Even though the 2025-26 campaign might not have gone according to plan for the New York Rangers, there were some bright spots in the disappointing season.  While the Rangers might have had a terrible year overall, they did do better down the stretch, which caused some optimism for the future. New York got off to a terribly slow start to the year, and injuries to Igor Shesterkin and Adam Fox did not help the situation.  However, with the team realizing that the season wasn’t going anywhere, they were able to get some of their young talent some more playing time, and they did see some encouraging things from them. Players like Gabe Perreault and Will Cuylle stepping up was great to see, and New York might have a couple of young building blocks. Furthermore, while some of the young talent was on display , some others improved as well.  Adam Gretz of Bleacher Report recently wrote about the most improved player for the Rangers being their former first overall pick, Alexis Lafreniere.…