As the New York Rangers continue to battle for a playoff spot n the Eastern Conference this season, management is keeping its eye on next season and beyond.

To that end, the Rangers signed backup goalie Jonathan Quick to a one-year, $1.55 million contract Wednesday, keeping their goalie tandem along with Igor Shesterkin intact for a third straight season in 2025-26.

It’s the second move in the past week aimed at bringing cost certainty to New York’s salary cap next season, as well as retaining a player by signing him before the offseason. Defenseman Urho Vaakanainen agreed to a two-year, $3.1 million contract with the Rangers last Friday.

At 39, Quick is content going year by year to decide how long he wishes to keep playing. The Connecticut native has been a perfect fit as the No. 2 behind Shesterkin and it always felt like if he wanted to return, the Rangers planned to keep him.

This is the third one-year contract that the three-time Stanley Cup winner signed with the Rangers, after first agreeing to a deal on July 1, 2023. His AAV has grown from $825,000 to $1.275 million to $1.55 million next season.

Per PuckPedia, the Rangers have now committed $84,886,191 in salary to 17 roster players for next season. That leaves the Rangers roughly $10.6 million in salary-cap space to fill out the roster.

So, here’s what’s next for the Rangers now that they signed Quick for next season.

New York Rangers offseason to-do list

Sign restricted free agents K’Andre Miller, Will Cuylle

Though there’s a chance the Rangers could pivot and look to trade erratic defenseman K’Andre Miller, signs point to them signing him this offseason. The 25-year-old’s production has dropped significantly for a second straight season (from 43 points in 2022-23 to 17 this season) and he can be a nightmare in his own end at times. But the Rangers seem to be intrigued with the idea of partnering him with Adam Fox as a longer-term answer on the No. 1 defense pair, after a pretty successful run together at the start of this season.

What’s it going to cost to sign the restricted free agent who has arbitration rights, though? It’s safe to say Miller is in line for a significant raise off his current $3.872 million AAV, so he’s going to chew into that limited salary-cap space.

Then there’s Cuylle, who’s rookie contract expires at the end of this season. The 23-year-old is due a nice raise, too, though will likely end up on a bridge deal, not a long-term one. Still, on his way to his first 20-goal season, Cuylle will also eat into the cap. Unlike Miller, though, there’s seems to be zero question that Cuylle is a part of this team next season and beyond.