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The Rangers looked a heck of a lot different from Game 1 to Game 82 last season, and the expectation is they will undergo even more changes before Game 1 of next season.

Whether it’s subtracting by way of a trade or adding by way of free agency, the 2025-26 Blueshirts are looking for a fresh start that will put some serious distance between the club and the travesty that befell the organization last season, when they became just the fourth team in NHL history to nosedive from Presidents’ Trophy winners to missing the playoffs.

The 2025 free-agency class has nothing on the one that’s coming in 2026, but that doesn’t mean it’s an avenue the Rangers won’t explore. Here are six unrestricted free agents the Rangers realistically could consider:

C Mikael Granlund