Psst, pass it on: Chris Kreider is going into the final season of his Rangers contract and is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.
“It’s the third time already in my career,” the apparently unperturbed No. 20, who previously became a restricted free agent in 2014 and 2016, said Saturday in Tarrytown at the Rangers’ first full-team practice of training camp. “This is part of it, and it’s not a part of it I worry about.
“I’ve talked to Jeff [Gorton, general manager], JD [team president John Davidson] and everyone in management, and it’s all good.