HEAVY Heavy on NHL Heavy on NY Rangers Rangers Announce One-Year Contract for Fifth-Year NHL Defenseman Rangers Announce One-Year Contract for Fifth-Year NHL Defenseman Unlock the latest Heavy on NY Rangers news — direct to your inbox. Subscribe with Google Subscribe with Facebook Or enter your name and email Name Email * Get Rangers News Get Rangers News Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via E-mail More share options Share on Pinterest Share on Flipboard Share on Reddit Share on WhatsApp 1.1K Views 0 Shares By Nathan Smith Updated Jul 13, 2026 at 4:25pm Getty Braden Schneider of the New York Rangers. The New York Rangers have been one of the NHL’s most active teams in the summer of 2026 to date, with the team looking to bounce back from one of their most disappointing seasons in 2025/26 under new Head Coach Mike Sullivan, as they finished with the fourth-worst record in the league. With the new season still months away, the Rangers have already added Marcus Pettersson, Sean Durzi, Pavel Dorofeyev and Oliver Bjorkstrand along with Alberts Smits and Cole Beaudoin, but they’ve still got plenty of work to do. Perhaps the biggest piece of business to take care of revolved around former top prospect Braden Schneider, and now, the team have officially come to a decision on the young defenseman. Braden Schneider Agrees to One-Year Deal in New York Getty Braden Schneider of the New York Rangers. Heading into the off-season, the 24-year-old was a restricted free agent, and with no new contract or trade to be seen, the young blue liner opted for arbitration, a notoriously ugly process that could have ruined any relationship between the Rangers and Schneider. However, before getting to that process, one that very few players or teams actually want to go through, the team have officially come to an agreement with Schneider, avoiding arbitration as they have come to an agreement on a one-year, $5.5 million deal according to Vince Mercogliano of The Athletic . Vince Z. Mercogliano @vzmercogliano · Follow #NYR have agreed to a one-year, $5.5M deal with Braden Schneider, per source. 4:01 pm · 13 Jul 2026 128 Reply Copy link Read 27 replies
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