Tom Dianora

2026 Report Cards — 5 min read © Danny Wild-Imagn Images This article is part of an ongoing series of Rangers Report Cards, grading the performance of each member of the 2025-26 New York Rangers. To view more report cards in this series, go here. To read the Season Preview for Will Borgen, go here.

This article is part of an ongoing series of Rangers Report Cards, grading the performance of each member of the 2025-26 New York Rangers. To view more report cards in this series, go here. To read the Season Preview for Jusso Parssinen, go here. Expectations Ahead of the 2025-26 season, I aimed to temper my expectations for Juuso Parssinen. With J.T. Miller and Mika Zibanejad set to start the season together on the same line, the Rangers’ center depth took a nose dive after their top two units.

The 2025-26 season has been the second straight truly miserable campaign for the New York Rangers. But that’s old news at this point. The more concerning—and frankly, depressing—component is what lies beyond. There is no clear path forward. No identifiable direction. No evidence of a cohesive vision guiding this organization. The brunt of the blame for this predicament falls on team president and general manager Chris Drury.