Confirmed with Link: OFFICIAL: #NYR have agreed to terms with forward J.T. Miller.

[nevesis]

“@NYRangers: OFFICIAL: #NYR have agreed to terms with forward J.T. Miller.

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[Thordic]

1 year qualifier @ $874,000

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Great. QO and nothing more. Let him prove he is worth more than 1m a year first.

 

[Miller Time NYR]

Would have rather signed him for 2 years at anything up to 1.2ish mil, a lot of show me deals have been made which arent the worst thing in the world. Hopefully the cap goes up a decent bit next year and were not in a serious bind.

 

[Raspewtin]

Would've really preferred 2 years..

 

[haveandare]

Would've really preferred 2 years..

Me too. Happy that got Fast at 2 at least though.

 

[Raspewtin]

Me too. Happy that got Fast at 2 at least though.

Wish it a lot more with Miller because I strongly believe he'll break out this year.

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

Wish it a lot more with Miller because I strongly believe he'll break out this year.

I bet JT and his agent believe it too- probably would've been a higher hit if the term was longer, IMO.

Hopefully Gorton has a plan to clear up a lot of cap space for next season.

 

[haveandare]

Wish it a lot more with Miller because I strongly believe he'll break out this year.

I think both will honestly. I think Fast showed more in the playoffs than Miller - he was pulling some serious wizardry at some points.

 

[Whitehawk1186]

All that remains is Stepan. Anyone know how much cap space we have remaining at this point?

 

[nevesis]

All that remains is Stepan. Anyone know how much cap space we have remaining at this point?

$7.525m

 

[Whitehawk1186]

Offer Stepan $6.5 for 6 years. Gives us a buffer of $1 million for injury callups. Gotta say great work by Gorton so far.

 

[Matz03]

these one years deals with Miller and Etem having me a bit concerned, but both guys still have plenty to prove.

Maybe the change with Groton we'll see, would be long term extensions with Kreider and Hayes if they light it up early.

currently Yandle, Kreider,Hayes, Etem, Miller and McIlrath to a lesser concern

 

[NYRFAN218]

these one years deals with Miller and Etem having me a bit concerned, but both guys still have plenty to prove.

Maybe the change with Groton we'll see, would be long term extensions with Kreider and Hayes if they light it up early.

currently Yandle, Kreider,Hayes, Etem, Miller and McIlrath to a lesser concern

That's the biggest change I'm hoping for under Gorton. Get RFA's/UFA's that are young or entering their prime and have a future with the team locked up ASAP. Don't put it off until the offseason because as we've seen every year, the price only goes up when you do. Get Kreider and Hayes done during the season if possible and deal with Miller/Etem after the season.

 

[Vitto79]

Offer Stepan $6.5 for 6 years. Gives us a buffer of $1 million for injury callups. Gotta say great work by Gorton so far.

They pretty much are saying this is what we got . It's fair IMO

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

At least one of the 2 got a 2 year deal to stagger the resignings

 

[Hunter Gathers]

I give zero ****s about it being one year. For all we know, Miller didn't want two years.

 

[Brooklyn Ranger]

I give zero ****s about it being one year. For all we know, Miller didn't want two years.

This was Miller's choice to sign the qualifying offer--assuming the Rangers even offered him a two-year deal. Fast could have done it too (simply signed the qualifying offer).

 

[RangerBoy]

Miller's QO was $874,125. His salary was $832,500. 105%.

 

[Machinehead]

Very disappointed that this is one year. If he breaks out it becomes a major problem.

 

[darko]

Very disappointed that this is one year. If he breaks out it becomes a major problem.

Lets hope we have that problem.

 

[bobbop]

I was genuinely concerned about a team like Pittsburgh (his home town) laying an offer sheet on him. This is good work by Gorton.

 

[BroadwayStorm]

Really not sold on this kid. I do not think he sees the ice well for a guy with alleged second line talent.

 

[Pizza]

Lets hope we have that problem.

Indeed.

 

[Open Mind]

Really not sold on this kid. I do not think he sees the ice well for a guy with alleged second line talent.

He has moments where you don't notice him much, moments where you notice him more than you'd like to, but he occasionally makes some really high-end plays. He only just turned 22 a few months back, so I think it's tough to gauge at this point. But in a cap world, decent cost-controlled guys that can fit on lines 2 and 3 are pretty valuable.