3:05PM: Gilmour's salary for the NHL this season is $650,000 and is $100,000 if he plays in the AHL. (Cyrgalis)
1:03PM: The Rangers have announced that they have signed John Gilmour to a one-year contract.
The team also announced that Chris Bigras, Steven Fogarty, Boo Nieves and Rob O'Gara all accepted their one-year qualifying offers.
From the Rangers release, "Gilmour, 25, skated in 28 NHL games with the Rangers this past season, registering two goals and three assists for five points, along with 14 penalty minutes. He ranked fourth on the Rangers - and led team defensemen - in shots on goal from the time he was recalled from Hartford (AHL) on February 9 until the end of the 2017-18 season (61). Gilmour made his NHL debut on February 9, 2018 vs. Calgary, and he recorded his first career NHL goal/point on February 13, 2018 at Minnesota. He tallied the game-winning goal in overtime on February 28, 2018 at Vancouver, becoming the first Rangers rookie defenseman to tally an overtime goal in franchise history."
Adam Rotter: Gilmour has the skating ability to play in the NHL and good offensive instincts, so we will see how those things match up with everyone else in training camp. He's small, but his speed and skating can make up for that in certain areas but his ability to defend in front of the net or win battles in the corners could hurt his game. Still, he's a young and cheap defenseman and he will get his chance to make the team. I think he's likely behind Neal Pionk, Anthony DeAngelo and maybe some others, but if he performs well in camp it wouldn't be a shock to see him open the season with the Rangers.