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Craig Custance, ESPN Senior Writer 9y

Three big questions as camp winds down

It happened quickly, just a flick of the wrists on a pass from Dominic Moore, and Anthony Duclair had another one. It was his third goal of the preseason, building momentum and his case to make the New York Rangers as a 19-year-old rookie.

Heading into training camp, coaches and general managers around the league say they want to give a look to their kids first before making any decisions on older players. Then, typically, when camp is ready to break, the safety and consistency of the veteran player is too hard to resist. The kids head back to junior or the AHL for further development. What was an intriguing preseason story gets lost in the grind of the regular season.

Duclair is doing everything he can to make sure that doesn’t happen. At the end of the business day on Tuesday, teams must submit their opening night rosters and be salary-cap compliant. It makes this week fascinating because there are big questions on high-profile teams as training camp ticks down to its final moments.

Let’s start in New York, where the next generation of Rangers is making us reconsider concerns about the loss of depth this summer.

Big question: Has Anthony Duclair done enough to make the Rangers?

Let’s explore why a player with so much skill could slip to the third round of the 2013 draft.

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