{"id":32843,"date":"2018-07-13T09:41:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T13:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=32843"},"modified":"2018-07-13T09:41:57","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T13:41:57","slug":"new-york-rangers-re-sign-cristoval-nieves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/07\/13\/new-york-rangers-re-sign-cristoval-nieves\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Rangers Re-Sign Cristoval Nieves"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Rangers<\/a>\u00a0re-signed free agent forward Cristoval Nieves<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to a one-year, two-way\u00a0contract worth $708,500 at the NHL level and $70,000 in the AHL. He is scheduled to be a restricted free agent again next summer. Nieves opted to accept the qualifying offer that he received\u00a0from the Rangers in June.<\/p>\n

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#Rangers<\/a> have signed pending RFA forward Cristoval Nieves
\n1 year \/ 2-way deal<\/p>\n

NHL: $708,750 (105%)
\nMinor: 70,000<\/p>\n

Nieves accepted his Qualifying Offer given him by the Rangers, which was set to expire at 5:00pm EST on July 15th.https:\/\/t.co\/Wm3aiETPC6<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/nIVhJu9OQK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) July 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cristoval Nieves Signs With the New York Rangers<\/h1>\n

The 24-year-old Nieves has spent his entire three-year pro career with the New York Rangers organization\u00a0after spending four years at the University of Michigan. Over\u00a0two-years with NHL time, Nieves\u00a0has put up\u00a0one<\/i>\u00a0goal and\u00a0eight\u00a0assists for\u00a0nine\u00a0career points in\u00a029\u00a0NHL games. He was originally drafted in the second round, 59th overall of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the\u00a0Rangers.<\/p>\n

Last season he scored one goal and eight assists for nine points in 28 games. He also added 12 minutes in penalties. His possession numbers were 44.8 percent Corsi\u00a0and a relative Corsi of -2.2. He also added eight goals and 13 assists for 21 points in 40 games for the AHL’s Hartford Wolfpack.<\/p>\n

What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n

At 24 years old, Nieves is looking to finally find a permanent place in an NHL line-up. With the Rangers opting to go with youth and begin a rebuild, he was given a considerable look at the NHL level last season. He will be given a chance to make the team in training camp. Nieves will likely never be a big scorer\u00a0but can use his size, physicality, and defensive presence to be a contributor in the bottom six.<\/p>\n

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\nEmbed from Getty Images<\/a>