Rangers sign 4-year deal with key defenseman Brendan Smith
(New York Post Rangers)

With quite a few open spots on the Rangers’ back end, they didn´t want to let Brendan Smith hit the open market and lose him to the highest bidder. The Blueshirts agreed to terms Wednesday with the rugged 28-year-old defenseman on a four-year, $17.4 million deal, carrying an annual salary-cap hit of $4.35 million. The...