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The Rangers are holding on to Matthew Robertson.
Signing the restricted free agent defenseman to a two-year extension Friday, the Blueshirts further padded their depth on the blue line as president and general manager Chris Drury continues to reshape the roster this offseason.
The deal is two-way the first year and one-way in the second, per source.
The 24-year-old Robertson will make the league minimum of $750,000 at the NHL level.
Drafted 49th overall by the Rangers in 2019, Robertson made his NHL debut in the last two games of the 2024-25 season, when the team was already eliminated from playoff contention.
“You have your doubts,” he said before the Rangers defeated the Panthers, 5-3, after he took his rookie lap at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla.
The Rangers are retaining Matthew Robertson. Getty Images“But, I mean, you just got to keep grinding out the process. Take it day by day and just try to get better each day. That’s kind of the thought process I’ve done, is just day by day, try to get better and hopefully play it out.”
It had been a long time coming, but Robertson never quite moved up the depth chart the way the organization originally thought he may.
Robertson set a career-high in his fourth year with the team’s AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, posting one goal and 24 assists for 25 points in 60 games last season.
Considering that Drury traded captain Jacob Trouba and top-four regular Ryan Lindgren during last season, the Rangers’ back end has been in need of some reinforcements.
It also appears as though Drury is looking to trade K’Andre Miller before he can be targeted with an offer sheet on July 1.
Matthew Robertson in 2024. Robert Sabo for NY PostRobertson is now the sixth Rangers defenseman under contract for the 2025-26 season, joining Adam Fox, Braden Schneider, Will Borgen, Urho Vaakanainen and Carson Soucy.
The Rangers still have RFA’s in Miller and Zac Jones to manage before the next campaign.
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