Report Rangers reach four-year extension with Mats

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Report Rangers reach four-year extension with Mats

The Rangers are all in after to acquire defenseman Keith Yandle for their playoff push, andMats Zuccarellowill be sticking around long-term to enjoy the ride.With cap room saved in the deal for Yandle, the Rangers were able to agree in principle to a four-year, $18million ($4.5 David Robertson Jersey AAV)contract extension with the forward, and other reports. The deal is pendingnegotiations on a no-trade clause and will be finalized once that is settled,the report said.MORE: | Zuccarello, 27, was scheduled to become a free agent after the season and ahead of Monday's deadline.Besides the obvious Mariano Rivera Jersey advantage of adding Yandle to a roster that appears ready to compete for the Stanley Cup, getting Zuccarello's extension done before the summer relieves the Rangers of one le s headache once the offseason begins.The Rangers' win-now situationis becoming more dire, as evidenced by their trade for Yandle. To make that happen, they shipped prized forward prospect Anthony Duclair, defenseman John Moore, a first-round Adam Lind Jersey pick in 2016 and their 2015 second-rounder to Arizona. The Coyotes agreed to pay 50 percent of Yandle'ssalary over the final year and a half of his contract as part of the deal, decreasing his cap hitto$2. Aaron Hicks Jersey 625 million and allowing the Rangers the room to re-up Zuccarello.Zuccarellois enjoying another succe sful season following his breakout 2013-14, playing big minutes on the Rangers' second line and power-play units. He has 12 goals and 35 points in 59 games with a plus-13 rating.The cap-strapped Rangers already will need to find to way to keep restricted free agents Derek Stepan,Carl Hagelin, J.T. Miller,Dylan McIlrath and others this offseason. And that's on top of re-signing Martin St. Louis, should they decide to do so, who is a pending unrestricted free agent.After the trade for Yandle, the Rangers do not own a draft pick in the first round until 2017. So they're all in for this New York Yankees year, and it will help now that Zuccarello is in tow.