Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The Rangers could carry eight defensemen to start the season with Jesper Fast being on the IR.
Alexei Bereglazov is believed to have a KHL option if he’s sent to the AHL.
It doesn’t look like the Rangers will use the second buyout window on Marc Staal – a $3.57 million cap hit savings if they did. He’d be on the books for eight years if they went that route.
The Rangers should be able to get something for Nick Holden, but they’ll have competition as the Vegas Golden Knights still have defensemen to move.