You can rattle off the names over the last few years; Artemi Panarin in 2019, Kevin Shattenkirk in 2017, both top UFAs in their class. Now the Rangers are in a different mode, one where signing Alex Pietrangelo or Taylor Hall make no sense.
New York Rangers will be bargain hunters
It’s quite possible that the Rangers will make little to no noise at all today with the opening bell of free agency. Yes, when the clock strikes 12, you can expect both Pietrangelo and Hall gone. Add in names like Torey Krug, Braden Holtby, Tyson Barrie, Henrik Lundqvist, and Bobby Ryan as well.