The New York Rangers have officially hit rock bottom.
The Rangers have lost 13 of their last 17 games and are coming off an embarrassing 5-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Players are becoming more and more frustrated. The Blueshirts are completely demoralized and have lost any sense of confidence they once had.
For Artemi Panarin, he admitted it was the worst he can remember in his six seasons with the Rangers.
When Panarin signed a seven-year, $81.5 million contract to come to New York in 2019, it was at a time of so much hope.
The Rangers’ rebuild was well underway and the addition of Panarin was a move that many believed would one day push this team to the top.
Today, the same Rangers core that has been building for so many years is on the brink of an epic collapse.
Jacob Trouba is gone, Kaapo Kakko is gone, and several other players have been the subject of trade rumors, including Chris Kreider, Ryan Lindgren, and even K’Andre Miller to some extent.
Panarin is coming off a 120-point season as he currently has 15 goals, 22 assists, and 37 points in 32 games.
The 33-year-old is still in the prime of his career, but New York’s championship window is slowly dwindling.
“I can promise that everyone on the team wants to win, everyone wants to work hard,” Panarin said. “But sometimes if you don’t have confidence and aren’t in the right place mentally, everything seems harder.”
The way things are going, the Rangers could be in for another reorganization and who knows how long Panarin will be a part of it.
