4 New York Rangers’ Player Milestones to left out of This Season but unfortunately they would be replaced…
With the 2024-25 season right around the corner, many players on the New York Rangers are close to reaching new career milestones. With this in mind, here are just four of those players that will likely hit those milestones during this season or at least, get very close to doing so.
Despite a drop in his offensive numbers last season, Mika Zibanejad has been quite the offensive force during his first eight seasons with the Rangers. Now entering his ninth season with the team, he is very close and will hit a bunch of new milestones if he can stay healthy this season. First, he has the chance of reaching 900 games played in the NHL, as he currently sits at 848. He has missed just two games over the past three seasons so he will likely surpass 900 and if he can play the entire season, he will sit at 930 career games played.
Now for his offensive milestones, there are plenty of which he can surpass this season. First, he is only six goals away from 300 career goals and this could get done within the first month of the season if he has a hot start to the year. Next, he needs just 16 assists to surpass 400 in his career and the big one for him is he can reach 700 career points if he gets at least 22 this season. Zibanejad will be reaching many milestones if all goes well for him in 2024-25.
One of the biggest surprises last season for the Rangers was the play of Jonathan Quick. When it looked like his career was coming to an end, he had an incredible season backing up Igor Shesterkin. Now, after earning a one-year extension, he has the chance to hit some big milestones playing for his childhood team. He is 20 games away from playing in his 800th career game. If and when he plays in that 800th game, he will become the 17th goalie ever to play in at least 800.
The biggest milestone Quick can reach this season is getting his 400th career win. He needs just seven wins this season to achieve this mark and after winning 18 games for the Rangers last season, it seems as if this will become a reality at some point during this season. Quick can become only the 15th goalie in NHL history to win 400 games. If he can play as well this season as he did last, these milestones will be reached fairly quickly.
When all is said and done, Chris Kreider’s No. 20 will be in the rafters at Madison Square Garden as he is one of the best players to ever be drafted by the organization. He is a rare homegrown talent that has blossomed into a star for the Rangers. Now, playing in his 13th season with the team, he can reach some pretty cool milestones this season. If he plays all 82 games, he will have the sixth most games played in franchise history. He has missed just four games over the past three seasons so this has a great chance of happening if all goes well for Kreider.
Looking at offensive milestones, he can become the second-highest goal scorer in franchise history if he can score at least 32 goals. He has scored over 30 in the past three seasons and if can do that again, he will be behind only Rod Gilbert on the all-time goal-scoring list for the Rangers. If he can score six power-play goals this season, he will pass Camille Henry and sit in first place as the all-time franchise leader in power-play goals.
