What Rangers are expecting from new defenseman Sean Durzi

If the Rangers needed a reminder of what Sean Durzi can provide and how one of their newest defensemen can add needed offense, they only have to look back to a Jan.5 game against the Mammoth.Early in overtime, Durzi veered toward the right post after his pass was deflected, received the puck from Nick Schmaltz and deposited the puck past Jonathan Quick.

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mollie Walker about the inside buzz on the Rangers.He found the pocket of space during the 3-on-3 session, crashed toward the net and found a way to convert.

It marked one of Durzi’s five goals and 27 points last year — below his career-best seasons of 41 and 38 in 2023-24 and 2022-23, respectively, but still emblematic of his high floor — and captured some of the instincts he’ll bring to the Rangers after arriving as part of the return package in the Vincent Trocheck trade July 1.Even just a few days into a condensed training camp, it has already become clear that Durzi will fill a critical role as the top right-handed defenseman behind Adam Fox.He’s “gonna be able to eat minutes,” head coach Mike Sullivan said of the former second-round pick in 2018 who has averaged at least 19 minutes of ice time in all five of his seasons.

He’ll get a “long look” as one of the options to quarterback the second power-play unit, too, Sullivan said.And after a summer that featured the Rangers overhauling their blue line, Durzi has embraced the expectations that accompany his expected top four responsibilities — likely on a pairing with Marcus Pettersson.“I’ve played top four for the majority of my career,” Durzi told The Post after the Rangers training camp sessions and scrimmage in Tarrytown.

“You want that pressure.You put it on yourself to perform, but most importantly, you gotta believe you can do it.”Durzi is essentially the Rangers insurance policy with Fox.

With Fox limited to 55 games last ye...