It was supposed to be Jonathan Quicks night. The future Hall-of-Famer was one of the only Rangers to show up in the teams 2-1 loss to the Kings.

For all the teams and all the players that Peter Laviolette has coached over his 22 years in the NHL, his squad for the 2024 All-Star game was largely made up of skaters he had never coached before.

Tyler Pitlick drew back into the Rangers lineup for the first time in eight games, over some of which the forward was recovering from a lower-body injury.

The Rangers lost three of four games on their west-coast swing and still managed to stay atop the Metropolitan Division standings.

Despite the Rangers' 11-11-2 stretch since Dec. 5, Peter Laviolette is still showing faith in the team's current alignment.

Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette is one of the four coaches for the All-Star Game at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Feb. 3.

The Rangers and their true state have been exposed through this downward spiral into the second half of a season that started on a sharp incline.

Tyler Pitlick was scratched for a second straight game and may be facing a difficult road ahead to get back into the Rangers lineup.

Regarding the Rangers, who entertain Connor Bedard at the Garden on Thursday, or is Bedard going to entertain the Garden?