"If I wasn’t playing, my mindset might be a little different," Jones told lohud.com, part of the USA TODAY Network, following Wednesday's morning skate at the MSG Training Center. "But now that I am playing,

A whole book could be written about the Rangers’ 2024-25 season considering all that has happened already, but new chapters just keep getting added.

The Rangers were unable to take advantage of four power plays but snagged a point in an overtime loss to Washington.

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Jones notched an assist, four blocked shots and two shots on goal in Monday's 4-0 win over the Islanders. This was Jones' first point in three games since he came back from his conditioning stint with AHL Hartford.

K’Andre Miller landed on injured reserve in December with an upper-body injury before returning later that month, too — and he also exited Tuesday’s game. Ryan Lindgren, Fox’s partner on the Blueshirts’ top pairing, missed the start of the season.

Zac Jones is poised to step back into the Blueshirts' lineup, which will feature reshuffled D pairs and maybe even a five-forward power play.

Mika Zibanejad ran the point for most of the time at Thursday's practice, though Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere rotated through at times.