New York Rangers 2015-2016 Schedule Released: Highlights And Notes

The New York Rangers have released their 2015-2016 regular season schedule. You can see the entire thing here.

Here are the highlights:

- The Rangers open the season October 7th (my birthday) to watch Chicago raise their Stanley Cup banner. Yuck.

- The Rangers home opener will be the second portion of a home-and-home with the Columbus Blue Jackets, opening at MSG October 10th.

- In the essence of a consistent schedule:

#NYR do not have a homestand or a road trip longer than 3 games during the 2015-16 regular season. First time this has happened since 41-42.

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) June 25, 2015

- In terms of rivalry games:

#NYR will face Philly and Washington 5 times, and will play 4 games against Carolina, Columbus, NJ, Islanders & Pitt. http://t.co/2NzWqeglRv

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) June 25, 2015

- The Rangers first game at Brooklyn is Wednesday December 2nd. That one should be fun.

- The season ends with three home games against the Lightning, Islanders and Red Wings. Hopefully things are wrapped up by then, because that's a heck of a final three.

Thoughts?