Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Tuesday that the New York Rangers have signed winger Eeli Tolvanen, with PuckPedia cited as the source for the move.
- The agreement is reported as a one-year deal with a $1.5 million cap hit, which removes Tolvanen from the unrestricted free-agent pool.
- Tolvanen was a 2017 first-round pick who found a scoring role after joining the Seattle Kraken in 2022-23, posting a career-high 41 points in 2023-24 and 23 goals in 2024-25.
- He is a high-volume shooter with streaky production and a recent dip in efficiency, recording an 8.5% shooting percentage last season, which is below his career average.
- The signing follows the departures of Artemi Panarin in February and Vincent Trocheck this summer and joins other low-cost additions as the Rangers try to restore secondary scoring and power-play depth.