The New York Rangers and General Manager Jeff Gorton wisely stood pat at the opening of free agent frenzy. They allowed other teams to sign players like Leo Komarov, Ryan Reaves and Jay Beagle to inflated contracts.
Their main splash of the day was to re-sign center/winger Vladislav Namestnikov, obtained in the trade deadline deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning, for two years at $4 million per year.
The Rangers had also obtained center/winger Ryan Spooner at the trade deadline, from the Boston Bruins. With the signing of Namestnikov, Spooner will likely be traded before the beginning of training camp.