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It’s New York Rangers day on PHT

New Jersey Devils v New York Rangers

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 27: Brandon Dubinsky #17 of the New York Rangers leaves the ice following a fight against David Clarkson #23 of the New Jersey Devils at Madison Square Garden on February 27, 2012 in New York City. The Rangers shutout the Devils 2-0. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Welcome to the start of our offseason initiative -- 30 teams in 30 days.

From now until Aug. 14 we’ll be dedicating each day to a new team by recapping the offseason and looking ahead to 2012-13.

There will also be a series of posts looking at key stories, player profiles and burning questions regarding each squad.

Today, we continue with one of the “Original Six” franchises, the New York Rangers.

The New York Rangers enjoyed their best season since Mark Messier raised the Stanley Cup in 1994. They won the Atlantic Division and took the East’s top spot with a 109-point season (51-24-7), but fell short to local rival the New Jersey Devils in a six-game Eastern Conference finals series.

Unless the Rangers land a big trade before the season - they’re often linked to Rick Nash in trade rumors - the team will look largely similar to last year’s successful squad. The most noteworthy changes came as they replaced Brandon Prust, Ruslan Fedotenko and John Scott with Taylor Pyatt, Arron Asham and Jeff Halpern.

They also re-signed Martin Biron to back up Henrik Lundqvist and are looking to sign restricted free agent Micheal del Zotto.

So, what does the future have in store for the Rangers? Stick around PHT today to find out.