The Rangers are holding on to Matthew Robertson.
Signing the restricted free agent defenseman to a two-year extension Friday, the Blueshirts additional padded their depth on the blue line as president and common supervisor Chris Drury continues to reshape the roster this offseason.
The deal is two-way the primary yr and one-way within the second, per supply.
The 24-year-old Robertson will make the league minimal of $750,000 on the NHL degree.
Drafted forty ninth general by the Rangers in 2019, Robertson made his NHL debut within the final two video games of the 2024-25 season, when the group was already eradicated from playoff competition.
“You have your doubts,” he mentioned earlier than the Rangers defeated the Panthers, 5-3, after he took his rookie lap at Amerant Financial institution Enviornment in Dawn, Fla.
“But, I mean, you just got to keep grinding out the process. Take it day by day and just try to get better each day. That’s kind of the thought process I’ve done, is just day by day, try to get better and hopefully play it out.”
It had been a very long time coming, however Robertson by no means fairly moved up the depth chart the way in which the group initially thought he could.
Robertson set a career-high in his fourth yr with the group’s AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, posting one aim and 24 assists for 25 factors in 60 video games final season.
Contemplating that Drury traded captain Jacob Trouba and top-four common Ryan Lindgren throughout final season, the Rangers’ again finish has been in want of some reinforcements.
It additionally seems as if Drury is seeking to commerce Okay’Andre Miller earlier than he could be focused with a proposal sheet on July 1.
Robertson is now the sixth Rangers defenseman beneath contract for the 2025-26 season, becoming a member of Adam Fox, Braden Schneider, Will Borgen, Urho Vaakanainen and Carson Soucy.
The Rangers nonetheless have RFA’s in Miller and Zac Jones to handle earlier than the subsequent marketing campaign.
