Confirmed with Link: Zuccarello Re-Signs (1 year/3.5 AAV)

[NYRFAN218]

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 23s
Zuccarello settles @ 3.5 mil with NYR

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[SA16]

Lol what a steal

 

[McSauer]

For one year and then he becomes a UFA?!

 

[NYR89]

How many years?!

 

[KOVALEV022473]

Thank you Zucc! I love that guy!

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

The years matter more. Let's see.

 

[KOVALEV022473]

Hope it's at least 4 years! Lol

 

[KOVALEV022473]

One down, two to go.

 

[ecemleafs]

if its one year its a disaster

 

[The Undertaker]

Please be for at least a few years

 

[SKS]

Regardless of years, that is very very team friendly. He held true to his word considering 1 year arb settlement was expected at 3.75-4.00

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

if its one year its a disaster

I'm reading 1/3.5.

Sucks. He's going to command a hell of a lot more next year.

 

[slipknottin]

One year deal. Can't sign him to a long term deal until 1/1.

 

[SKS]

if its one year its a disaster

I'm guessing 2

 

[NYRFAN218]

Larry Brooks ‏@NYP_Brooksie 16s
Rangers and Zuccarello have reached agreement on one-year deal for $3.5M, will continue to work on long-term that cannot be signed until 1/1

 

[SA16]

nvm wtf is this. I guess maybe they know they're in some cap trouble now and just wanted to get him under contract cheap now and work out the long term deal later when the cap can go up and they have more room

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

Larry Brooks ‏@NYP_Brooksie 16s
Rangers and Zuccarello have reached agreement on one-year deal for $3.5M, will continue to work on long-term that cannot be signed until 1/1

Idiotic.

Staal, MSL, Hagelin, Stepan, Talbot, Zucc, and probably Brassard all going to be free agents next year.

 

[BarbaraAlphanse]

nvm wtf is this. I guess maybe they know they're in some cap trouble now and just wanted to get him under contract cheap now and work out the long term deal later when the cap can go up and they have more room

Trading Staal only becomes more of a priority now.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

Only one year?? Ugh...

 

[ecemleafs]

at least its a low salary for this year. probably makes it easier to sign him long term than if zucc was holding out for big money this year and then get big money next summer too.

 

[Machinehead]

3.5 is nice, 1 year is dreadful. Sather, even as he fails to clean up this year's free agency mess, is already creating another one next year.

 

[I Eat Crow]

Idiotic.

Staal, MSL, Hagelin, Stepan, Talbot, Zucc, and probably Brassard all going to be free agents next year.

I tend to agree. Next summer is going to be very busy. To me it's simple. If Zuccarello can replicate his success this year, he's worth the long term investment. If his production dips or he's rendered a one year wonder, the Rangers will be letting him go or getting him back cheaper than it would've cost this summer.

Very ballsy move by Sather. I don't like that Zuccarello can be a UFA next summer.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Wow. So short sighted. He can be a UFA next summer correct? Yea, that's gonna be cheap.

Edit - I guess te front office still views him as a risky sign long term? Still, a 45 point guy at 4.5 x 4 is way better than the alternative...a 6.5M+ Zucc next summer if he tops 60 points this year.

 

[Trainmman]

Is it definitely 1 year?? I thought he wanted 3-4..

 

[Fletch]

one would hope that the plan is to enter into a long term agreement later in the season (I'm assuming that the cap hit this year would not be for the full amount of an extended contract and Sather is buying all the wiggle room he could get for this season).