There are so many different ways the Rangers can approach and handle the trade deadline that there’s no way to predict exactly what the roster will look like a little over two weeks from now. But that’s not going to stop everyone from trying to predict what it will look like.

Allan Kreda of The New York Times joined me to talk about the three-goalie situation and if Henrik Lundqvist might now be the odd man out, the chances of a Chris Kreider extension, what to do with Ryan Strome, the possibility of Jacob Trouba or Brady Skjei getting traded and Vitali Kravtsov getting called up in the final month of the season.

The Rangers were going to need to go on a memorable run for the rest of the season to reach the playoffs even before their crushing, last-minute, 2-1 loss to the Blue Jackets on Sunday. Now it’s going to be that much harder after they failed to earn a point against Columbus. On Tuesday, the Rangers will play their biggest game of the season with a chance to rebound against the Islanders before a 10-day layoff.

USA Today network Rangers beat reporter Vince Mercogliano joined me to talk about the Rangers’ loss to the Blue Jackets, when the three-goalie situation will be resolved, the locker room mentatlity when it comes to making the playoffs, embracing an offense-first style of play, playing the Islanders three times in eight days and the biggest gripe among Rangers fans right now.

After the Rangers blew out the Islanders at the Garden, the teams still have two games to play against each other in the next six nights. The next meeting is on Thursday at the Coliseum with two more Metropolitan points the Rangers desperately need on the line.

Mike Carver of the Isle Seat Podcast joined me to talk about the first meeting between the Rangers and Islanders, the Rangers rebuilding in the New York market, Artemi Panarin choosing the Rangers, Barry Trotz’s style of play, watching former Islander Ryan Strome break out with the Rangers and how far the Islanders can go in the playoffs with their current roster.