With Pavel Buchnevich signed for a reported $3.25 million AAV for the next two years, the New York Rangers have a 48-hour buy-out window between this Monday and Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. ET.
It’s officially crunch time.
Before the deadline arrives, general manager Jeff Gorton needs to make some big decisions. If Gorton doesn’t feel confident that he can get the team under the cap by burying the contracts of Matt Beleskey and Brendan Smith in the AHL and dealing a few players, he has to make a decision about buying out a contract before dinner on Wednesday.