With two preseason games in the books, let’s take a quick look at the math and how one possible opening-night lineup for the Rangers stacks up against the $73-million salary cap.
Hint: They’ve got room to maneuver.
NHL teams must be salary-cap compliant by Oct. 11, before the first games of the regular season on Oct. 12.
Forwards (13)
Rick Nash: $7,800,000
Derek Stepan: $6,500,000
Chris Kreider: $4,625,000
Mats Zuccarello: $4,500,000
J.T. Miller: $2,750,000
Mika Zibanejad: $2,650,000
Kevin Hayes: $2,600,000
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Michael Grabner: $1,650,000
Brandon Pirri: $1,100,000
Jesper Fast: $950,000
Jimmy Vesey: $925,000
Pavel Buchnevich: $925,000
Nathan Gerbe: $600,000
Total: $37,575,000
Defensemen (7)
Marc Staal: $5,700,000
Dan Girardi: $5,500,000
Ryan McDonagh: $4,700,000
Kevin Klein: $2,900,000
Nick Holden: $1,650,000
Brady Skjei: $925,000
Dylan McIlrath: $800,000
Total: $22,175,000
Goalies (2)
Henrik Lundqvist $8,500,000
Antti Raanta $1,000,000
Total: $9,500,000
Total estimated cap charge: $69,250,000
In this scenario, assigning forward Tanner Glass (32, $1.