The New York Rangers signed winger Sammy Blais to a one year contract extension with a $1.525, making it official on Friday morning.
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1 year / 1-way extension
2022-23: $1,525,000
Rangers have signed Blais to a 1 year extension at just under his QO. He'll be a UFA when his new deal expires next summer.https://t.co/Kz5JKTVZa2
Blais was in the final year of a two year contract with a $1.5 million cap hit that he originally signed with the St. Louis Blues. Blais was a restricted free agent, but will be an unrestricted free agent when his new deal expires in 2023. The contract comes in at just under his qualifying offer.
The Rangers acquired Blais in 2021 along with a second round pick in 2022 for Pavel Buchnevich. He had four assists in 14 games this season before suffering a torn ACL in November 2021, and was ruled out for the rest of the season.
The Rangers are looking to continue their momentum after a surprise run to the Eastern Conference Final, but will be in tough with several free agents to deal with. Along with any of the trade deadline additions they may want to bring back in Andrew Copp, Tyler Motte, Frank Vatrano, and Justin Braun, they also will be looking to re-sign a few Rangers who have been around longer, like Ryan Strome, Kaapo Kakko, Julien Gauthier, and Alexandar Georgiev. They currently have just over $11 million in cap space, especially with the $9.5 million extension to defenseman Adam Fox kicking in.
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