New York Rangers 20 Best Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
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The New York Rangers had missed the playoffs for 7 consecutive seasons prior to the introduction of the salary cap, despite spending boatloads of money and being 75% of the reason the league needed a hard cap in the first place. The struggling (but rich) franchise would find salvation when King Henry Lundqvist arrived on an airplane from Europe. The team made the playoffs 11 times in the next 12 years including 3 trips to the conference final and 1 crack at the Cup. They made another trip to the conference final in 2022. Until recently this was a team that played hardball getting youngsters into cheap bridge deals, with many of those included here.
New York Rangers 20 Best Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
New York Rangers 20 Best Contracts in the…
New York Rangers 20 Best Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
The New York Rangers had missed the playoffs for 7 consecutive seasons prior to the introduction of the salary cap, despite spending boatloads of money and being 75% of the reason the league needed a hard cap in the first place. The struggling (but rich) franchise would find salvation when King Henry Lundqvist arrived on an airplane from Europe. The team made the playoffs 11 times in the next 12 years including 3 trips to the conference final and 1 crack at the Cup. They made another trip to the conference final in 2022. Until recently this was a team that played hardball getting youngsters into cheap bridge deals, with many of those included here.