NHL

Rangers, Callahan agree on three-year contract

The Rangers averted an arbitration hearing with forward Ryan Callahan, agreeing to a three-year deal worth nearly $13 million Wednesday.

The sides were to face the arbitrator Thursday in Toronto. Callahan, 26, went 23-25-48 in 60 games last season before suffering a broken ankle just before the playoffs.

The Rangers will have a 48-hour buyout window for other contracts beginning three days after Callahan’s is registered. Because they are still under the NHL salary cap, they are not required to, but it is an option.

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.”