Confirmed with Link: Rangers re-sign Derek Stepan [2 years, $6.15M, $3.075M AAV]

[Hunter Gathers]

3.1 is about what he deserved. Good job, Slats.

 

[Krams]

By himself? He can play with the team in Las Vegas if he'd like.

Totally slipped my mind.

 

[eco's bones]

Glad this thread is going to come to an end. Stepan IMO is the Rangers best forward. Nash may be more dangerous and get more money but Derek still led the team in scoring and is more rounded. He might not get into any games until the season starts but there's still plenty of time for practicing and everything else. We definitely need him.

 

[Tawnos]

Now we can see what actually needs to happen for the team to be in line with the Cap on Monday.

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

Good deal, it's about time $tepan came to his senses

 

[GAGLine]

Now we can see what actually needs to happen for the team to be in line with the Cap on Monday.

Let the waivers begin!

 

[Dalagaze]

Hopefully this wasn't posted yet.

 

[Krams]

Glad this thread is going to come to an end. Stepan IMO is the Rangers best forward. Nash may be more dangerous and get more money but Derek still led the team in scoring and is more rounded. He might not get into any games until the season starts but there's still plenty of time for practicing and everything else. We definitely need him.

I think he'll need to sustain last year's production for more than a half season before we call him better than Nash.

 

[OverTheCap]

Thrilled this got done.

Richards should be worried as his spot in the top 6 is now in jeopardy - wonder if he plays with a little more urgency tonight.

 

[Tawnos]

Larry Brooks ‏@NYP_Brooksie 1m
Stepan deal is for $6.15M over two years, Post has learned.

AAV is $3.075m

 

[Trxjw]

Good deal. Right in line with what most sensible people thought he would get. Hopefully Step has been training hard and is ready to join the team.

 

[GAGLine]

From LB Twitter:

Stepan deal is for $6.15M over two years, Post has learned.

Plan is for Stepan, who has been skating in Madison with Badgers, to meet NYR in New York after club flies home following tmw night in Vegas

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

Awesome news. Glad this finally got done. Need to get Nash away from the anti-Christ.

 

[Dalagaze]

Now we can see what actually needs to happen for the team to be in line with the Cap on Monday.

If we send Powe to Hartford, we should have just over $600K in cap space, if I punched the numbers in on CapGeek correctly.

CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTER
My Custom Lineup
FORWARDS
Rick Nash ($7.800m) / Brad Richards ($6.667m) / Ryan Callahan ($4.275m)
Carl Hagelin ($2.250m) / Derick Brassard ($3.200m) / Derek Dorsett ($1.633m)
Taylor Pyatt ($1.550m) / Brian Boyle ($1.700m) / Arron Asham ($1.000m)
Benoit Pouliot ($1.300m) / Chris Kreider ($1.325m) /
Mats Zuccarello ($1.150m) / Dominic Moore ($1.000m) /
Derek Stepan ($3.100m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Ryan McDonagh ($4.700m) / Marc Staal ($3.975m)
Dan Girardi ($3.325m) / Michael Del Zotto ($2.550m)
Anton Stralman ($1.700m) / Justin Falk ($0.975m)
John Moore ($0.965m) /
GOALTENDERS
Henrik Lundqvist ($6.875m)
Martin Biron ($1.300m)
OTHER
Buried: Darroll Powe ($0.142m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $64,456,667; BONUSES: $762,500
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $605,833

 

[Tawnos]

If we send Powe to Hartford, we should have just over $600K in cap space, if I punched the numbers in on CapGeek correctly.

The Rangers are planning on carrying 8 defensemen out west.

 

[eco's bones]

I think he'll need to sustain last year's production for more than a half season before we call him better than Nash.

Nash has never really been a ppg player either. What Nash is mostly is a big, skilled, shifty goal scoring threat with decent defensive awareness. Stepan IMO is much like Patrice Bergeron-minus the face-off skills (though he has progressively gotten better since he turned pro) and a bit of skating. He is a smart creative player on offense and a stellar defensive forward.

 

[Kane One]

****ing awesome!

 

[Richter Scale]

'Bout damn time.

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

From LB Twitter:

Hopefully he's been training as hard as Richards has all summer

 

[Dalagaze]

The Rangers are planning on carrying 8 defensemen out west.

Well if we're keeping Bickel around, then either Pyatt or Asham will have to go too.

 

[Krams]

Nash has never really been a ppg player either. What Nash is mostly is a big, skilled, shifty goal scoring threat with decent defensive awareness. Stepan IMO is much like Patrice Bergeron-minus the face-off skills (though he has progressively gotten better since he turned pro) and a bit of skating. He is a smart creative player on offense and a stellar defensive forward.

If Stepan reaches his potential, I agree with you. But at this point in his career, I think he still has more to prove before I'm ready to label him our best forward.

 

[Tawnos]

It's really too bad that Stepan won't see any pre-season game action. Don't be surprised at all if he looked winded in the 3rd period for a few games at the start of the season.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

So did Stepan really just holdout for 2 weeks to get an extra 75,000?

Silly how they couldnt come to this earlier, much earlier.

I guess Stepan didnt want to miss the parties in Vegas with the boys...Dinner should be on him.

 

[Inferno]

so stepan misses the entire training camp for a little less than the deal the rangers were willing to make originally?

unless im reading that wrong...

 

[Blue Blooded]

Finally!