The Rangers' cap casualty this summer was Barclay Goodrow. The Rangers were forced to put the veteran forward on waivers in order to circumvent the 15-team no-trade list and complete a pre-arranged deal with the Sharks.
It was a necessary move for the Blueshirts, but an unfortunate situation for Goodrow.
President and General Manager Chris Drury waived Goodrow's entire cap hit of $3,641,667.
And Goodrow and Drury still have two seasons left on their contracts, which they signed in July 2021.
But it's clear the two-time Stanley Cup champion wasn't happy with the Rangers' communication leading up to his waiver request.
Goodrow returns to Madison Square Garden on Thursday night, skating on the Sharks' 5-9-3 top line alongside Macklin Celebrini, this year's No. 1 overall pick, and Tyler Toffoli.
“It was just a huge surprise,” Goodrow said from inside the visitors' locker room Thursday morning. “I never had any thoughts of not coming back to the team, and it happened. That was a while ago, but I tried to get over it. We've been here, and with San Jose I’m excited to be here.”
