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.

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.

On Saturday morning, head coach Peter Laviolette praised Will Borgen’s impact on the Rangers. Later on Saturday, The Post confirmed the defenseman had agreed to a five-year, $20.5 million contract extension. Borgen’s size and physicality have helped the team’s defense improve this month, which has led to their stark season turnaround.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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The New York Rangers saw one part of a blockbuster trade on Sunday afternoon, when a point streak that lifted them back into the Eastern Conference playoff race was halted by Colorado in the final seconds.