Rangers stand pat in quiet first night at NHL draft as KAndre Miller uncertainty lingers

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers.The Rangers were ultimately spectators during the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft on Friday in Los Angeles.After president and general manager Chris Drury decided to send the 12th pick to Pittsburgh instead of deferring the transfer to 2026 in order to wrap up the acquisition of J.T.

Miller from January, the Blueshirts went without a first-rounder for the first time since 2022 and just the second time since they went without one from 2013-2016.The entire day was an eventful one for their cross-state rivals, the Islanders, though, with Noah Dobson heading out to Montreal in a trade before first pick Matthew Schaefer was brought in.And who is the top pick looking forward to playing against the most?“I’m saying Rangers,” Schaefer said.“I heard there’s a big rivalry.

I want to play against the Rangers, and I want to beat them every single time we play them.”Friday night was just another step in a new era for the Islanders under general manager Mathieu Darche.The Rangers roster, however, remained the same as 32 players heard their names called inside the Peacock Theater.Drury’s intentions to switch up the Rangers lineup and reshape the chemistry in the locker room are well known at this point in the offseason, but the market for arguably his biggest trade chip might not be what he had hoped.Whether there haven’t been any legitimate offers for restricted free agent K’Andre Miller or none have enticed Drury enough to pull the trigger, the uncertainty surrounding the 25-year-old defenseman could complicate the Rangers head honcho’s plans.Sign up for Larry Brooks' Inside the Rangers, a weekly Sports+ exclusive.

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