A lot of the chatter this offseason has been about how important this next year is for Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko to ... York Rangers will look to Braden Schneider to find another level ...

their third defense pair of Braden Schneider and Zac Jones has played very well, and their bottom six forwards have played well including Kaapo Kakko and Jimmy Vesey, who have both stepped up.

The Rangers are reportedly unwilling to trade Braden Schneider in a trade for J.T. Miller despite Vancouver's interest in him ...