I will say this, not for the first time and certainly not for the last: It is terribly unfair to penalize teams who are not good enough to win anything for trying to put representative lineups on the ice during a rebuild. The draft, even with a lottery system that makes it dicey for clubs to go into full tank-mode, is unfair. Front offices should not face implied pressure to gut their teams and force season ticket-holders to pony up big bucks to watch an intentionally bad team. It is unfair when a team like the Rangers can lose for winning. But that is the reality.

-Larry Brooks of the New York Post. Read more on how the above statement applies to the New York Rangers.