Let’s make one thing clear. The salary cap for next season is up the air along with everything else related to professional sports. With a cap of $81.5 million this season, let’s stick with the $84 million estimate moving forward and use that number for 2021-22. When it comes to the New York Rangers, it’s more important to know how much they have committed contractually.
The 2021-22 season
For cap purposes, the Rangers have been looking forward to the 2021-22 season for years. It’s the season that they are free from the contracts of Henrik Lundqvist, Marc Staal and Brendan Smith and the big buyout hit for Kevin Shattenkirk.