Four Qualified – Four Not
With qualifying offers required to RFAs today, news has been reported that four of the Rangers eight RFAs have been given qualifying offers. Unsurprisingly the biggest name on the list is Kaapo Kakko, who is coming off his Entry Level Contract. Joining him on the list are Austin Rueschhoff, a lanky 6-7 winger who joined the Rangers as an undrafted forward out of college and showed some modest improvement last year in his second pro season, along with Wolf Pack captain and occasional call-up forward Tim Gettinger.
Rounding out the quartet of RFAs to be qualified is defenseman Libor Hajek. Hajek remained with the Rangers the entirety of the season last year, appearing in just 17 games as he saw Braden Schneider become the latest player to move past him on the depth chart.