NY Rangers Fan Confidence Poll-February 2, 2026: Burn it to the ground

2025-2026 Record: 22-28-6 (8th in Metro, 30th in NHL)
Last week’s results: OTW 4-3, L 5-2 @ NYI, L 2-1 vs NYI, L 6-5 @ PIT
Schedule this week: 2/5 vs CAR
Last Poll’s Results: 1.93

Top stories this week:

• The Rangers actually won a game against Boston before losing both of a home-and-home to the Isles and then to Pittsburgh.
• In this week’s Patreon post (subscribe here!), Dave reviewed all the rumors on the Rangers retool as the desire to move players before the Olympics intensifies.
• Live From the Blue Seats had the week off as Dave is away, JL is apparently still paying to see this team play, and Rob wasn’t available.
• The big news of the week was the Rangers trading Carson Soucy to the Islanders, a rare trade between the two teams.
• The other big news was the Rangers keeping Artemi Panarin scratched until a trade comes, recalling Brett Berard to fill in the gap.
  • Brandon reviewed Panarin’s legacy as a Ranger following the news.
• Team USA’s roster construction doesn’t bode well for the Rangers.
• Brandon reviewed who should stay and who should go in the Rangers retool.
• Brandon also reviewed 4 possible trade destinations for Alexis Lafreniere.
• The Rangers claimed Vincent Iorio off waivers, returning Berard again to the AHL to make space.
• Finally, given the mess the Rangers are in, Brandon wondered if Igor Shesterkin will suffer the same fate as Henrik Lundqvist.

Please take a second to answer the NY Rangers Fan Confidence Poll below and give us an idea of how confident you are in the Rangers, their direction, coaching, management, prospects, and overall quality on the ice. You can click the tag “Fan Confidence Poll” to view historical polls.