Barring an unforeseen development, the Rangers’ Oct. 12 opening-night lineup in Pittsburgh — too soon? — will have just two players who were not with the organization a year ago following a rather uneventful July and August.

They, of course, would be:

• 33-year-old right wing Reilly Smith, acquired from the Penguins with a year remaining on his contract ($3.75 million cap hit after retention) for a second-rounder plus, presumably to be a top-sixer.

• Sam Carrick, the 32-year-old fourth-line center signed to a three-year, $3 million free-agent deal, presumably to be a Nick Bonino-type placeholder.