NHL Rumors: Quick to Rangers, Lucic's Boston reunion, Wheeler, Duchene bought out

NHL Rumors: Quick to Rangers, Lucic’s Boston reunion, Wheeler, Duchene bought out

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 13: Jonathan Quick #32 of the Vegas Golden Knights hoists the Stanley Cup after the team's 9-3 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game Five of the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 13, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Golden Knights won the series four games to one. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

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Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Jonathan Quick. (Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) /

NHL Rumors: Jonathan Quick signs with New York Rangers

Jonathan Quick is now the backup goalie for the New York Rangers in the 2023-24 season.

The terms of the deal were announced when free agency opened on Saturday with Quick signing a one-year, $825,000 deal.

Quick, 37, has had an impressive career with a GAA of 2.47 and a .911 save percentage. Quick is two weeks removed from his third Stanley Cup, winning one as the backup to Adin Hill of the Vegas Golden Knights. He spearheaded two Stanley Cup triumphs with the Los Angeles Kings in 2012 and 2014. The latter one was at the Blueshirts’ expense.

As the years have worn on, Quick’s numbers have naturally dropped off a bit, with a 3.50 goals-against average and a .876 save percentage in his final season with the Los Angeles Kings.

He was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets at the deadline before being flipped to Vegas. Quick posted a .901 save percentage and a 3.13GAA in ten starts for Vegas.

Quick, who comes from Connecticut, grew up a Rangers fan. He will replace Jaroslav Halak as Igor Shesterkin’s backup. Halak, 38, signed a one-year deal with the Blueshirts for $1.5 million last offseason and will now need to sign elsewhere.

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