Many New York Rangers fans were annoyed that the front office didn’t reach a long-term agreement with center Kevin Hayes.
Due to the nature of the team’s rebuild, a majority of them assumed that the one-year contract was the equivalent of both sides waiving the white flag on their partnership, signalling a trade before February’s deadline where the Rangers would acquire more picks and prospects to bolster their asset pool.
But a recent article written by NHL.com’s Dan Rosen has kind of put the kibosh on that notion, at least for now.
In the article, Hayes told Rosen that the one-year deal that was reached “was best for both sides.