Rangers vs. Sharks: Teal with Envy
San Jose showed exactly what a real youth movement looks like, while the Rangers took penalties, chased the puck, and offered another grim preview of life after the sell-off.
- I won't lie to you. There's not much enticing about the notion of staying up late to watch ::gestures wildly:: this New York Rangers team. But I was actually looking forward to this game. Not because of the Rangers, mind you. But because of the San Jose Sharks.
- The Sharks are fun. Macklin Celebrini is the real deal. He now has 74 points on the season, which is a full 40 points more than the next San Jose Shark, who just happens to be our old friend Alexander Wennberg with 34 (Tyler Toffoli also has 34, but he's definitely not an old friend, so we won't dwell on him).
- There's also added interest because, with the coming post-The Letter 2.0 Rangers sell-0ff, you have to figure the Sharks as a likely potential trading partner. The Sharks are also fun because they're seemingly finally going for it. The just traded for Kiefer Sherwood (and, in doing so, helped the Rangers avoid that bullet; not because Sherwood is a bad player, although I'm not as high on him as others around these parts, but because the Rangers had no business trading for a guy of his age while staring down a "retool") and have been linked to both Artemi Panarin and Braden Schneider.
- Both Phil and Roberto have been trying to speak a trade that brings 18-year-old center and former 2025 second overall draft pick Michael Misa back to New York.
Good morning, especially San Jose Sharks fans. 👋 #NYR #TheFutureisTeal pic.twitter.com/NKUKBP8ccL
— Phil Kocher (@PhilKocher) January 23, 2026
Future New York Ranger Michael Misa#NYR #thefutureisteal https://t.co/quzIP1AAj7
— Generic Brand Adam Fox (@RSolisByx) January 24, 2026
- RIP their mentions, as Sharks fans are clearly not enthused by this idea.
