GDT: Free Agent Frenzy

[BBKers]

PLAYERS UNDER CONTRACT WITH NEW YORK RANGERS ORGANISATION 2016-2017 (30 - 29 if Gropp contract slides)
NEW YORK RANGERS SQUAD(16)
[table="head;width=4200]Nr|Pos |Player| Caphit |Contract Status |Team 2015 |Drafted/Acquired |Age 2016
1| F | Jesper Fast(h) |$950.000 |RFA 2017 |New York Rangers/NHL |R6 #157 NYR (2010) |25
2| F | Oscar Lindberg^ |$650,000 |RFA 2017 |New York Rangers/NHL |R2 #57 PHX (2010) - acquired unsigned through trade|25
3| F | Tanner Glass |$1,450,000 |UFA 2017 |New York Rangers/NHL |R7 #265 Florida Panthers (2003) - signed w/NYR as UFA |32
4| D | Brady Skjei (ELC) |$925,000* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R1 #28 NYR (2012) |22
5| D | Kevin Kline |$2,900,000 |UFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R2 #37 Nashville Predators (2003) - acquired through trade|32
6| D | Nick Holden |$1,650,000 |UFA 2018 |Colorado Avalanche/NHL |Undrafted - acquired through trade |29
7| G | Anti Raanta |$1,000,000 |UFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |Undrafted - acquired through trade |27
8| F | Pavel Buchnevich (ELC) |$925,000* |RFA 2019 |St. Petersburg SKA/KHL |R3 #75 NYR (2013) |21
9| F | Rick Nash (NMC) |$7,800,000 |UFA 2019 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #1 overall Columbus Blue Jackets (2002) - acquired through trade|32
10| D | Ryan McDonagh |$4,700,000 |UFA 2019 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #12 Montreal (2007) - acquired unsigned through trade|27
11| F | Mats Zuccarello (NTC) |$4,500,000 |UFA 2019 |New York Rangers/NHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |29
12| D | Dan Girardi (NMC => NTC)|$5,500,000 |UFA 2020 |New York Rangers/NHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |32
13| F | Derick Brassard |$5,000,000 |UFA 2020 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #6 Columbus Blue Jackets (2006) - acquired through trade|29
14| G | Henrik Lundqvist (NMC)|$8,500,000 |UFA 2021 |New York Rangers/NHL |R7 #208 NYR (2000) |34
15| F | Derek Stepan (NMC => NTC)|$6,500,000 |UFA 2021 |New York Rangers/NHL |R2 #51 NYR (2008) |26
16| D | Marc Staal (NMC => NTC)|$5,750,000 |UFA 2021 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #12 NYR (2005) |29[/table]

TOTALS
SALARY CAP: $73,000,000
CAP PAYROLL: $58,700,000
LTIR: $650,000 (injured players salary - Lindberg - can be deducted once season starts)
CAP SPACE (16-man roster - 8 FWDs, 6 D, 2 G): $14,300,000
^ - injured, operated on in offseason and placed on LTIR until November/December

AVERAGE AGE ~ 28.3 years

CONTRACTED BUT ASSIGNED TO AHL/ECHL/ELSEWHERE (14 - or 13 depending on Ryan Gropps status)
[table="head;width=4200]Nr |Pos |Player| Caphit |Contract Status |Team 2015 |Drafted |Age 2016
17|D |Chris Summers |$600.000 |UFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R1 #29 Phoenix Coyotes (2006) |28
18|F |Adam Chapie (ELC) |$800.000* |RFA 2017 |UMass/NCAA |Undrafted (started w NYR) |25
19|D |Troy Donnay (ELC) |$716,667* |RFA 2017 |Greenville Road Warriors/ECHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |22
20|G |MacKenzie Skapski (ELC)|$661,667* |RFA 2017 |Greenville Road Warriors/ECHL |R6 #170 NYR (2013) |22
21|D |Calle Andersson (ELC) |$661,667* |RFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R4 #119 NYR (2012) |22
22|G |Magnus Hellberg |$625,000 |RFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R2 #38 Nashville (2011) |25
23|F |Chris Brown |$575,000 |RFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R2 #36 Arizona (2009) |25
24|F |Adam Tambellini (ELC) |$803.333* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R3 #65 NYR (2013) |22
25|F |Cristoval Nieves(ELC) |$755.000* |RFA 2018 |Michigan Wolverines/NCAA |R2 #59 NYR (2012) |22
26|F |Steven Fogarty (ELC) |$750.000* |RFA 2018 |Notre Dame Fighting Irish/NCAA |R3 #72 NYR (2011) |23
27|F |Malte Strömwall (ELC) |$742.500* |RFA 2018 |AIK/SHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |22
28|D |Ryan Graves (ELC) |$633.333* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R4 #110 NYR (2013) |21
29|F |Ryan Gropp (ELC)¤ |$839.166* |RFA 2019 |Seattle/WHL |R2 #41 NYR (2015) |20
30|G |Brandon Halvorsen (ELC)|$803.333* |RFA 2019 |Sault Ste. Marie/OHL |R2 #59 NYR (2014) |20
(31)|LW/D|Ahti Oksanen @ |$??? |AHL deal |Boston University/NCAA |Undrafted |23
(32)|RW |Michael Joly @ |$?? |AHL deal |Cape Breton/QMJHL |Undrafted |21[/table]

* - has additional bonus money in contract
ELC - denotes player on Entry Level Contract
NTC - denotes No Trade Clause in Contract
NMC - denotes No Movement Clause in Contract
¤ - contract can slide if he remains in juniors
@ - signed to an AHL deal with Hartford Wolfpack

QUALIFIED RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (RFAs) (8)
[table="head;width=4200]Nr|Pos |Player| Caphit 2015/2016|Team 2015/2016 |Drafted/Acquired|Age 2016|Signed
1| F | Chris Kreider |$2,475,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #19 NYR (2009) |25|
2| F | Kevin Hayes (ELC) |$900,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #24 Chicago (2010)- signed w/NYR as UFA|24|
3| F | J.T. Miller |$874.125 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #15 NYR (2011) |23|
4| D | Dylan McIlrath |$600,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #10 NYR (2010) |24|
5| F | Marek Hrivik |$698,250 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |25|
6| F | Niklas Jensen |$863,333 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R1 #29 Vancouver (2011) |23|
7|D | Tommy Hughes (ELC) |$608,333 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |24|
8|D | Matt Bodie (ELC) |$575.000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |26|[/table]

Restricted (Group 2) NHL free agents can discuss new contracts with other teams beginning on the day after this season's entry draft, June 26, which is also the deadline for a team to make a qualifying offer. Discussions must cease if a player accepts a contract from his own team or is confirmed to go into arbitration with his team, be it player- or team-filed.
An offer sheet is a contract offered to a restricted free agent by a team other than the one for which he played during the prior season.
When a player accepts an offer sheet and his team declines to match the value of the contract, his former team is entitled to draft pick compensation in the next upcoming draft or drafts based on the averaged yearly salary of the contract.

[table="head;width=4200]AVERAGE ANNUAL VALUE|RFA COMPENSATION
Less than $1,239,226 |Nothing
Over $1,239,226 to $1,877,615 |Third-round pick
Over $1,877,615 to $3,755,233 |Second-round pick
Over $3,755,233 to $5,632,847 |First and third-round picks
Over $5,632,847 to $7,510,464 |First, second and third-round picks
Over $7,510,464 to $9,388,080 |Two firsts, a second and third-round picks
Over $9,388,080 |Four first-round picks[/table]

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (UFAs) (12)
[table="head;width=4200]Nr|Pos |Player| Caphit 2015/2016|Team 2015/2016 |Drafted/Acquired|Age 2016|Signed
1| F | Eric Staal |$8,250,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #2 overall Carolina Hurricanes (2003) acquired through trade|32|
2| D | Keith Yandle |$5.300,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |R4 #105 Phoenix Coyotes (2005) acquired through trade |30|rights to Florida/signed
3| D | Dan Boyle |$4,500,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |Undrafted - signed w/NYR as UFA |40|
4| F | Dominic Moore |$1,500,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |R4 #95 NYR (2000) |36|
5| F | Viktor Stålberg |$1,100,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |R4 #95 NYR (2000) |36|
6| D | Rafael Diaz |$700.000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted - signed w/NYR as UFA |30|
7| G | Cedrik Desjardins |$600,000 |Manchester Monarchs/ECHL |Undrafted |31|
8| F | Jason Megna |$600.000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted |26|
9| F | Matt Lindblad |$600.000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted |26|
10| F | Brian Gibbons |$600.000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R2 #44 Buffalo Sabres (2008) |26|
11| F | Nick Tarnasky |$575,000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R7 #287 Tampa Bay Lightening (2003) |32|
12| F | Daniel Paille |$575.000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R1 #20 Buffalo (2002) |32|[/table]

On July 1, 2016 the free agency period begins and unrestricted free agents are free to negotiate and sign contracts with any team.
In addition, any player at least 22 years of age who has not been selected in the NHL Draft can sign with any team as a free agent.
Any player who is not entry-level, but does not meet the qualifications of unrestricted free agency becomes a restricted free agent when his contract expires.

PLAYERS STILL UNSIGNED BUT WITH RIGHTS RETAINED BY NYR (13)
[table="head;width=3800]Nr|Position |Player| Team| Height |Weight| Nationality |Shoots|DOB|Drafted
1|G |Igor Shesterkin |St. Petersburg SKA (KHL) |6' 1"| 187 | Russia |L|December 30, 1995 |R4 #118 NYR (2014)
2|D |Tyler Nanne ¤ |Ohio State/NCAA (did not play) |5' 10"|175 | USA |R|March 17, 1996 |R5 #142 NYR (2014)
3|LW |Robin Kovacs |AIK/Allsvenskan |6' 0"| 175 | Sweden |L|November 16, 1996 |R3 #62 NYR (2015)
4|D |Sergey Zborovskiy |Regina/WHL |6' 3"| 200 | Russia |R|February 21, 1997 |R3 #79 NYR (2015)
5|C |Brad Morrison |Prince George/WHL |6' 0"| 160 | Canada |L|January 4, 1997 |R4 #113 NYR (2015)
6|RW |Daniel Bernhardt |London Knights/OHL |6' 3"| 191 | Sweden |L|April 11, 1996 |R4 #119 NYR (2015)
7|G |Adam Huska |Green Bay Gamblers/USHL |6' 3"| 191 | Slovakia |L|May 12, 1997 |R7 #184 NYR (2015)
8|D |Sean Day |Mississauga Steelheads/OHL |6' 2" |229 | Belgium/Canada|L|January 9, 1998 |R3 #81 NYR (2016)
9|D |Tarmo Reunanen |TPS U20 (Finland) |6' 0" |180 | Finland |L|March 1, 1998 |R4 #98 NYR (2016)
10|LW/RW|Timothy Gettinger |Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds/OHL |6' 5"|201 | USA |R|April 14, 1998 |R5 #141 NYR (2016)
11|c |Gabriel Fontaine |Rouyn-Noranda Huskies/QMJHL |6' 1" |187 | Canada |L|April 30, 1997 |R6 #171 NYR (2016)
12|G |Tyler Wall |Leamington Flyers/GOJHL |6' 2" |190 | Canada |R|January 14, 1998 |R6 #174 NYR (2016)
13|C |Ty Ronning |Vancouver Giants/WHL |5' 9" |165 | Canada |R|October 20, 1997 |R7 #201 NYR (2016)[/table]
(14)|F |Klingberg, Carl |Free agent - rights retained |6' 3"|205 | Sweden |R|January 28, 1991 |R2 #34 Atlanta (2009)

¤ - injured

2017 DRAFT PICKS

• 1st round NYR
• 3rd round NYR
• 4th round Florida
• 5th round NYR
• 6th round VAN
• 7th round NYR

• We lost our 2nd round pick to Carolina in the trade for Eric Staal
• We lost our 4th round pick to Colorado in the trade for Nick Holden
• We lost our 6th round pick to Nashville in the trade for Magnus Hellberg
• We gained a 4th round pick from Arizona for Keith Yandle - condition was met when he signed a 7 year deal there
• We gained a 6th round pick from Vancouver when we traded Emerson Etem

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[vipernsx]

Justin Schultz will be a Ranger by the end of FA.

I'd love to see them add Demers as well, though I don't know if Gorto has the wizardry in him to pull it off though.

 

[Tawnos]

Off to play Dragon Age for an hour. Gotta kill some time.

 

[Trxjw]

NHL has the Sportsnet stream up:

https://www.nhl.com/video/live-hockey-central/t-281072496/c-44318503?tcid=tw_video_content_id

 

[NYR Viper]

Neal McHale ‏@nealmchale 48s49 seconds ago
Bob McKenzie on TSN: "There's talk Ladd may have gotten a 7-year deal.." Not official, but belief is he'll sign with #NYI.

Thats a long time for Ladd

 

[darko]

How long to go? 1 hour?

 

[Trxjw]

Thats a long time for Ladd

Ladd until he's 38. Brutal.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Lmao 7 years for Ladd?

I wonder if we can nab Connor Carrick away from Toronto in a trade?

 

[Placid]

Off to play Dragon Age for an hour. Gotta kill some time.

In peace - Vigilance
In war - Victory
In death - Sacrifice

 

[Trxjw]

How long to go? 1 hour?

50 minutes.

 

[NYR Viper]

Michael Chaput is another player I would have interest in

 

[TheTakedown]

I thought I'd be mad, but for the first time in awhile I am glad the rangers are in on NONE of these horrendous rumors/deals. Ladd, Okposo, etc.. horrid contracts

 

[HAPPY HOUR]

7 years for Ladd is huge mistake. Cue in the full body breakdown in 2.

 

[bleedblue94]

Ladd and LE deals I think will be the worst of this offseason "frenzy." Teams can do a lot. Worse than KO at 7x7, and they are going to show it today!

 

[TheTakedown]

Jets want a LHD...

Staal, please leave us!

 

[nevesis]

7 years for Ladd is huge mistake. Cue in the full body breakdown in 2.

DiPietro syndrome incoming?

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Ok, enforcer was too much, but Okposo is tough and a power-forwardish-type of player, right?

 

[HAPPY HOUR]

DiPietro syndrome incoming?

Haha. Yup.

 

[BBKers]

Detroit has $12,7 M in space after Helm & Marchenko, DeKeyser and Pulkinen left to sign as RFAs, add Franzens $3,954,545 on LTIR and they still have $16,65 M. They will be busy esp if Radulov goes to Montreal - Looks like they are going to overpay for Nielsen though...
Patience Gorton

 

[Mac n Gs]

Detroit has $12,7 M in space after Helm & Marchenko, DeKeyser and Pulkinen left to sign as RFAs, add Franzens $3,954,545 on LTIR and they still have $16,65 M. They will be busy esp if Radulov goes to Montreal - Looks like they are going to overpay for Nielsen though...
Patience Gorton

Have you heard any more whispers about what we're planning on doing, BBKers?

 

[bleedblue94]

Ok, enforcer was too much, but Okposo is tough and a power-forwardish-type of player, right?

New age power forward, which is to say not what that term meant years ago. But he can score and has skill.

The lucic deal is going to be comical if it's anywhere near KO's deal.

I take KO all day over the rest of the crap on the market, but not if I'm NYR in their situation.

 

[TheTakedown]

New age power forward, which is to say not what that term meant years ago. But he can score and has skill.

The lucic deal is going to be comical if it's anywhere near KO's deal.

I take KO all day over the rest of the crap on the market, but not if I'm NYR in their situation.

Looch might have taken a slight discount to play for Chiarelli... It's a familiar face for him

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

Jets want a LHD...

Staal, please leave us!

This would make my day...

 

[offdacrossbar]

ladd for 7 years is stupidness

hes a good player for sure but not for that deal. lol.

glad its not us

 

[ArPanet]

Wondering how many of the deals going through today will be compliance buyouts after next lockout.