When the NHL’s free agent market opens for business, the New York Rangers might be better off staying home.
As you know, Tony DeAngelo, Alexandar Georgiev, Brendan Lemieux, and Ryan Strome are set to become restricted free agents, while Jesper Fast and Greg McKegg appear headed to the unrestricted market.
What nobody knows (including the NHL’s leadership) is what the salary cap will be next season.
This season’s cap is $81.5 million. On March 4, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly suggested the next year’s cap could start at $84 million and perhaps climb to $88 million.