The New York Rangers have been in the enviable position of not having to worry about managing the salary cap since they began their rebuild. Every story you read about the includes the assumption that they have lots of ready cash to spend. It’s not so.
2019-20 Season
Going into the 2019-20 season, if the salary cap remains the same, they will have about $17.5 million to spend. While that seems like a lot, here’s what they are up against.
First off, let’s get this out of the way. The Rangers have three aging defensemen under contract for two more seasons in Marc Staal, Brendan Smith and Kevin Shattenkirk for a total of $16.