Tampa Bay is signing former Ranger Tyler Motte to a one-year deal worth $800,000. (Johnston)
Motte reportedly recently changed agents and had been looking for a bigger contract. (Dhaliwal)
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Rangers announce new trainer and updates to hockey ops staff
The Rangers have announced a bunch of updates to their hockey operations staff:
- Ryane Clowe has been promoted to Co-Senior Advisor to President and General Manager
- Angela Ruggiero has been hired as Hockey Operations Advisor
- Christian Hmura has been hired as Skills and Performance Development Coach
- Mark Ciaccio has been named Prospect Development Skills Coach
- Paul Mara has been hired as Player Development Assistant
- Andy Hosler has been named Head Athletic Trainer
- Brandon Rodgers has been named Senior Sports Therapist
- Kayla McAvoy has been hired full-time as Assistant Sports Scientist
- Kathryn Yates has been hired as Manager of Performance Data Insights
Alexis Lafreniere signs two-year deal
8/24/23 | 11:50AM: On 32 Thoughts, Elliotte Friedman said “I was wondering what this one was going to look like at the end of the summer, the end of the day. I’m not hugely surprised about the number. I heard that it was going to be in this range and basically what Lafreniere signs is a prove it contract. I didn’t think he was going to get traded.”
Rangers sign Brandon Scanlin to one-year deal
The Rangers have avoided arbitration with Brandon Scanlin and signed him to a one-year deal that is worth $775,000 in the NHL and $100,000 in the AHL. (Friedman)
Scanlin’s hearing was scheduled for 8/4.
The last remaining unsigned player for the Rangers is Alexis Lafreniere.
Vladimir Tarasenko signs with Ottawa
Vladimir Tarasenko has signed a one-year deal worth $5 million with the Ottawa Senators.
Tarasenko reportedly wanted to return to the Rangers and appeared to be on the verge of signing a multi-year deal with Carolina and then fired his agents.
Tarasenko has a full no-trade clause. (Puck Pedia)
Rangers sign Defenseman Ty Emberson to one-year deal
The Rangers have announced that they have signed RFA minor-league defenseman Ty Emberson to a one-year deal.
Emberson, 23, had seven goals and 20 assists in 69 games for Hartford last season. He had two goals and three assists in nine playoff games.
He is 6-1, 185 and was acquired from Arizona in the deal that sent Patrik Nemeth away.
He was named the best “defensive defenseman” in the AHL’s Eastern Conference last season.