“I personally feel that when you get into the build situation, you need to hang your hat on something at the end of the season as you move forward to become a champion. And if this club in this division makes the playoffs, that will be an accomplishment. That will be a good thing for us.

“And just going through the entire battle of getting to the playoffs will be something really advantageous, especially for our young players.”

-John Davidson, president of the New York Rangers. Larry Brooks of the New York Post has more on the Rangers.