Rangers, Juuso Parssinen Agree to Two-Year Contract Extension
Juuso Parssinen re-signs with the Rangers. But will the underused forward finally get his chance to shine under Mike Sullivan?
The first move of Chris Drury's busy summer—aside from hiring Mike Sullivan as head coach—is signing deadline acquisition Juuso Parssinen to a two-year, $2.5 million contract extension. It carries an average annual value of $1.25 million, along with a $150,000 signing bonus for the 2025-2026 season, according to PuckPedia.
Rangers are extending Juuso Pärssinen, per a league source, on a two-year deal at $1.25 million.
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That'll leave the Rangers with around $8.422 million in cap space. They still have other RFAs to sign (Cuylle, Miller, Rempe, Edström, etc.).
Parssinen was part of the Ryan Lindgren trade back in early March, a small footnote in a larger deal with the Colorado Avalanche. Amid the chaos of this season, the 24-year-old center has continued to feel like an afterthought for the organization, after logging just 11 games with the Blueshirts. Peter Laviolette quickly added the Finnish forward to his bewildering list of regular healthy scratches, never giving him much opportunity to show off his game.
The 6-3, 212 pound center was drafted in the 7th round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators. He broke into the league during the 2022-2023 season and has put up a career total of 20 goals and 33 assists in 137 games played. This year, he earned 16 points between the Avalanche and the Rangers.
Parssinen is ultimately one of the many question marks for New York as their long offseason begins. He never played in his natural position, exclusively slotting in on the wing to fill gaps when other rookies sat. Given his limited ice time, only logging just over 100 minutes, it's difficult to tell what he'll be for the team going forward. Drury's apparently had interest in the player for a while now. He could serve as a dependable depth center in the bottom six, which is sorely needed right now. He's been somewhat inconsistent in the past, particularly with his two-way game. It's led to him splitting time between the NHL and the AHL, but he seems committed to improving his track record.
"That’s the biggest thing I’m working on and I’m trying to work on in the summer, too: consistency," Parssinen told reporters in April.
With one of the highest goals for percentages at 55.56%, comparable to Artemi Panarin, there seems to be seeds for potential growth with the young player (via NaturalStatTrick). One can't really complain about a $1.25 million cap hit as the player tries to prove himself next season under Sullivan.
