The New York Rangers' top scorer will be back on Broadway for a revival this season, as it was announced by TSN's Darren Dreger that Mats Zuccarello was re-signed to a one-year deal worth $3.5 million.
Avoiding arbitration was key, because the process usually gets ugly when a team is listing reasons why a player isn't worth their asking price. That can lead to hurt feelings and an eventual departure from the franchise.
On the surface, this is an amazing deal for both Zuccarello and the Rangers, and it shows the Hobbit's willingness to be a Ranger for the foreseeable future. While the headlines will surely feature the fact that the Rangers and Zuccarello avoided arbitration with this deal, the big news comes via Larry Brooks of the New York Post.
This deal, which pays Zuccarello below market value, gives the Blueshirts financial flexibility for this season, and it will allow them to negotiate a deal with their 2013-14 top scorer that pays more money starting in 2015-16, when the salary cap could potentially jettison upward from the current figure of $69 million according to J ...
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Breaking Down Mats Zuccarello’s New Contract with New York Rangers
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