The Rangers added a potential boost to their blue line on Monday by inking young defenseman Yegor Rykov.
The 22-year-old agreed to a two-year entry-level deal with the Rangers, who landed his rights in the Michael Grabner deal with the Devils. He was initially a fifth-round pick of the Devils in the 2016 draft.
The 6-foot-3, 225-pound Rykov has a clause in the second year of his contract that allows him to go back to the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) if he is sent down to the American Hockey League (AHL), a source told The Post’s Larry Brooks.
Rykov played in 47 games with HC Sochi of the KHL last year, registering three goals and six assists, along with eight penalty minutes. He joins the mix on the left side of the blue line with Brady Skjei, Marc Staal, Libor Hajek, Brendan Smith and Ryan Lindgren.