There have been a lot of ways to describe the Texas Rangers offseason to date. Let’s try on a new one: Productive. For three days, we wandered around the winter meetings like zombies watching one team after another strike big deals and wondering what the Rangers were going to do with fewer resources than recent years and with a significant number of needs.

RANGERS RUNDOWN The New York Rangers are set to face the Anaheim Ducks for the first time this season in a Monday night matchup at MSG (7:00 PM - TV: MSG - Radio: ESPN 1050 AM). New York will play three of their next four games at home.

The Rangers reportedly put in an offer on the star defenseman, but it's unlikely New York had the trade capital to pose a realistic chance.

Rangers take on Hibernian and Hearts in six days, hoping to surge back into the title race but head coach Danny Rohl cannot afford any slips.

Chris Martin has been around the block. He’s played for seven teams, including the Texas Rangers in two different stretches.

Free-agent signing Vladislav Gavrikov has been playing some of the best hockey of his NHL career even with regular Rangers partner Adam Fox sidelined.

Sullivan pointed out that with the NHL’s points system, where teams get two points for a win, and one for an overtime or shootout loss, it is difficult to create separation between teams battling for position in the standings. So his message to the team is to just worry about your own games, and not your competition’s.