Another Rangers RFA is locked up, with winger Adam Edstrom signing a two year contract extension. The extension carries a $975,000 cap hit, which makes this contract identical to the Matt Rempe contract. The identical cap hits make sense given their expected roles. The duo flanked center Sam Carrick on a surprisingly effective fourth line for the Rangers before Edstrom’s season ending injury.
Edstrom is a solid hockey player who can hopefully play a full season next year. He moves very well for a kid his size and has nice instincts too. Assuming Mike Sullivan doesn’t break up this trio, they should form a good fourth line for the Rangers as they look to rebound from whatever you can call last season. Worst case scenario, his contract is easily buried in Hartford, but that likely won’t happen. Edstrom is here to stay, like Rempe.
