Day: September 1, 2026

Puckpedia.com reports the Rangers are closing in on a one-year, $1.5 million contract with UFA right wing Eeli Tolvanen. The 27 year-old Finn was not resigned by the Seattle Kraken after spending the last four seasons with the club, and had remained unsigned over the Summer.

For Chris Drury, Tolvanen adds a little more scoring punch to a team that is still looking for ways to replace the offense lost in the trades of Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck over the past six months. While Tolvanen is more likely to be a third liner, he does bring a little more scoring to the team, and projects to be a 35-40 point type of player.