The New York Rangers were put to work through the team’s first day of training camp. Thursday marked the beginning of training camp for the Rangers and coach Peter Laviolette did not let any of his players off easy. The team participated in a number of physical and intense drills that got everybody’s competitive juices flowing.

As training camp opens, continuity will be a theme for the 2024-25 Rangers, who won the Presidents' Trophy last season and advanced to the conference final.

Peter Laviolette isn’t looking to reinvent the wheel, as the second-year Rangers head coach put it, with his plans to prepare his team for the 2024-25 season. Coming off a campaign that resulted in the most wins in the NHL and the Presidents’ Trophy,

TARRYTOWN - For a fan base that's starving for a championship, it's easy to look at the Rangers relatively quiet offseason and conclude that they didn't do enough. That concern may prove valid, but any pessimism as the 2024-25 Blueshirts prepare to open training camp Thursday at the MSG Training Center should be met with an important caveat: This remains a damn good team with stars at every position.

The Rangers will enjoy an endless number of "No Cigars" because: 1. MSG sells out every game; and always will. 2. MSG will sell out every game even if the B