New York Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury might opt to take a unique approach this offseason.
Pursuing restricted free agents via offer sheets is not a common strategy in the NHL, but it’s becoming more prevalent.
With a lack of star talent in the unrestricted free agency class this summer, the Rangers reportedly have their eyes on taking the offer-sheet route with restricted free agents.
“The Rangers came into this offseason more worried about an offer sheet poaching either K’Andre Miller or, far worse, Cuylle, who has a lot of value and upside here and elsewhere,” Arthur Staple of The Athletic wrote. “Now, it appears the Rangers want to be the aggressors on the little-used offer sheet market.”
Staple linked the Rangers to Buffalo Sabres forward JJ Peterka as a potential offer-sheet option. Peterka is a player who was connected to the Rangers at around the trade deadline, but nothing ultimately transpired between the Blueshirts and Sabres.
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman echoed the same sentiment about the Rangers being intrigued to adopt the offer-sheet strategy.
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“I think the thing that is really interesting is that the word offer sheets are being mentioned with them and they are not really having a problem with it…The Rangers don’t seem all that bothered by the fact that people are linking them to offer sheets, so I’m curious to see where that is all going to go,” Friedman said.
Drury has already been aggressive to start the offseason as the team traded Chris Kreider to the Anaheim Ducks, starting what should be an eventful summer for the Rangers.
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