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23-05-2025
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An Intelligent Analysis Of The Rangers Salary Cap Dilemma
Talk about problems; the Rangers have a ton-and-half. It's all about making the team better and it starts and ends with the Salary Cap. Since I only received a "C" grade in Arithmetic at P.S. 54 – teacher Miss Yearwood was being kind – I'm turning this issue over to my Salary Cap captain Jess Rubenstein. His deluxe, expert opinion follows: "First," Jess offers, "thanks to the folks at Why Aren't The Blueshirts Just Like The Florida Panthers? It was only a year ago that the Rangers had the Panthers on the ropes. Rubenstein's head of steam follows: "If the Salary Cap rises to $95 million as they expect it to, then the Rangers are once again suffering a Cap nightmare. "Before they can even talk about their Restricted Free Agents, they have committed to $87,077,858 for 19 players for next season. That leaves $8,422,142 in cap space. I would say that it seals Chris Kreider's fate as a Ranger as they need to move his $6.5 million salary even if they must retain at least a third ($2.167 million) to free up an additional $4,333,333 in cap space. "If I was Chris Drury, I would pass on offering qualifying offers to either Kaliyev or Robertson. Neither has done anything to earn one nor do you want to risk having to go to arbitration with either player."Before I go on, I want to show how Drury extending Juuso Parssinen will come back to haunt him and the Rangers. Parssinen is going to go from $775,000 to $1,250,000 despite not playing well enough to warrant the raise. Which raises a key question: "How does the GM explain not giving Adam Edstrom, Matt Rempe, or even Zac Jones the same raise? "Edstrom? Maybe Drury uses his injury against him, but he still offered more than Parssinen. He has arbitration rights. "Rempe? They hold his suspensions against him, but he too offers more than Parssinen. He does not have arbitration rights. "Jones? Drury might say that he has not made a top six job his own. Still, he offers more than both Parssinen or Miller. He too has arbitration rights. More vexing questions: "How does the GM not give Will Cuylle a bigger raise than Parssinen? In every statistical argument, Cuylle did more than Parssinen. He may not have arbitration, but he'll be twice the player that Parssinen will ever be." Rubenstein calls a brief time-out for some math work. He we go: "Let's give Edstrom, Jones, and Rempe the same as Parssinen of $1.25 million, which adds up to $3.75 million. "Give Cuylle $1.6 million and that adds up to $5.35 million – subtract that from $8.4 million and you have just $3.05 million which you can't pay K'Andre Miller with unless you've traded Kreider. "Even if you do trade Kreider, that leaves you around $7.38 million which is not worth spending on Miller. Therefore, Miller has to go and be replaced." Comparisons prove; so, Jess, what does this all tell you about the Rangers and Panthers? "The Panthers are in the Eastern Conference Finals as the defending Cup Champions and the winners of two straight playoff games against the Hurricanes. 5-2 and 5-0!" Rubenstein concludes. The Blueshirts are playing golf! Or, at least trying their best at this very challenging sport.
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20-05-2025
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Juuso Parssinen of Rangers scores fancy goal for Finland at World Championships
Juuso Parssinen continues to make a positive impression and play a big role for Finland at the 2025 World Hockey Championships. The New York Rangers forward added to his impressive play at the tournament Saturday when he scored a highlight-reel goal off the rush in a 2-1 win against Latvia. Parssinen made a slick between the legs play at high speed approaching the Latvia net early in the second period. He appeared to be trying to pass to an onrushing teammate, but caught a break when the puck hit the skate of a Latvian defenseman and deflected into the net to give Finland a 1-0 lead at 7:37 of the second period. That was Parsinnen's only shot on goal Saturday, but he made it count. He also won six of 10 face-offs and logged an even 10 minutes TOI. Advertisement The 24-year-old now has four points (three goals, one assist) in five games for Finland, which has won four of five. Parssinen's first two goals in the tournament were game-winners, and he's plus-6 so far. His goal Saturday is quickly becoming a go-to highlight on social media. But that's nothing new for Parssinen. He blew it up a couple years ago when he scored this between-the-legs beauty for the Nashville Predators in overtime against the Minnesota Wild. Related: 'Stock has definitely risen' on potential Rangers free-agent target Adam Gaudette Rangers intrigued with what they have in Juuso Parssinen Danny Wild-Imagn Images This is the potential the Rangers see in Parssinen, whom they acquired from the Colorado Avalanche on March 1 in the Ryan Lindgren trade. It's, in part, what led the Rangers to sign Parssinen to a two-year, $2.5 million contract a couple weeks ago. Advertisement Parssinen was actually scratched for more games (12) than he played (11) with the Rangers after the trade. When he was in the lineup, Parssinen skated in the bottom six, both at center and on the wing. He won 40.3 percent of his face-offs in limited opportunity. The Rangers had only a 28.57 percent expected goals share when Parssinen was on the ice 5v5, per Natural Stat Trick, and were out-chanced by a whopping 77-21 margin with him on the ice. But Parssinen came alive offensively late in the season, with five points (two goals, three assists) in his final three games. And he's carried that momentum into the World Championships. Can he bring it consistently? That's always been the question for the talented forward, who offers versatility with the ability to play center or on the wing. Even at the Worlds, it hasn't been all good. Parssinen was demolished at the face-off dot prior to Saturday's much better showing. Next season will give the Rangers a better idea if they have an extra depth forward on their hands or an emerging young talent ready to take the next step. Advertisement Related Headlines
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13-05-2025
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Rangers sign Juuso Parssinen to 2-year contract
On the same day the New York Rangers named Mike Sullivan their new coach, they also signed forward Juuso Parssinen to a two-year contract. Clearly, one of those news items is a bit more important than the other. But Rangers general manager Chris Drury was able to check a couple boxes from his offseason to-do list. Advertisement Though the Rangers didn't reveal financial terms, Parssinen reportedly will receive $1.25 million annually. He could've been a restricted free agent this summer, and will be an RFA with arbitration rights at the end of this new deal in 2027. The 24-year-old from Finland played for three teams this season and finished with 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) in an NHL career-high 48 games. After playing for the Nashville Predators and Colorado Avalanche, the Rangers acquired Parssinen from the Avalanche in the Ryan Lindgren trade March 1. 'Not ideal, for sure, of course,' Parssinen said on break-up day about being moved twice in the same season. 'First time for me to see and feel the business side of things. It's been tough in a way. But at the same time I'm in a great spot now, so I'm really happy about that. I hope I can stay here.' Advertisement With the Rangers, Parssinen had five points (two goals, three assists) in 11 games. He came alive late in the season, recording his first three points with the Rangers when he had a goal and and two assists in a 9-2 win against the Islanders on April 10. He added a goal and assist in a 5-3 comeback win against the Florida Panthers four days later. In his first eight games with the Rangers, Parssinen not only failed to register a point, he didn't record a single shot on goal. He did step in to fight Washington Capitals defenseman Matt Roy after Roy ran Rangers forward Brennan Othmann hard into the boards in his third game after being acquired from Colorado. WATCH Mollie Walker interview on latest Rink Rap podcast at Forever Blueshirts YouTube page Juuso Parssinen wants 'to play more' for Rangers James Guillory-Imagn Images Parssinen was actually scratched for more games (12) than he played (11) with the Rangers. When he was in the lineup, Parssinen skated in the bottom six, both at center and on the wing. He won 40.3 percent of his face-offs in limited opportunity. The Rangers had only a 28.57 percent expected goals share when Parssinen was on the ice 5v5, per Natural Stat Trick, and were out-chanced by a whopping 77-21 margin with him on the ice. Advertisement Though he's shown some flashes of offensive skill in his three-season NHL career, Parssinen projects to once again contend for a spot on New York's third or fourth line next season. 'I want to play more, for sure, but if you take that away, I think my experience was really good,' Parssinen explained at break-up day. A seventh-round pick by the Predators (No. 210 overall) in the 2019 draft, Parssinen has 53 points (20 goals, 33 assists) in 137 NHL games. He recorded an NHL career-high 25 points (six goals, 19 assists) as a rookie in 2022-23 with Nashville, and then scored a career-best eight goals in 44 games the next season. At the moment, The Rangers have J.T. Miller, Vincent Trocheck, Mika Zibanejad (if he doesn't play on the wing), Sam Carrick, Jonny Brodzinski and Parssinen that played center at the NHL level. Matt Rempe could play the position, as well. Advertisement Prospects Noah Laba and Dylan Roobroeck — who scored 20 goals in his rookie pro season — are up-and-coming options with Hartford of the American Hockey League. The Rangers still have six NHL restricted free agents to re-sign this offseason. That group is led by defenseman K'Andre Miller and forward Will Cuylle. Rempe, Adam Edstrom, Zac Jones and Arthur Kaliyev also need new deals.
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13-05-2025
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Rangers' Juuso Parssinen scores overtime winner, helps Finland avoid upset at Word Championships
Juuso Parssinen finished the 2024-25 season strong for the New York Rangers, and that's carried over into his play at the 2025 World Hockey Championships. Parssinen scored a beauty in overtime to lift Finland past France 4-3 in preliminary-round play Sunday in Stockholm. His goal capped a furious comeback, as Finland avoided what would have been a stunning upset defeat at the hands of France. Advertisement Eeli Tolvanen scored twice 1:05 apart late in the third period to rally Finland from a 3-1 deficit. Each of his goals — at 18:27 and 19:32 — were scored after Finland pulled goalie Emil Larmi for an extra attacker. That set the stage for Parssinen's heroics. The Rangers center accepted a feed from Tolvanen, scooted to the net, and slid a backhand shot between the pads of goalie Antoine Keller just 1:24 into overtime to lift Finland to their second win in as many games at the Worlds. It was the second consecutive game-winner at the tournament for Parssinen. His first wasn't nearly as exciting. He scored Finland's second goal, 7:06 into the first period of an eventual 2-1 win over Austria. Advertisement Playing on Finland's third line, Parssinen tied for second on the team with four shots on goal Sunday, won 8 of 14 face-offs and logged 13:16 TOI. 'France played a great game,' Parssinen said. 'They defended well, everybody can skate and battle these days and the games get tough if you don't bury your chances.' Parssinen will face his Rangers teammate Mika Zibanejad on Monday when rivals Finland and Sweden clash. Zibanejad has three goals including a game-winner, in two games for Sweden, which won each of its first two games at the Worlds. The 24-year-old, who was acquired from the Colorado Avalanche on March 1 as part of the Ryan Lindgren trade, finished strong for the Rangers with five points (two goals, three assists) in his final three games of the season — a three-point outing against the Islanders on April 10 and two points vs. the Florida Panthers four days later. Advertisement Parssinen signed a two-year contract with the Rangers two weeks ago. He could've been a restricted free agent after he totaled 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) in 48 games for the Nashville Predators, Avalanche and Rangers this season. Related: Why Rangers long offseason might be blessing in disguise for Adam Fox Rangers forward prospect Adam Sykora earns first points at World Championships Credit: Hartford Wolf Pack Elsewhere at the World Championships, Rangers forward prospect Adam Sykora helped Slovakia defeat Slovenia 3-1 on Sunday. He picked up an assist on their first goal of the game, by Sebastian Cederle at 8:20 of the first period. It was Sykora's first point of the tournament. Advertisement The 20-year-old had two shots on goal in 14:09 TOI. This past season was his second as a pro in North America. Sykora notched career highs across the board with nine goals, 21 assists and 30 points 71 games with Hartford of the American Hockey League. He finished fifth on Hartford in scoring and fourth in assists. Will Cuylle remains without a point for Canada, which routed Latvia 7-1 on Sunday. Cuylle, a 20-goal scorer for the Rangers this season, logged 10:23 TOI but didn't record a shot on goal. Rangers goalie prospect Dylan Garand backed up Marc-Andre Fleury in the easy win. Garand started and earned a shutout in Canada's opener, a 4-0 win against Slovenia.
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02-03-2025
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What Juuso Parssinen, Calvin de Haan bring to Rangers' lineup following trade from Avalanche
The Rangers made a big move ahead of this week's NHL trade deadline. Knowing that they'll likely be unable to retain them in unrestricted free agency this offseason, New York decided to send defenseman Ryan Lindgren and versatile winger Jimmy Vesey to the Colorado Avalanche. In return, New York is receiving veteran defenseman Calvin de Hahn, young center Juuso Parssinen, a conditional second-round pick, and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft. Parting ways with two of their veteran pieces is certainly a big blow in the Blueshirts' locker room, but they are also picking up a pair of intriguing pieces who are expected to slot into the starting lineup immediately. So what exactly should Rangers fans expect from their new additions? De Haan is a former first-round pick of the Islanders who has appeared in 676 games with five different teams over the course of his pro career. He hasn't quite been able to live up to his draft status, but provides a serviceable veteran option on the backend for a team that badly needs the help. He has just seven assists this season, but feels if you can look past that, his overall game has been much better. 'My stats aren't too sexy, but my underlying numbers have been pretty good for the most part this year,' de Haan said Sunday. 'I'm just try to play my game — play steady hockey, play reliable hockey, try to help the team win. At the end of the day, that's my job.' De Haan is also an impending UFA, so it's entirely possible that in this heavy sellers market his stay in the Big Apple won't be long, but for now he is expected to slot in alongside Zac Jones on the bottom pairing Parssinen, on the other hand, is said to be a player whom the Rangers have shown a ton of interest in acquiring in the past. In fact, they had discussions about him with the Nashville Predators before they ultimately shipped him off to Colorado earlier this season. The 24-year-old actually scored his first career goal against the Blueshirts back in 2022. Since then, he's produced just 18 goals and 30 assists during his professional career, but the organization believes that he posses the skillset and potential to grow into an impactful bottom-six center. "A good young centerman," Peter Laviolette said. "He's been playing wing, but in conversations with him he wants to play center. Thinking back to Nashville, he played with some good players. This is a good opportunity to come in and show what he can do." Parssinen will center the third line between Brennan Othmann and Jonny Brodzinski.
