Next Step Forward

Created by: Rayjb159

Team: 2020-21 New York Rangers

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 2, 2020

Published: Sep. 2, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

Moves that can help the Rangers take the next step forward from a playoff bubble team to consistent playoff contenders
- Strome is signed to a two year bridge deal for $5.5mm per year. This keeps Strome with Panarin in the short term while either Chytil improves enough to be a top 6 center or until the Rangers can trade Strome and other assets for a top 6 center
- Georgiev signs a two year bridge to stay as the backup to Igor and could be flipped at the trade deadline or next offseason
- Lemieux is signed to a two year bridge as well to stay as a fourth line enforcer with some scoring touch to add
- Hank retires. This is the ideal situation that probably won't happen but would be amazing for the Rangers cap situation
- Staal is bought out as he refuses a trade anywhere else and his roster spot is needed for younger players
- Rangers draft Alexis Lafreniere with the 1st overall pick and Connor Zary with pick 22
- These lines are what I project them to be after about 20-30 games into the season when players like Kravtsov and Miller are called up

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Strome, Ryan	2	$5,500,000
Lemieux, Brendan	2	$1,750,000
Georgiev, Alexandar	2	$2,250,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Lafrenire, Alexis		3	$975,000
Zary, Connor		3	$975,000

Trades

NYR

ANA

Lundqvist, Henrik

Additional Details:

Hank retires to play with his brother on Frolunda

NYR

Hanifin, Noah

Additional Details:

Rangers get a boost in defense on the left side as they were bottom in the league last year

CGY

Deangelo, Anthony [RFA Rights]

Additional Details:

Flames get a scoring boost and additional help on their power play

Buyouts

Kevin Shattenkirk: $6,083,333
Dan Girardi: $1,111,111
Ryan Spooner: $300,000
Brad Richards: $0
Marc Staal: $3,566,667

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2020
2021
2022

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
21	$81,500,000	$70,962,300	$0	$9,212,500	$10,537,700

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Panarin, Artemi $11,642,857$11,642,857 LW NMC UFA - 6	Strome, Ryan $5,500,000$5,500,000 RW, C UFA - 2	Kakko, Kaapo $925,000$925,000 ($2,650,000$3M) RW RFA - 2
Kreider, Chris $6,500,000$6,500,000 LW NMC UFA - 7	Zibanejad, Mika $5,350,000$5,350,000 C NMC UFA - 2	Buchnevich, Pavel $3,250,000$3,250,000 LW, RW, C UFA - 1
Lafrenire, Alexis $975,000$975,000	Chytil, Filip $894,166$894,166 ($350,000$350K) C, LW UFA - 1	Kravtsov, Vitali $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) LW, RW RFA - 2
	Barron, Morgan $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) LW, RW RFA - 3	Gauthier, Julien $863,333$863,333 ($300,000$300K) RW UFA - 1
Lemieux, Brendan $1,750,000$1,750,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Howden, Brett $863,333$863,333 C, LW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Hanifin, Noah $1,237,500$1,237,500 LD UFA - 4	Trouba, Jacob $8,000,000$8,000,000 RD NMC UFA - 6
Lindgren, Ryan $925,000$925,000 ($212,500$212K) LD RFA - 1	Fox, Adam $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD UFA - 2	Shesterkin, Igor $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) G UFA - 1
Miller, K'Andre $925,000$925,000 ($300,000$300K) LD RFA - 3	Smith, Brendan $4,350,000$4,350,000 LD/RD, LW M-NTC UFA - 1	Georgiev, Alexandar $2,250,000$2,250,000 G UFA - 2