The Rangers don’t have a whole lot of cap area to re-sign their UFAs
Vincent Z. Mercogliano of Lohud: The New York Rangers might want to fill out about eight roster spots with simply $12 million in projected wage cap area.
They’ve 5 UFAs and perhaps they signal one, two or three at most.
Jaroslav Halak – The 38-year-old is 5 wins away from 300 and want to maintain taking part in. Ideally, he’s again subsequent yr if he’ll signal for lower than the $1.5 million he made final yr.
Patrick Kane – Except he’s keen to signal an actual low-cost deal, he doubtless received’t be again.
Niko Mikkola – He’ll be on the lookout for a increase from his $1.9 million, which is probably going an excessive amount of for the Rangers for somebody taking part in on their third-pairing. There’s a mutual curiosity however the Rangers could must go cheaper.
Tyler Motte – The Rangers like him and he would be the most certainly choice to be re-signed.
Vladimir Tarasenko – He’ll be on the lookout for an enormous deal and that may value him out of New York. Laborious to see him signing for something much less that $5 million.
Backup goaltending choices for the New York Rangers
Mollie Walker of the NY Put up: The New York Rangers doubtless have a $1 million or much less to spend on a backup goaltender. A take a look at some potential choices to backup Igor Shesterkin.
Yaroslav Halak – He received’t get the $1.5 million he signed for final offseason. Can they get him to signal for much less?
Louis Domingue – He had a 2.51 GAA, a .911 save proportion with a 22-12-8 report final yr with the Rangers AHL affiliate in Hartford. They might want somebody extra dependable.
Brian Elliott – Had a 3.40 GAA and a .891 save proportion with the Tampa Bay Lightning final yr. He may be keen to signal a one-year deal round $900,000.
Alex Nedeljkovic – He was a Calder Trophy finalist in 2021-22 and spent extra time within the AHL this previous season. The 27-year-old may look to re-establish himself on a one-year deal.
Thomas Greiss – He had a 3.64 GAA with a .896 save proportion with a 7-10 report with the Blues.
David Rittich – The Winnipeg Jets could hope to re-sign him. Posted a 2.67 GAA and a .901 save proportion checklist yr.
Jonathan Fast – He could also be on the lookout for more cash than the Rangers may slot in. He could not be capable of ship the consistency the Rangers hope for.