Despite all their cap woes this offseason, fans were hoping (praying?) that they could find a way to make a Vlad Tarasenko return to the Rangers possible. Most of it came down to Tarasenko’s contract demands, which were likely to price him out of New York. Naturally, rumors have put him in the $6 million range, per Larry Brooks, but he’s rejected them all. Apparently he wanted to stay with the Rangers –again per Brooks– but the cap space simply didn’t work out.
Have learned that Tarasenko had multiple offers from clubs ranging from contenders to rebuilds in the $5.