SEASON'S ALMOST OVER ... SO, MORE HOCKEY
The New York Rangers have put veteran forward BARCLAY GOODROW – and his outrageous (for a fourth-line player) salary of $3.65 million -- on waivers in what has been reported to be a pre-arranged deal with San Jose. The woeful Sharks, it seems, are roughly $15 million shy of the minimum $65M a team must spend … unlike the Rangers who are trying to unload players with bloated deals (like Goodrow) while trying to beef up some positions … and still remain true to the NHL’s salary cap of $88M that goes into effect this year … Speaking of pre-arranged … there was a rumor the Florida Panthers were interested in NY defenseman ZAC JONES … but couldn’t do anything until season’s end. The Stanley Cup finalists, holding a 3-2 lead over Edmonton in the best-of-seven series that, win or lose, will be over Monday night at the latest, clearly need help on the blue line … Given the Rangers’ problems on defense, however, it’s likely they would prefer to hold on to Jon...