recently, the rangers have been a poor team, missing the playoffs many years in a row. however, in 2005-06, the team has improved again, much due to the play of star jaromír jágr and rookie (first year) goalie henrik lundqvist. they reached the finals in 2014 and lost to the kings in 5 games. lundqvist wuld go on to play his entire 15-year career with the team as he retired prior to the 2020-21 season.