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Rangers: Why this aging star player’s performance is crucial to the 2023-24 season

The New York Rangers are a skilled team that believes they have the ability to make a strong push for the Stanley Cup. It’s been proven over the last few seasons that the Rangers do have the potential to make deep postseason runs, but there are certain players who must elevate their game in order to assist the team in this endeavor.

Mika Zibanejad has been one of the most productive forwards on the Rangers in recent years, but his performance will be more important than ever heading into the 2023-24 season.

A new face on the Rangers’ first line will need help breaking out

Many fans and analysts expect that Kaapo Kakko will be joining Zibanejad and Chris Kreider as the third member of the Rangers’ first line.