Overview
- Gavrikov’s contract carries an average annual value of $7 million and installs him alongside Adam Fox on the Rangers’ top defensive pairing.
- Last season at five-on-five, Gavrikov ranked sixth among NHL defensemen in both goals-for percentage (59.2) and expected goals-for percentage (62.69).
- The new deal will factor into potential offer-sheet negotiations for restricted free agent winger Will Cuylle.
- General manager Chris Drury is evaluating cap ramifications as the team explores trade options for RFA defenseman K’Andre Miller.
- Braden Schneider is slated to shift to his off side following labrum surgery and oversee the second pairing while Soucy, Vaakanainen and Robertson vie for the third-pairing spot.