It has been quite the whirlwind season for New York Rangers’ rookie Brett Howden. It was an emphatic rebuilding move for the Rangers: parting with a couple veterans in exchange for a group of young players, plus draft picks. Veterans who the fans had bonded themselves to were going to be sent away, with draft picks and young players coming to the Big Apple. The Rangers’ plan, as outlined in the letter, he only learned about later. Sure, rebuild is the word being used on the outside, but it’s not one that’s used in the dressing room.

Source: National Post March 13, 2019 00:33 UTC