NFT: Rangers sign Brassard - 5 Yrs, $25MM

But that's the going rate for top six centers right now, which he now is in our lineup. Cap is going up, remember.

But your 100% right. Going rate for a 2nd line center. He owes Richards a steak dinner for getting bought out lol

the contract goes into his UFA years, it's a pretty good deal. Slats has done a wonderful job with the RFAs this year.

I'm hopeful a few youngsters beat out some of the UFAs they chose to sign.

Stepan?

and Stepan has actually out-produced him. Figure his camp will start at that number.

Need to sign Moore I know, but anyone know how much cap space is left. I was hoping to be able to add another player, a decent one if available, I have not looked.

of Brassards deal.

In comment 11783172 PaulN said:

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Need to sign Moore I know, but anyone know how much cap space is left. I was hoping to be able to add another player, a decent one if available, I have not looked.

about 4 mil

In comment 11783157 Kyle in NY said:

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and Stepan has actually out-produced him. Figure his camp will start at that number.

How has Stepan out-produced him? Stepan had 57 points to O'Reilly's 64 last year.

deserves no more than two million- giantranger

Over the course of their careers. Stepan with 197 points in 294 games, O'Reilly with 191 in 345 games.

at age 18, Stepan at 20. But figure that's a comparison they'll be looking at in negotiations.

according to Cap Geek.

It looks like every Rangers contract on capgeek is evenly spread over over the life of the contract

you'd have close to $4M in space, so it depends how fluidly you view the current roster.

7 mil, 6 mil, 5 mil, 3.5 mil and 3.5 mil according to snyrangersblog link

though we are allowed to be 10% over now.

I guess that's the cost.

The Rangers have $1.3 mil in cap space. Moore will only get $1 mil

In comment 11783227 Kyle in NY said:

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at age 18, Stepan at 20. But figure that's a comparison they'll be looking at in negotiations.

Ah, got it. I was wondering what the fuck you were talking about - thanks.

In comment 11783246 SJGiant said:

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7 mil, 6 mil, 5 mil, 3.5 mil and 3.5 mil according to snyrangersblog link

Interesting. Probably designed to allow us to trade him down the road. To a team that isnt near the cap, 3.5 million is the relevant number, not the 5 million AAV.

Nice job again Sather. Give the man credit

Time to step up his production accordingly.

The last two postseasons. He may not be a big time regular season player but he's a legit second liner and he plays well in the playoffs.

DS is a great 2nd liner. Please find me a true #1 center. Move Staal + pieces. Get it done and it will be a great offseason!

Not that stats tell the whole story obviously, but IDK how much leverage a 40 point RFA has.

...especially with the cap expansion coming in the next couple of years.

but Stepan and Brassard as the 1-2 centers is a big weakness vis-a-vis a team like the Kings

Brassard is at best an average second line center on a good team. And he is actually probably below average if you compare the Rangers to other top 10 teams.

Stepan would be an excellent second line center. But as a 1? meh

center is not a strength

8:05PM: If John Moore comes in around $1 million and the Rangers final two forward spots go to Jesper Fast ($805,000) and JT Miller (894,167), the Rangers will have around $1.3 million in cap space. (Brooks)

According to Cap Geek, adding in Miller, Fast and Moore, but putting Chris Mueller, Matt Hunwick and Matthew Lombardi in the AHL gives the Rangers $1.43 million in cap space. (Cap Geek)

So they're essentially capped out.

and the guy is only 26 yrs old with essentially 4 straight seasons at 45 points/season. As others mentioned, the front-loaded aspect gives them flexibility to deal him in 3-4 years when our window slams shut.

Let's see what he can do in a more prominent role next season. I still wish we'd replaced Richards with someone up the middle who maybe wasnt as good, but could still chip in 40-45 points.

Hopefully that guy is JT Miller.. but he'll need to make a big leap vs what we saw this past season to produce that. We also remain incredibly thin up the middle - just have to hope Stepan at the very least can play 75+ games.

as to which players mgmt thinks could make the big club this Fall?

Wraps him up for a few seasons, market value for his numbers and won't be untradeable if things aren't working out.

In comment 11784521 JonC said:

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as to which players mgmt thinks could make the big club this Fall?

Miller or Fast seem to be the most likely. Lindberg is less likely, but might get a shot in TC. Conor Allen has a chance as the #7 D or if we trade John Moore or Kevin Klein to free up some salary