After a first day of seismic activity, things have been relatively quiet on the NHL free agency landscape. And the Rangers, who have made it clear that they’re serious about this rebuilding thing, have been among the quietest of teams.
To recap, when free agency opened on July 1, John Tavares left the Islanders to join his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs, and a couple other big names signed some big deals around the league. All the Rangers did on that first day was re-sign their own restricted free agent, Vladislav Namestnikov, to a two-year, $8 million contract, and sign free agent defenseman Frederik Claesson of Ottawa to a one-year, $700,000 deal.