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The New York Rangers are under fire after finishing dead last in The Athletic’s front office grading, scoring D-plus or worse across nearly every category — save for a dismal C-minus in free agency. Fans are frustrated as the team missed the playoffs again despite once looking like playoff contenders, with GM Chris Drury and coach Mike Sullivan failing to turn things around. But the Rangers aren’t waiting — they’ve landed a top draft pick in defenseman Alberts Smits and signed high-priced forward Pavel Dorofeyev to an $11M deal through 2033. With stars Adam Fox and Igor Shesterkin still at their peak, the front office is betting big on a fast rebuild, aiming to leapfrog the slow lane and get back to contention quickly — whether it works remains to be seen.

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