The Rangers averted an arbitration hearing with forward Ryan Callahan today, agreeing to a three-year deal worth nearly $13 million. The sides were to face the arbitrator tomorrow in Toronto.
Callahan, 26, went 23-25-48 in 60 games last season, before suffering a broken ankle just before the playoffs.
Agent Steve Bartlett credited newly promoted Rangers assistant GM Jeff Gorton with getting the deal done.
“Faced with arbitration, both parties have to find a way,” Bartlett said. “Jeff Gorton hung in there and we found common ground. We fought right to the last minute before it was time to get on a plane for Toronto.”