Team: 2020-21 New York Rangers

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 2, 2020

Published: Sep. 11, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

So, I don't love it, but could settle for this for 2021 season.

Strome is likely coming back, but I'll cross my fingers that it's for an arbitration awarded 1 yr deal.

Fast is also likely coming back just because the players and org love him (and he's great) but hopefully it's for below 3m and no more than 2yrs. Exceeding either of those numbers makes it a huge L for the teams future.

Deangelo gets signed 5 yr deal for reasonable $.

The OTT trade absolutely seems like a win-win to me. I think there are valuable assets for OTT to be happy to give up a 4th for. I think it actually leans quite a bit in OTT favor, but overpaid for the sake of OTT fans approval.

I really do not know what Siegenthaler is worth, but I like him and he's a very affordable, young, stay at home LD.

Insert any league minimum salary LHD to be scratched as 7th D and it barely squeaks in the cap, and hope we don't have too many bonus conditions hit this year.

I am praying that the org doesn't make a huge mistake and decide to buy out any one of Smith, Staal, Lundqvist, as it would be a huge mistake. They need to practice the "patience" they've been preaching and hold out for one more year to let the contracts, and already poorly executed buyouts fall off before they invest anymore into the team's future (which should be cup contention between '23-'28.

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