Braden Schneider avoids arbitration with $5.5 million contract as his Rangers future remains uncertain

Braden Schneider and the Rangers avoided arbitration Monday, with the sides agreeing to a one-year deal worth $5.5 million in average annual value, according to The Post’s Mollie Walker. Schneider, who was the Blueshirts’ first-round pick in 2020 and who has been involved in trade rumors dating back to last season, became a restricted free agent when his two-year, $4.4 million deal expired and was reportedly set for an arbitration hearing July 29, and he’ll be a restricted free agent next summer, too, according to PuckPedia. This whole process didn’t lead to any long-term clarity between Schneider, who collected two goals and 18 points while skating in all 82 games last year, and the Blueshirts. The Rangers and Braden Schneider avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $5.5 million co