an impossible task, but it is one that is challenging to pull off.  However, they do have some nice building blocks that they can still build around in Adam Fox and Igor Shesterkin. As two of the best players at their respective positions, that is a good place for New York to start.  Even though the talented duo is great , the team does have a lot of areas to address.…