Major development has surfaced regarding the New York Rangers securing gritty forward in the offseason
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Major development surfaces regarding the New York Rangers adding a gritty forward to their lineup this offseason. As the off-season is not too far off GM Chris Drury could add some great pieces to the team with a salary cap increase ahead.
One player Chris Drury could secure before July 1st, is Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett, who is a UFA at the end of the 2024-2025 NHL season when his four-year contract with the Florida Panthers expires.
The deal pays him a cool $4.425 million AAV, totaling $17.7 million. With PuckGM we could give him a substantial raise and lure him to the blue shirts with a four-year, $24 million deal, team-friendly and yet a good raise for a reliable forward.
With the team looking to offload more superstar talent like Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider in July, they will need forwards to replace talent lost.
That could be Sam Bennett, who unlike Zibanejad and Kreider, has made it to the Stanley Cup finals and won the ultimate prize in sports.
NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman has reported that the two sides are negotiating but nothing substantial has resulted yet.
«Sam Bennett, as it stands right now, would be one of the biggest free agents available on July 1. If he gets there,» Friedman said on Saturday Headlines on Sportsnet on March 15. «I don't want to handicap it. But the word in the press box Thursday night (March 13) as Florida played in Toronto are talks have resumed between Bennett and the Panthers. Again, I don't want to handicap it. I don't want to say one way or the other. But they are trying. And it's been a very good marriage between player and team.»
Bennett has been one of the Panthers' key forwards and would be a great addition to the Rangers.
He adds grit to the lineup that only has recently returned with forwards like Will Cuylle, Matt Rempe, and JT Miller.
Adding someone like Bennett would add leadership, and poise that the team lacks lately even with Kreider on the roster.
In 75 games with the Florida Panthers he's tallied 49 points (25 G, 24 A).
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