The other skate has dropped with the Rangers and Adam Fox.
Two days after trading for the rights to the Harvard defenseman from the Hurricanes, the Rangers signed Fox to an entry-level contract, the team announced Thursday. The three-year entry-level deal is believed to be the max of $925,000 per year, plus bonuses, according to The Post’s Larry Brooks.
Before he joins the Rangers in camp, Fox will play for Team USA in the upcoming World Championships, adding to a roster that includes fellow Blueshirts Chris Kreider and Brady Skjei.
The Rangers acquired the 5-foot-11, 195-pound Fox from Carolina on Tuesday in exchange for their own 2019 second-round draft pick and a 2020 third-round pick that will turn into a second if Fox plays at least 30 games this season. Had he not been traded, Fox was expected to return to Harvard for his senior year and then become a free agent next summer.
The 21-year-old, right-shot defenseman from Jericho, Long Island, is “ready to play now,” general manager Jeff Gorton told Brooks on Tuesday.
“We wanted him here and we didn’t want to wait,” Gorton said. “We want to get moving.”