It would be one thing, defensible even, if the NHL’s hard-cap system simply acted as a mechanism to prevent power-revenue teams from buying all the best free agents on the market and instead promoted the organic construction of teams through the entry draft and player development system. But no. Instead, this unyielding system — whose […]
Read MoreRay Shero asked that Devils fans look at his actions as general manager and recognize the direction he is trying to lead the team. And Shero is correct that the evidence is there, and at the very least he isn’t sitting on his hands. The active offseason continued when he was able to pry salary-cap […]
Read MoreAs July 4 fireworks arrived, a contract extension between John Tavares and the Islanders remained unsigned. It has been three whole days that he could have inked a deal, and in that short time, the panic began to rise inside the fanbase that knows their captain is more than just a cog on the roster. […]
Read MoreDespite the best efforts of Devils general manager Ray Shero, Ilya Kovalchuk is heading back to Russia. Shero attempted to trade Kovalchuk, and that effort intensified over the past four days. It seemed Columbus might have been a good landing spot, and same with San Jose, where the Sharks employ his former Devils coach, Peter […]
Read MoreThe Rangers found a low-risk way to help alleviate their need for a center, signing 30-year-old pivot David Desharnais to a one-year, $1 million deal Tuesday. Desharnais made his name with handful of productive years with the Canadiens, the peak being a 16-goal, 60-point campaign in 2011-12. But he struggled last season and was traded […]
Read MoreThe Rangers took care of one piece of their remaining summer contract business on Wednesday, signing restricted free agent Jesper Fast to a three-year deal worth $1.85 million per after the winger had filed for salary arbitration. Mika Zibanejad, who has until 5 p.m. to file for salary arbitration, is the lone player off last […]
Read MoreRegarding the Rangers, who have summer work in front of them with shrinking cap space in which to do it: 1. Kevin Shattenkirk did leave more than $23 million on the table in order to fulfill a lifelong dream, but Double Deuce’s $6.65 million annual cap charge hardly represents a discount in ranking as the […]
Read MoreKevin Klein, the veteran Rangers defenseman, announced his retirement from the NHL on Friday, and with one more year left on his contract, he saved the Blueshirts $2.9 million in salary-cap space. There was no cap-recapture charge on his retirement. The 32-year-old walked away from a $2.75 million salary for 2017-18. It leaves Rangers general manager […]
Read MoreIt is going to be a big change of scenery and culture for Marcus Johansson, but he is embracing the new attitude. Johansson was traded Wednesday from the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Capitals to the Devils, who finished last in the Eastern Conference this past season and have been out of the playoffs for five straight years. […]
Read MoreThe question came often, from family and friends, and every time Kevin Shattenkirk answered when he was going to come play for the Rangers, he had a “twinkle in his eye” and a “grin on his face,” according to his mother, Barbara. The odds were so against it ever happening, he only would answer, “Maybe […]
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