Two days after acquiring gritty forward Barclay Goodrow from the two-time Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning, Rangers GM Chris Drury responded to a report that the team is close to a deal with the 28-year-old free agent by saying he doesn’t see "any issues’’ with the Blueshirts signing Goodrow to a new contract.
"We’ve talked. We’re making progress. But nothing to report now,’’ Drury said Monday, when asked about Goodrow.
"But I don’t anticipate any issues with getting him under contract.’’
The Rangers acquired Goodrow Saturday, before the NHL deadline for teams submitting their protected lists for Wednesday’s expansion draft to stock the incoming Seattle Kraken, the league’s 32nd team.