The N.H.L. playoffs are grueling, but the truly hard part for the Rangers comes now, as General Manager Glen Sather decides who will be back for another try at the Stanley Cup and who will be gone.

From the team whose season just ended three victories from a championship, six players will become unrestricted free agents on July 1. Starting Monday, when the Rangers convene for breakup day, Sather will mostly likely have to confront what so many general managers have faced in the N.H.L.’s salary-cap era: breaking up a team that had both success and promise for the future.

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