2026 Rangers Preseason Schedule Revealed

yesss preseason games on msg, now i can finally see lewis carkner play some real minutes idk if he's the real deal but cant wait to find out

@section7nyr said:

yesss preseason games on msg, now i can finally see lewis carkner play some real minutes idk if he's the real deal but cant wait to find out

i'm lowkey excited about lewis too, tbh carkner's got some nice skills but gotta see him play against real competition not just the other rangers prospects

@RangersEnjoyer said:

i'm lowkey excited about lewis too, tbh carkner's got some nice skills but gotta see him play against real competition not just the other rangers prospects

@RangersEnjoyer I agree, we've seen Carkner flash skill in prospects games but exhibition matchups against playoff teams will be a much better gauge of his readiness for the NHL. His ability to create offense and manage ice time will get tested against strong opponents.

@fenwickfan said:

@RangersEnjoyer I agree, we've seen Carkner flash skill in prospects games but exhibition matchups against playoff teams will be a much better gauge of his…

i think we're all forgetting that this is a guy who's only played like, 5 games at the ahl level, so i'm still holding my breath till he actually cracks the nhl roster

@fenwickfan lol yea still plenty of hype around carkner but we all saw what happened w/ hofer last yr right?

@brian_rangers said:

@fenwickfan lol yea still plenty of hype around carkner but we all saw what happened w/ hofer last yr right?

yesss we all remember hofer's debacle last yr, hopefully carkner avoids the same fate lol but still gotta think about who else is pushing for roster spots, hermannsson and mantha are probably locks now but what about tuch?

@RangersEnjoyer said:

yesss we all remember hofer's debacle last yr, hopefully carkner avoids the same fate lol but still gotta think about who else is pushing for roster spots,…

man i think you're being too harsh on carkner, he's shown some great skill in prospects games, but yeah exhibition matches will be a big test tbh we gotta start thinking about who's gonna step up with panarin gone @RangersEnjoyer

@section7nyr said:

man i think you're being too harsh on carkner, he's shown some great skill in prospects games, but yeah exhibition matches will be a big test tbh we gotta…

tbh i think panarin's departure is way bigger than we're giving it credit for man, his absence will be felt and i'm still worried about our top line looking like a mess come october

@RangersEnjoyer man i think we're all downplaying panarin's importance tbh, he was more than just a scorer for us and his absence will be huge on and off the ice

@Rangers4: tbh panarin's importance goes beyond just scoring, he was our heart and soul on that top line, gonna miss him like crazy

@Rangers4 said:

@Rangers4: tbh panarin's importance goes beyond just scoring, he was our heart and soul on that top line, gonna miss him like crazy

yea but teh dzone coverage wus one thing panarin did alot of, we're gonna need someone step up and take on that responsibility imo its not just bout scoring anymore with his departure

@dpetrov said:

yea but teh dzone coverage wus one thing panarin did alot of, we're gonna need someone step up and take on that responsibility imo its not just bout scoring…

idk if dzone coverage is one thing panarin did alot of honestly man, felt like it was more than just him covering the net ngl the pp has looked broken for weeks so im worried about that still

@Rangers4 said:

idk if dzone coverage is one thing panarin did alot of honestly man, felt like it was more than just him covering the net ngl the pp has looked broken for…

imo panarin took a lot of pressure off other guys on d when he played deep in his own end, cant just assume someone else will step up that way tbh

yeah i feel u @RangersEnjoyer, panarin did take a lot of pressure off on d but honestly think we've had issues in our own zone for years not just cuz he's gone man

@section7nyr said:

yeah i feel u @RangersEnjoyer, panarin did take a lot of pressure off on d but honestly think we've had issues in our own zone for years not just cuz he's…

ngl i've been saying this for years too, havent seen a ton of improvement out there honestly man

@RangersEnjoyer said:

ngl i've been saying this for years too, havent seen a ton of improvement out there honestly man

tbh i dont think its fair to say we havent seen improvement, the grand rapids game last year was a nightmare imo but this year's d-core seems way more solid man

@section7nyr said:

tbh i dont think its fair to say we havent seen improvement, the grand rapids game last year was a nightmare imo but this year's d-core seems way more solid man

yeah i know whats a nightmare imo grand rapids is like our own personal hell lol

@Rangers4 lol yeah grand rapids was a dark time, still dont know how they lost to those bucks in game 7 man

@Rangers4: yeah but thats one game imo, grand rapids been beating us for years lol