NY Rangers qualified offers sent out to 5 restricted free agents, by Vince Mercogliano. Alexis Lafreniere and K’Andre Miller were the obvious QOs. The rest are AHL players: Lauri Pajuniemi, who left for Europe this summer, Ty Emberson, and Brandon Scanlin. Libor Hajik, Kober Zyk and Patrick Khodorenko were not eligible.
the #NYR Have submitted bids that qualify for the following RFAs:
Alexis Lafrenière, Candre Miller, Ty Emberson, Laurie Pagoniemi, Brandon ScanlenThe following players are not eligible:
Libor Hajek, Patrick Khodorenko, Kober Zeck– Vince Z Mercogliano (@vzmercogliano) June 30, 2023
Funny enough, all five eligible offers are the exact same amount ($874,125). Of this quintet, only Pagoniemi and Scanlin are entitled to arbitration, and so one would need to file a request for arbitration to open the second takeover window.
While the Libor Hajek era in New York appears to be coming to an end, he still has a way back once he accepts an offer with the Rangers.