It is all falling into place off the ice for the Rangers, who on Saturday took the required preliminary steps to clear enough cap space to accommodate the acquisition of Patrick Kane.
The savings through those two maneuvers should allow the Blueshirts to add Kane to the roster before their game Wednesday at Philadelphia, per CapFriendly, though they will have to do without Kane on Sunday when the Kings visit the Garden for an early evening start.
Rangers general manager Chris Drury still has the responsibility of locating a third-team conduit to assume a quarter of Kane’s $10.5 million cap hit after the Blackhawks retain half. He still must complete the trade with Chicago in an environment in which Kane and the Rangers appear to hold substantial leverage, but the Blackhawks still have to sign off on the deal without feeling they have been taken advantage of.
If it is by Wednesday, head coach Gerard Gallant will have 22 games with which to integrate Kane into the lineup. Vladimir Tarasenko is having a difficult enough time meshing with his teammates after eight games with the squad following his headlined Feb. 10 acquisition from the Blues.
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