Once among the NHL’s best at maximizing salary cap value, the Rangers have plummeted down the rankings after a disappointing offseason and aging core concerns.
During the summer months there isn't a lot going on in the NHL post free agency, and for that reasons analysts often look to talk about the business side of the league. Each summer The Athletic publishes a set of stories which evaluate the best and worst deals in hockey, and then follows it up with a league wide view of how each team has spent their cap dollars.