Nick Bonino, a player for the New York Rangers (#NYR), was placed on unconditional waivers for contract termination. After clearing waivers, he decided not to report to AHL Hartford and asked for contract termination, which the Rangers honored. Bonino is now an unrestricted free agent with 31 days to sign before March 8 to be eligible for the Stanley Cup playoffs. He is expected to consider other NHL options.
Nick Bonino (formerly #NYR) has cleared unconditional waivers and can now terminate his contract, becoming an unrestricted free agent. He has 31 days to sign before March 8 to be eligible for the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Nick Bonino clears unconditional waivers and will have his contract terminated by #NYR
Nick Bonino is an unrestricted free agent
Updates from Tarrytown: https://t.co/GvtEAsIBHr Rangers notes: Jacob Trouba to return, Nick Bonino contract to be terminated, and more
The team gave Bonino time over the All-Star break to think about things. Apparently, he did not want to go to Hartford. https://t.co/WO86QK07gZ
Expect Nick Bonino to consider other NHL options once his contract is formally terminated by the #NYR. There have been inquiries. Reminder that he would need to sign somewhere by 3 p.m. ET on March 8 to remain eligible for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
#NYR Nick Bonino took the break to mulls things over and ultimately did not want to report to Hartford https://t.co/WxUyyBJ6ux
The #NYR gave Nick Bonino the All-Star Break to think things over after he cleared waivers. He decided he didn't want to report to the AHL and asked the Rangers to terminate his contract. The team, which has a lot of respect for him, honored that request. https://t.co/ADDCdRM3r9
Rangers gave Bonino the all-star break to weigh options, decided not to report to Hartford, asked for contract termination that will be granted once he clears waivers.
#NYR have granted Nick Bonino an unconditional release, according to a source. The Rangers gave him the all-star break to consider his options and he came back with the decision that he didn't want to report to AHL Hartford.
Nick Bonino (NYR) on unconditional waivers for purposes of contract termination
The #NYR have placed Nick Bonino on unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination.