New York Rangers faced with several challenges regarding their Restricted Free Agents

Players who are restricted free agents must be given a qualifying offer not only for the team to maintain their rights, but to keep them from entering free agency.

Arbitration-eligible players meet a special set of criteria based on age and years of experience in the NHL. Both the team and the player could initiate the process, and work with a proposal and work with an independent arbitrator to find a middle-ground between the two parties and find a suitable number.

But with RFAs, all are susceptible to offer sheets.

With offer sheets, other teams send the player a contract offer, and the drafting team will have seven days to match the other team's offer, if it's been accepted. If the player accepts and the team is unable to match, they will receive compensation based on salary and will receive draft picks.

Here are three RFAs who are eligible for arbitration with the Rangers:

Adam Edstrom has proven their year that he can be a reliable fourth-line forward for the Rangers..Alongside Matt Rempe, the Rangers have something they could build off of. Edstrom's contract he signed in 2022, will be expiring soon, and his qualifying offer will come in slightly less than his original AAV of $846 K. With his season-ending injury affecting his leverage in negotiations, we could see him signing for another year, at $950 K.

K'Andre Miller's future with the Rangers is up in the air, in a storyline that could keep us enthralled. The former first-round pick took a step back this season and could end up being a trade chip, or could be given a bridge by the Rangers.

In 2023, he signed a bridge deal paying him $3.872 million AAV, but is projected to earn up to $4 million and above.

That all depends on whether or not Drury feels like he can continue to develop successfully in New York under Mike Sullivan.

Another Rangers waiver claim who has had his season cut short due to an injury. Kaliyev can be an depth goal-scorer, but hasn't wowed anyone with his game this season.

With all the prospects coming up from Hartford, it seems like he could be left to become a UFA in July, while Brett Berard, Brennan Othmann, and Gabe Perreault fight for a roster spot.

Could the New York Islanders be a landing spot for him?

The Rangers are fortunate they have plenty of talent stashed in Hartford in cases like this. But topic like K'Andre Miller deserve a little more examination given how one down-year shouldn't tarnish an otherwise solid record in the NHL.