How did the Rangers do on deadline week? A look at all the moves and how they set up the lineup, with Baugh and Staple's early analysis.

It was fitting that, one day after the NHL trade deadline, the Rangers blew a second consecutive third period lead — one that underscored the club’s defensive liabilities. After shutting out the Nashville Predators and New York Islanders at home early in the week,

The Rangers are caught in a sort of gray area ahead of this year’s trade deadline, which is Friday at 3 p.m. Management has maintained hope these Rangers can make the playoffs this season, especially after watching them claw from the basement of the Metropolitan Division to just below the second wild-card spot over the past 2 ¹/₂ months.