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Rangers Sign G Alexandar Georgiev to 2-Yr Extension

The New York Rangers have signed goaltender Alex Georgiev to a two-year, $2,425,000 million deal.

Reports on Thursday are that the New York Rangers have signed goaltender Alex Georgiev to a two-year, $2,425,000 million deal. In the first year (2020-21), he’ll be paid $2,200,000. In the second, $2,650,000. The netminder had filed for arbitration and was scheduled to go before an arbitrator on Oct 31.

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Once the Rangers removed veteran netminder Henrik Lundqvist from the equation by buying him out of his contract, that left the organization with their two future goalies. It was just a matter of getting Georgiev signed since Igor Shesterkin still had one season remaining on his contract.

The team announced they have agreed to terms on a new contract and will let the two battle it out for the starting role. Georgiev, 24, appeared in 34 games with the Rangers this past season, posting a 17-14-2 record, along with a 3.04 GAA, a .910 SV%, and 2 SO. 

He struggle late in the season as part of a three-man goalie crew and will likely enter next season as option 1B to Igor’s 1A. He’s an excellent netminder on the penalty kill and stole a fair number of games for the Rangers this past season.

What Else Will Rangers Do?

After signing Georgiev the Rangers now show $15,679,367 in projected cap space for this coming season. They have a roster of 20 players (12F-6D-2G) and their RFAs that still need to be signed include: Ryan Stome, Brendan Lemieux, Gabriel Fontainem Tony Deangelo, and Darren Raddysh.

They’ve already linked their top-overall selection in Alexis Lafreniere to an entry-level contract.

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