[Signing] Rangers sign Kreider (4 years, $4.625 mil AAV)

[sureLoss]

Aaron Ward @NHL_AaronWard
NYR and Chris Kreider 4.625 AAV /4 years. #NYR

[LIP MAN]

Fair signing, I really like his game.

[Samonadreau]

Does this buy any UFA years?

[sureLoss]

2 UFA years

[Hackey]

Seem quite fair.

[Enoch Root]

Interesting comparison (last 3 years)...

Kreider (6'3" 225 lbs): 59G, 67A, 126P

Brouwer (6'3" 213 lbs): 64G, 61A, 125P

Brouwer signed for 4 yrs, $4.5M per (all UFA years)

Kreider signed for 4 yrs, $4.625M per (2 yrs of UFA)

Kreider is only 25, so there is still some potential upside. Puts Brouwer's contract in perspective though.

[GreenLantern2814]

Interesting aside, if Montreal hadn't gone Montreal and picked Louis Leblanc over Kreider because he grew up near the Forum, Chris Kreider wouldn't have been a Ranger to smash into Carey Price's knee and Montreal might have had the chance to lose to LA.