Confirmed with Link: OFFICIAL: #NYR have agreed to terms with forward Jesper Fast.

[nevesis]

@NYRangers: OFFICIAL: #NYR have agreed to terms with forward Jesper Fast.

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[nevesis]

“@NYP_Brooksie: Fast in at $950,000 per on two-year deal, Miller takes one year qualifier at approx $874,000...Rangers done with roster RFAs pending Stepan.”

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Good. Locked up Fast for 2. Don't love Miller for one year but not end of the world.

 

[Miamipuck]

Goody gum drops, I really like that Fast deal.

 

[RangerBoy]

Good deal for Quickie.

Only 4 arbitration cases with JT signing his qualifying offer. Five maybe with McIlrath.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Assuming they only carry one of McIlrath/Diaz that leaves 7.27 in space for Stepan and buffer.

 

[nevesis]

“@AdamHerman_BSB: NYR have $7.525M in cap space. Figure Stepan gets between 6M-6.75M. Should leave $800K-$1.2M for injury call-ups. Masterful work by Gorton.”

 

[Hire Sather]

You're up, Derek. Remember lets try and build a winner, don't demand the moon. Don't be part of the problem. Don't be like Callahan.

 

[DanielBrassard]

Great deal for Fast, little disappointed on Miller, would have like to see 2, but oh well.

 

[Thordic]

$6.5 x 6 for Stepan and I'm a happy camper.

 

[TheTakedown]

Would stepans worth really increase, especially with a shrinking cap next year? I'm inclined to think they are considering taking the 1 year qo and letting him play put the 15-16 season then see where he ends up.

 

[Riche16]

$6.5 x 6 for Stepan and I'm a happy camper.

Sign me up!

 

[haveandare]

Great deal for Fast, little disappointed on Miller, would have like to see 2, but oh well.

Agreed. Fast will be a steal this year and next IMO. Miller, if he improves significantly, and I think he will, may be a problem next year. He, Kreider and Hayes all up is an awful lot of size to have in question.

 

[Raspewtin]

Excellent deal for Fast.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

Nice deal for Fast.

 

[we want cup]

Excellent work by Gorton on that Fast contract. That is just a fantastic deal.

 

[Whitehawk1186]

I would offer Stepan $6.5 for 6 years in a NY minute!

 

[free0717]

I would offer Stepan $6.5 for 6 years in a NY minute!

I would give him 8 years

 

[Machinehead]

Absolute steal

 

[Trxjw]

Fantastic. Great number for what his is already, but a stellar number for what he should evolve into over the next two years.

 

[darko]

“@AdamHerman_BSB: NYR have $7.525M in cap space. Figure Stepan gets between 6M-6.75M. Should leave $800K-$1.2M for injury call-ups. Masterful work by Gorton.â€

Excellent work.

 

[Inferno]

Rangers should offer Stepan more years at a lower cap hit. 8 years at 6 or something.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Fantastic. Great number for what his is already, but a stellar number for what he should evolve into over the next two years.

Exactly right.

I absolutely love what management has been doing so far this offseason.

 

[Pizza]

You're up, Derek. Remember lets try and build a winner, don't demand the moon. Don't be part of the problem. Don't be like Callahan.

My take is that the difference is that Cally wanted out. Stepan wants to stay.

Just the way I see it.

 

[Beer League Sniper]

My take is that the difference is that Cally wanted out. Stepan wants to stay.

Just the way I see it.

I don't think Cally necessarily wanted out. I just think he wanted to get paid, regardless of where. He had his agent whispering in his ear and leaking crap to the media about the Rangers "paying FAs and asking family to take less."

Callahan was already declining during his last couple seasons here, and wanted to squeeze every last cent out of what would likely be his last contract. He also got the NMC he wanted from TBL. And before anyone says NYR actually offered him a higher AAV, sans NMC, $5.8M in TB is more money than $6M in NY.

The Rangers and Stepan will find the right figure, I'm sure. I expect it to be $6.25-6.75M AAV on a 6-8 year deal.