{"id":132661,"date":"2022-10-08T16:45:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T20:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=132661"},"modified":"2022-10-08T16:45:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T20:45:51","slug":"nhl-rumours-new-york-rangers-salary-cap-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/10\/08\/nhl-rumours-new-york-rangers-salary-cap-moves\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: New York Rangers to Make Salary Cap Moves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/rangers\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Rangers<\/a> were a surprise to make the playoffs this past season. Embarking on a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/07\/26\/new-york-rangers-rapid-rebuild-a-success\/\" target=\"_self\">rebuild<\/a> in the 2019-20 season, the Rangers had a quick turnaround and made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Final. With hopes to contend once again this season, the flat salary cap will be an obstacle for general manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/drurych01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Drury<\/a>. The Rangers will have to get creative to keep hopes of a deep playoff run alive.<\/p>\n<h2>Rangers to Make Salary Cap Moves<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">10 questions, 10 answers on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NYR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NYR<\/a> as the regular season approaches<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthletic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jdZNRxLsDZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/jdZNRxLsDZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arthur Staple (@StapeAthletic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StapeAthletic\/status\/1578056781519020033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3663949\/2022\/10\/06\/10-questions-10-answers-on-the-rangers-as-the-regular-season-approaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Per Arthur Staple of the Athletic<\/a>, the Rangers could pursue several options to create cap flexibility.<\/p>\n<h3>Start the Season With a 22-Man Roster<\/h3>\n<p>Staple suggests that the Rangers could start the season with only 22 roster players. This would be to bank cap space as it accrues throughout the season. This however means that there will be a few forwards on their way out of the Big Apple. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gauthju01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julien Gauthier<\/a> and Jonny Brodziknski are unlikelies to make the opening night roster.<\/p>\n<p>After those easier cuts come the harder decisions. One of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/reavery01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Reaves<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/veseyji02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jimmy Vesey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/huntdr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dryden Hunt<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/carpery01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Carpenter<\/a> won&#8217;t be one of the thirteen or fourteen forwards the Rangers ice on opening night. Vesey has looked strong in camp, playing on the top-line with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kreidch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Kreider<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/z\/zibanmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mika Zibanejad<\/a>, and is essentially locked in. Reaves is a feared enforcer, and a logical extra forward. Unfortunately, Hunt and Carpenter aren&#8217;t locks for a roster spot, as they would likely be on most teams.<\/p>\n<h3>Acquire a Dead Contract for LTIR Room<\/h3>\n<p>Another option for the Rangers could be to acquire a dead contract from a team in order to use the LTIR space they would provide. An example of this is what the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/vegas-golden-knights\/\" target=\"_self\">Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> are <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/06\/16\/montreal-canadiens-trade-shea-weber-for-20-goal-winger\/\" target=\"_self\">doing with<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/webersh01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shea Weber<\/a>. Candidates for this could be Vancouver&#8217;s Michael Ferland (one-year, $3.5-million), and Arizona&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/laddan01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew Ladd<\/a> (one-year, $5.5-million).<\/p>\n<h3>Need For Salary Cap Flexibility<\/h3>\n<p>The New York Rangers aren&#8217;t in extreme need for salary cap relief at this moment. Where the need would come into play is if they wanted to make a trade to increase their playoff odds. The one player that keeps coming up for the Rangers is Chicago superstar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kanepa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Kane<\/a>. Kane would count for $5.25-million on the salary cap, assuming Chicago retained half of his salary. Re-uniting Kane with former teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/panarar01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artemi Panarin<\/a> could be the move that puts the Rangers into a position to truly contend.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"gaqa0ye5Tctkm1YkNEZfEw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1400174594\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'gaqa0ye5Tctkm1YkNEZfEw',sig:'Mx9NXmmCWRWaWMofCHj4vUCaPetsbf2OmiEac9SHzaQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1400174594',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Rangers were a surprise to make the playoffs this past season. Embarking on a rebuild in the 2019-20 season, the Rangers had a quick turnaround and made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Final. With hopes to contend once again this season, the flat salary cap will be an obstacle [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4259,"featured_media":132685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,4547,4548,4321],"tags":[7443,5862,986],"class_list":["post-132661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rangers","category-hockey","category-nhl","category-rumours","tag-new-york-rangers-roster","tag-new-york-rangers-rumours","tag-nhl-salary-cap"],"modified_by":"Taylor Newby, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4259"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}