The final big contractual question of the summer was answered when the New York Rangers announced that arbitration eligible restricted free agent Pavel Buchnevich had inked a two-year bridge deal. The contract carries an annual cap hit of $3.25 million.
While the terms of the deal are not official, the salary figure was widely reported. As it is a bridge deal, the 24-year old Russian is set up for a big payday in two years if he improves on his career best goal scoring season. He will still be a restricted free agent at the end of this contract, though will remain arbitration eligible.