Rangers' Mess Dooms Hartford's Season

Hartford keeps finding new ways to lose, and every misstep traces straight back to the Rangers' front office dysfunction that's bled down from Broadway. GMs around the league whisper about the organizational rot when they see these AHL results, knowing it's not just bad luck but a failure to build a proper pipeline. The stakes climb higher as playoff hopes fade, forcing tough calls on whether New York's neglect ends this affiliation or sparks real change.