With doing this the Rangers hope another team will claim him as it would help clear a full $3.642 million AVV cap hit, as he still has three seasons remaining at a $3.642MM cap hit with a 15-team no-trade list.
Barclay Goodrow wasn't the worse player for the Rangers but could have been better, during the regular season he only managed to tally up 12 points (4 goals, 8 assists), and in the post season he seemed to do better with 8 points (6 goals, 2 assist) in 16 games.