Forward signed 7-year, $77 million contract June 30 July 03, 2026 Pavel Dorofeyev has plenty of experience playing on a big NHL stage and knows a lot about the New York City area. So after he was traded to the New York Rangers by the Vegas Golden Knights on June 26, the then-pending restricted free agent he had no hesitation signing a seven-year, $77 million contract ($11 million average annual value) on June 30, making the Big Apple his new hockey home.