Because its the Rangers.
I commented on a holdout player previously and people dismissed it as a one-off and not at all common situation. My thoughts were it was just the tip of the iceberg for what the future of contract negotiations and holdouts will be. Hello Trouba. I hope I'm wrong.
This offseason is setting up to be terrible for cap space, but excellent for mediocre player salaries and the next CBA come around is shaping up to be an epic lockout. Time to hop on the basketball bandwagon because I'm thinking its a season and a half of no hockey.