There’s nothing like writing an article speculating if Brendan Lemieux is worth anything close to what Pavel Zacha signed for and then he goes out and inks a one year deal with the New York Rangers for $925k. The Lemieux signing leaves Tony DeAngelo as the only unsigned Ranger and on the verge of the first holdout in years.
The Lemieux deal makes sense for the Rangers purely on a cap basis. The Blueshirts have absolutely no flexibility when it comes to the salary cap and they needed to get him signed for little as possible. He will be eligible for arbitration as a restricted free agent next summer and that’s where the deal makes sense for Lemieux.