Trusted NHL Insider Confirms The New York Rangers Are Favourited To Land NHL Superstar Connor McDavid
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Recent reports have just confirmed that the New York Rangers have officially entered the Connor McDavid sweepstakes if he manages to enter free agency following the end of this upcoming season.
The New York Rangers organization have been making a ton of moves lately to reshape their roster. However, they keep running into a very big issue when it comes to extending Artemi Panarin at the end of the 2025-26 season, and a big reason for that could be to see if McDavid will reach free agency.
Trusted NHL Chris Johnston of The Athletic, recently appeared on The Steve Dangle Podcast, and was questioned regarding whether or not teams are prepping themselves for the possibility of acquiring the superstar forward Connor McDavid.
While on the podcast, Johnston revealed three specific teams that will be the biggest frontrunners to acquire McDavid and one of those teams being the New York Rangers.
"I'm sure it has occurred to the Los Angeles Kings. I'm sure it has occurred to the New York Rangers. You don't think Julien BriseBois down in Tampa Bay is looking at his long-term roster?
Obviously, there's 31 teams that would like to have him, but there's probably 10 teams that would think they'd be in the running if they ever got a chance."
Obviously, there's 31 teams that would like to have him, but there's probably 10 teams that would think they'd be in the running if they ever got a chance."
What Would It Take For The New York Rangers To Acquire Connor McDavid?
Johnston revealed that there are two crucial aspects that any team will need to have if they hope to acquire McDavid.
1) You need to have the cap space to sign him (potentially at a $20M AAV).
2) You need to be able to "prove to him demonstrably" that he'll have a chance to win a Stanley Cup.
2) You need to be able to "prove to him demonstrably" that he'll have a chance to win a Stanley Cup.
Something the New York Rangers can easily prove. Despite having a bad 2024-25 season the Rangers were just the President's Trophy winners two seasons ago and with the moves Chris Drury has made this offseason they are in good shape to return to playoff form.
Along with that, the New York Rangers are projected to have roughly $29.6 million in cap space at the end of the next season, as the NHL cap will be going up to $104 million for the 2026-27 season.
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