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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

What if there's no cap left to sign an offensive defenseman? That's a way more important piece than a 4th liner. That's why you kind of have to do it in order.

And actually, I think the priority is re-signing Gaudreau and Mangiapane, but those deals don't affect the team until the following year.

Maybe look at it this way, they just replaced Derek Ryan and saved almost $2 million in cap space and didn’t get tied down to a long term contract maintaining flexibility.

There’s a good chance the Rangers will be trading a third round pick on the future to get rid of the Barclay Goodrow contract.