Day: July 8, 2011

Multiple reports – Bergen Record and New York Daily News – indicate that Artem Anisimov and the Rangers have agreed to a two year, $3.75M contract.

It is Anisimov’s second NHL contract, following the entry-level deal that he signed back in 2007, and increases his salary from $805,000 to $1.875M per year. Drafted in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, Anisimov made his NHL debut with a one game cameo in the 2008-09 season, followed by one game in the playoffs.

Per Larry Brooks on Twitter, the Rangers have resigned Mike Sauer to a two year, $2.5M deal. The deal means Sauer and the Rangers will avoid arbitration later in the Summer.

After signing an entry-level contract in 2006, Sauer didn’t begin playing in the AHL until the following season after completing his junior eligibility. In the 2008-09 season, he made his NHL debut and played three games, including a nervous outing against the Pittsburgh Penguins that saw him benched for the majority of the game and ultimately reassigned to Hartford.