Mika Zibanejad’s eight-year extension worth $8.5 million per season begins with the 2022-23 season.
The Rangers already have Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin, Chris Kreider, Barclay Goodrow, Filip Chytil, Ryan Reaves, Alexis Lafreniere, Morgan Barron, Jacob Trouba, Ryan Lindgren, Patrik Nemeth, K’Andre Miller, Nils Lundkvist, Jarred Tinordi and Igor Shesterkin under contract for next season for a total of $58.8 million.
7:50PM: Zibanejad has a full no-move until 7 days before the trade deadline in the final year of the deal. At that point it becomes a 21-team no trade list. (CapFriendly)
11:34 AM: The Rangers have confirmed it is an eight-year extension.
Chris Drury said in a statement, “Since joining the team in 2016, Mika has emerged as one of the premier players in the NHL. In addition to being a great player on the ice, Mika is an exemplary person off of the ice. We are fortunate to have him as part of our Rangers organization and are excited that he will continue his career in New York.”
The Rangers have announced that Mika Zibanejad has been named to Sweden’s Olympic Team.
Zibanejad is one of the first three mandatory players named, along with Victor Hedman and Gabriel Landeskog.
Over the weekend Canada named Sidney Crosby, Alex Pietrangelo and Connor McDavid as their first three players for the Olympics.
David Quinn will be an assistant for Team USA.
9/22/21 | Brooks writes in the NY Post that talks are ongoing, but nothing imminent and Zibanejad has not set a deadline where a deal would need to be done. (NY Post)
9/10/21 | In the NY Post, Larry Brooks writes that the Rangers and Mika Zibanejad “share the mutual objective” of coming to terms on a contract extension.
He says that the talks have been “productive,” but that it is “premature” to suggest that a deal is “just around the corner.” (NY Post Sports +)
After signing Igor Shesterkin to a four-year deal on Monday, the Rangers have $8.8 million in cap space. (Cap Friendly)
Libor Hajek is the only remaining RFA that is unsigned.
The Rangers are able to sign Mika Zibanejad to a contract extension beginning on Wednesday.
Zibanejad, 28, is in the final year of a five-year deal that has a cap hit of $5.3 million. He has a full no-move clause.
Asked about Zibanejad on Saturday, Chris Drury said “obviously Mika is a huge part of our team and has been a huge part of our organization for a long-time. I’m certainly not going to discuss his contract or anyone else’s publicly, but certainly have a ton of respect for him as a person and a player for what he has done here and I’ll leave it at that.”