Stepan Could Miss Season Opener

The Rangers and Derek Stepan remain about $500,000 apart per year on a two-year bridge contract according to Darren Dreger – TSN. The 23 year old Minnesota native has no leverage other than to hold out, and he has so far missed the first ten days of camp and two preseason games.

For their part, the Rangers find themselves in a bit of a Cap bind, with around $2.1M of room left, though the could clear more by sending Darroll Powe and Arron Asham down to the AHL as has been rumored.