MARC STAAL - Defenseman - 32 - $5.7MM Cap Hit - 2021-2022
LAST UPDATED 1/28/19
A veteran of the Rangers' defense since 2007, Staal has provided the Rangers with stay-at-home defensive play for the entirety of his career. Although Staal has always been known for his defense and his abilities to shut down his opponents' top offensive weapons, Staal's skating and instincts have regressed to the point where he's no longer the effective top-4 dman he once was. The game simply moves too fast for him at this point, and he's best served on a bottom-pair with 2nd-unit penalty kill duties. While a player like Staal, despite his shortcomings, would typically have value to contending teams, Staal's bloated contract means he's strictly a negative-value asset. At a $5.7MM cap hit, Staal is about $3.7MM overpaid, which is a decent blow to the Rangers' salary-cap flexibility. Despite that fact, Staal's decade of service for the Rangers will be forever appreciated by legions of Blueshirts fans.
A veteran of the Rangers' defense since 2007, Staal has provided the Rangers with stay-at-home defensive play for the entirety of his career. Although Staal has always been known for his defense and his abilities to shut down his opponents' top offensive weapons, Staal's skating and instincts have regressed to the point where he's no longer the effective top-4 dman he once was. The game simply moves too fast for him at this point, and he's best served on a bottom-pair with 2nd-unit penalty kill duties. While a player like Staal, despite his shortcomings, would typically have value to contending teams, Staal's bloated contract means he's strictly a negative-value asset. At a $5.7MM cap hit, Staal is about $3.7MM overpaid, which is a decent blow to the Rangers' salary-cap flexibility. Despite that fact, Staal's decade of service for the Rangers will be forever appreciated by legions of Blueshirts fans.
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