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Rangers expected to extend Kreider – TSN
Chris Kreider isn’t going anywhere after all.
After coming into Monday ranked as the top player on TSN’s Trade Bait Board, the New York Rangers and Kreider have reached a seven-year contract extension worth $6.5 million annually ($45.5 million total) according to TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie. Pierre LeBrun reports the deal is front-loaded and has “some no-move protection” which would rule him out from the Seattle expansion draft.
Darren Dreger reported before the official announcement came down that the Rangers and Kreider were expected to work out an extension.
Kreider has 24 goals and 21 points in 60 games with the Rangers this season. He ranked second on the Rangers with 52 points in 79 games last year.
The 28-year-old has spent his entire eight-year NHL career with the Rangers after being selected 19th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft. He is a veteran of 520 regular season games and has posted 316 points in that span.
A native of Boxford, Mass., Kreider was set to become a pending unrestricted free agent at season’s end. He currently carries a $4.625 million salary cap hit and a Modified No-Trade Clause.
Kreider has appeared in 77 playoff games and tallied 37 points, although the Rangers have not qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs since 2016-17.
New York enters play Monday sitting at 33-24-4, good for seventh place in the Metropolitan Division.
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The Bruins' strengths + vulnerabilities, and the path to a series victory for the Maple Leafs – MLHS Playoff Podcast – Maple Leafs Hot Stove
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Start time set for Game 1 in Maple Leafs-Bruins playoff series – Toronto Sun
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Fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs will be tuning in a little bit later than usual on Saturday night to see the puck drop for Hockey Night in Canada.
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The NHL announced the start times on Thursday for the Eastern Conference playoff matches and the Leafs and Bruins will faceoff at 8 p.m. ET in Boston on Saturday, a bit later than the usual 7 p.m. puck drop for Toronto.
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The game will be broadcast on CBC and Sportsnet in Canada.
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Saturday’s other game will be the New York Islanders taking on the Carolina Hurricanes at 5 p.m. in Raleigh, N.C.
The other Eastern Conference playoff matchups will start Sunday, with the Battle of Florida between the Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning going at 12:30 p.m. and the New York Rangers playing Washington Capitals at 3 p.m. at Madison Square Garden.
With several Western Conference teams wrapping up their regular-season slates on Thursday, the remainder of the playoff schedule is yet to set.
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The Maple Leafs also announced Thursday that the tailgate at Maple Leaf Square will open its gates at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
Fans must register for a free mobile pass to be admitted to tailgates with passes available only on the Toronto Maple Leafs app and are non-transferable. Passes are available at 1 p.m. ET the day before each confirmed game with each fan permitted up to two passes per game.
Ahead of puck-drop, fans in the Square will be able to enjoy giveaways, special guests, a live DJ and more.
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