Just a couple of hours after signing off on Chris Kreider’s brand new four-year deal, the New York Rangers have locked up their last key restricted free agent. According to Aaron Ward, Kevin Hayes and the New York Rangers have a agreed to a two-year deal that will pay him $2.6 million annually.
The term and money fall right in line with most of us expected all along, given how the Rangers handle a majority of their RFA’s coming off of entry-level deals. With J.T. Miller and Kevin Hayes both locked up on bridge deals, the Rangers now have a ton of flexibility in the short-term.