NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 20: Elias Pettersson #40 of the Vancouver Canucks skates against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on October 20, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
It’s August 21st and all the top unrestricted free agents have found their new homes. There are still some good unrestricted free agents left such as Zach Parise, Casey Cizikas and Eric Staal, but most teams have shifted focus from unrestricted free agency to their own restricted free agents. So far the Rangers have taken care of most of their restricted free agents including Igor Shesterkin and Filip Chytil, leaving only Libor Hajek to be re-signed.