Former New York Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh #27 celebrates with the Stanley Cup (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
So we all got to watch Ryan McDonagh skate around the Amalie Arena with the Stanley Cup. Enough with the Lightning already, we’re grateful that they beat the Islanders, but two straight Cups is plenty. One thing about Tampa, they know how to circumvent the salary cap, something the New York Rangers have never quite figured out. We’ll get to Tampa and the salary cap later.
Now that Chris Drury can begin his remaking of the Rangers into a Stanley Cup contender, it’s time to look at the Blueshirts’ salary cap situation.