Rangers sign Gavrikov to 7 year deal, then immediately trade K'Andre Miller

According to multiple online reports, the New York Rangers have signed 29 ear old defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov to a seven year contract worth $7 million per season.

Incidentally, the Rangers are also trading RFA defenseman K'Andre Miller to the Carolina Hurricanes.

No word yet on the return for Miller on the trade, so stay tuned for that.

Rangers GM Chris Drury has more or less re-shaped his entire defensive corps around superstar Adam Fox in the past calendar year. Gavrikov is in, Miller is out. Former captain Jacob Trouba, of course, is long gone. Will Borgen and Carson Soucy are also new additions.

Like it or not, the Blue Shirts will look very different on the blue line next season.