The last bit of summer business is over for the Rangers, who on Tuesday announced they had signed restricted free agent defenseman Libor Hajek to a one-year contract. CapFriendly.com reported it is a two-way deal, worth $874,125 at the NHL level and $70,000 at the minor league level.
Hajek, 23, played in 44 games for the Rangers last season (two goals, two assists, 10 penalty minutes, +2) but will face a challenge to make the roster this season with the arrival of 2018 first-round pick Nils Lundkvist and free-agent additions Patrik Nemeth and Jarred Tinordi.
Hajek, a 6-2, 203-pound native of Smrcek, Czech Republic, was acquired by the Rangers from Tampa Bay as part of the Ryan McDonagh-J.