DLLS Stars Podcast: Why Didn’t The Dallas Stars And The New York Rangers Meet In The Cup Final?

Today’s episode of “The Other 31” is dedicated to the New York Rangers, with special guests Mollie Walker, Rangers beat writer for the New York Post, and Peter Baugh, New York hockey writer for The Athletic. We will ask each guest their takes on the current state of the Broadway Blueshirts, who went from winning the Presidents’ Trophy in 2023-24 to missing the playoffs entirely in 2024-25. Gone are core Rangers like Jacob Trouba and Chris Kreider, plus GM Chris Drury fired head coach Peter Laviolette after this past season and replaced him with former Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan. New York did bring J.T. Miller in mid-season via trade and then landed free agent defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov, signing him to a seven-year, $49 million contract. We will also poll our guests on how they view the Dallas Stars currently, their view of Mikko Rantanen’s brief residence with a Metropolitan Division opponent and much more.