Why can't the Rangers focus enough to score the game's first goal, just once in a while. Focused? Breadman Panarin must have thought he was Willy Wonka in The Chocolate Factory when the Canes game started.

The New York Rangers have much to smile about over the past couple of weeks, which includes a turnaround of their season and signing new defenseman will Borgen to a five-year contract worth $4.1 million per season.

Will Borgen was acquired from Seattle on Dec. 18 for Kaapo Kakko and has been a steady presence in 17 games with the Rangers while averaging 18:35 of ice time.

Will Borgen signed a five-year, $20.5 million contract with the New York Rangers on Saturday. It has an average annual value of $4.1 million and begins next season. The 28-year-old defenseman is in the final season of a two-year contract he signed with the Seattle Kraken on July 7, 2023, and could have been a restricted free agent after the season.

Borgen scored a goal in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Avalanche. The $20.5 million man -- thanks to the five-year extension he signed Saturday -- got on the scoresheet in his first game since putting pen to paper.

After the Blueshirts’ 5-0 win over the Senators on Tuesday, which extended their point streak to nine games, Laviolette said that Borgen — acquired in the deal that sent Kaapo Kakko to the Kraken on Dec.

Will Borgen is set to call Broadway home for the next five years. The New York Rangers announced Saturday that they have agreed to a five-year extension with the 28-year-old right-shot defenceman. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported that the deal carries an average annual value of $4.1 million.

NHL fans on social media reacted as the New York Rangers inked defenseman Will Borgen to a five-year, $20.5 million, contract extension on Saturday.

Will Borgen opened up about his five-year contract extension that keeps him in New York for the foreseeable future.

New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the team has agreed to terms with defenseman Will Borgen on a five-year contract extension. Borgen, 28, has registered three points (1G-2A) in 17 games for the Rangers since being acquired from the Seattle Kraken on Dec.

The New York Rangers on Saturday night agreed to terms with veteran defenseman Will Borgen on a five-year contract extension, the club announced, and the new deal will carry a $4.1 million average annual value,