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The ingredients for the Rangers’ best-case scenario: playoff position, Alexis Lafrenière numbers, Isles reversal

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Walker, M. (2026, August 25). The ingredients for the Rangers’ best-case scenario: playoff position, Alexis Lafrenière numbers, Isles reversal. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/08/25/sports/inside-the-rangers-best-case-scenario-for-2026-27/

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The New York Rangers are currently in playoff position with four games left in the 2026-27 regular season, which is considered their best-case scenario. The team is playing against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Center on a Friday night. The goal of the Rangers' retooling initiative is to put together a competitive season from start to finish, rather than winning the Stanley Cup immediately.

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The New York Rangers are currently in a good position for making the playoffs with only four games left in their regular season campaign. They are scheduled to play the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Center on April 1, 2027, and are currently sitting comfortably in playoff position after snapping out of a two-year funk. Making it back to the postseason would be a key step towards achieving the team's best-case scenario for this season. If they can secure a convincing return to the playoffs, either as a wild-card team or by topping their division, it will be seen as a success in the retooling initiative undertaken by the organization.

Written for “Rangers' Playoff Hopes Rising” on 2026-10-16, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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Mollie Walker

37 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 “Obviously, we knew what he could bring defensively, but he’s got that offensive game to him.

2026-10-15 · assertive framing · The unexpected making of Vladislav Gavrikov as a Rangers offensive weapon

🔮 The silver lining to Igor Shesterkin’s impending placement on season-ending long-term injury reserve is the sizable cap relief the Rangers will get in return — and the possibilities are endless.

2026-10-15 · assertive framing · Rangers’ $10 million in Igor Shesterkin cap relief can make biggest dreams reality

🔮 Sullivan has indicated that dressing Chmelar or Rempe would be a game-to-game decision, but the former had gotten a stretch of games amid the Rangers’ 5-1 run after their shutout loss in Boston.

2026-10-14 · assertive framing · Matt Rempe makes ‘impact’ and gets in fight in return to lineup

🔮 After some heavy play along the walls to maintain possession with his linemates, Will Cuylle registered his third goal of the season as the lone goal scorer in the second period.

2026-10-14 · assertive framing · Rangers roll past Lightning to remain undefeated at MSG

🔮 I think Will Cuylle’s an emerging young guy that’s starting to take on more of a leadership role for us.

2026-10-14 · assertive framing · Rangers’ small but mighty leadership group already showing what it’s all about

🔮 And after hearing the most devastating injury news possible about their star goalie Igor Shesterkin, who will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury, the 2026-27 Rangers took a 6-2 win over a struggling Canucks team despite giving up an equalizing shorthanded goal late in the second period. “This is a situation I feel like not a lot needs to be said,” captain J.T. Miller said Sunday morning after participating in an optional skate.

2026-10-12 · assertive framing · Rangers open post-Igor Shesterkin era with gritty, resilient win over Canucks

🔮 We like his potential and where it could go.

2026-10-11 · assertive framing · Cole Beaudoin back with Rangers one day after demotion — and there’s a reason why

🔮 The Blueshirts would lose more than just the best goaltender in the NHL, who was off to an electric start to the season.

2026-10-10 · assertive framing · Igor Shesterkin’s injury and the all the possible ramifications hang over Rangers after loss to Capitals

🔮 The 3-for-14 (21.4 percent) showing with the man advantage through five games is indicative of the adjustment, especially considering two of those goals were scored by the second power-play unit that features Sean Durzi, Gabe Perreault, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Will Cuylle and Eeli Tolvanen. “I think it’s a work in progress right now,” head coach Mike Sullivan said after practice Thursday before the Rangers headed for Washington, D.C.

2026-10-08 · assertive framing · Rangers’ power-play unit a ‘work in progress’ after roster makeover

🔮 The Rangers will carry the longest active win streak in the NHL (four games) into their matchup with the Capitals on Friday night in Washington, D.C. Access the Rangers beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers.

2026-10-08 · assertive framing · Mike Sullivan is already seeing fruit of Rangers’ early success

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2026-10-14 · New York Post

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The calendar just flipped to April 2027. asserted

calendar → flip → April

And with four games left in the 2026-27 campaign, the Blueshirts — who snapped out of their previous two-season funk — are sitting comfortably in playoff position. asserted

who → leave → position

Whether that’s in a wild-card spot or at the top of the Metropolitan Division, a convincing return to the postseason would be the first step in the Rangers’ best-case scenario for this upcoming season. asserted

return → ’ → season

Of course, Igor Shesterkin raising the Stanley Cup over his head on a float up the Canyon of Heroes is the ultimate outcome. asserted

Shesterkin → raise → Heroes

In reality, however, simply piecing together a competitive season from start to finish would be an ideal result of the organization’s retooling initiative. asserted

piecing → piece → initiative

The ingredients for the Rangers’ best-case scenario: playoff position, Alexis Lafrenière numbers, Isles reversal

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