With Oscar Lindberg departing for the Vegas Golden Knights in last week’s NHL Expansion Draft, the New York Rangers are suddenly in need of a fourth line center. While they do have an internal replacement in Cristoval Nieves, there could be other attractive options in free agency and they could come relatively cheap.
At the moment, the Rangers are flush with cap space following the buyout of Dan Girardi, trading Derek Stepan to the Arizona Coyotes, Kevin Klein leaning towards retirement, and the cap ceiling rising $2 million next season.