Daniel Girardi

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FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2016, file photo, New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi (5) gets set during a faceoff in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes in Glendale, Ariz. The Rangers will buy out the remaining three years of Girardi’s contract. Girardi was set to count $5.5 million against the salary cap through 2019-20 and with his no-movement clause would have had to be protected in the upcoming Vegas expansion draft.(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File(

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Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane (9) and New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi (5) battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday Feb. 2, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

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Buffalo Sabres forward Marcus Foligno (82) jumps between New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi (5) and goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday Feb. 2, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

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New York Rangers goalie Antti Raanta (32) celebrates with Matt Puempel (12), Marek Hrivik (46), and Dan Girardi after the Rangers defeated the Arizona Coyotes 6-3 during an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

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New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi (5) battles for the puck against Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, during the first period of Game 6 in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs, Sunday, May 10, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71) collides with New York Rangers' Dan Girardi (5) in the second period of game 2 of a second-round NHL playoff hockey series in Pittsburgh Sunday, May 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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New York Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist, left, of Sweden stops a shot as teammate Dan Girardi (5) and Philadelphia Flyers' Scott Hartnell watch during the second period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series, Tuesday, April 22, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

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Vancouver Canucks left wing Nicklas Jensen (46) tries to get a shot past New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) as Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi (5) watches during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 1, 2014, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)