Rangers coach David Quinn said that over the final four periods of the preseason, his players found “a blueprint” for what it’s going to take to be successful.

Team identities can take a while to establish. With a young roster and a lot of new players that might take longer than normal. It’s hard for too much to be carried over from Quinn’s first year behind the bench, when the organization continued to be torn down in order to be built back up into the prospect-heavy group it is now.

But those final four periods saw a team that played with a physical edge, that was fast in straight lines up and down the ice, and sprinkled in the skilled plays — with far more skill players than were on the roster a year ago. When looking at the NHL teams that have had recent success, mixing skill and brawn seems to be the secret formula, albeit not a new one.

So Quinn hopes that new team identity can be put on display in the regular-season opener Thursday night against the Jets at the Garden.

“I certainly think we have an idea how we’re going to have success this season,” Quinn told reporters Tuesday, when the team practiced in Tarrytown. “We’ve been talking about it and stressing it in practice, and I think our guys understand that.”

There is a little more edge to this team than there was a year ago, with the Rangers announcing Tuesday the signing of enforcer Micheal Haley to a two-way deal. There hasn’t been a straight tough guy in the lineup in some time, although no one likes to pin themselves as one-dimensional.

Haley showed his biggest asset during the raucous affair in the exhibition finale against the Islanders on Saturday night in Bridgeport, Conn., when he fought their towering pugilist, Ross Johnston.

“It’s not just the Islanders. You look at our division, right? There’s a bunch of heavy teams that play with a physical edge and we don’t want to be vulnerable,” Quinn said. “We’re glad to have [Haley] in our organization. If you look at our division and what went on the other night, there’s a need for that type of player.

“And the thing I’ve been impressed with him is how smart he is. The guy has a great feel for the game, very coachable. He’s earned this opportunity to be in our organization.”

The Rangers also liked edgy winger Brendan Lemieux enough after they obtained him in a deadline trade last season that they signed the restricted free agent to a one-year, $925,000 deal. Quinn and the front office also decided to keep Brendan Smith on the roster rather than waive him and send him to AHL Hartford to save some money on the salary cap, partly because Smith can play both forward and defense and party because he plays with a nasty streak best seen during the Rangers’ second-round playoff series in 2017 with the Senators.

Even Jacob Trouba, the key piece the Rangers got to improve the right side of their blueline, plays with some bite. The 25-year-old, who signed a seven-year, $56 million deal this summer, does not shy away from being a physical leader.

“He’s got great vision, he passes the puck well, and he’s going to help us get out of our end — and he gives us a physical presence as well,” Quinn said.

So for all the flash and dash that will come with Artemi Panarin streaking up the wing or Kaapo Kakko firing one-timers, the Rangers will not be devoid of an edge.

“I think we’re getting there,” Quinn said. “I think we certainly have to improve in some areas. There are certainly things we haven’t had a chance to go over yet — feeling like the night before a test, trying to get everything in. But you can’t. You have to be really good at the things that you can be really good at.”