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Post lockout the Rangers were ready to move some young players in but not enough of a foundation was in place. The team all but depended on its veterans--Jagr, Straka, Nylander, Shanahan to lead the way. And then along came Gomez, Drury and Redden to replace that group--while we again gradually brought in more youth and waited while they developed.
Now the team is led by younger players like Staal, Dubinsky, Callahan and Girardi--and it looks like it's going to be a good team with younger veterans and it's a matter of adding a piece or two--hopefully Richards is one--to make the next step to take us to another level--hopefully. It might not be quite a championship caliber team but it should be closer. The aim next year with or without Richards remains the same--to go deeper into the playoffs.
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