Rangers agree to terms with Pirri on $1.1M, 1-year deal
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}NEW YORK (AP) The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with forward Brandon Pirri on a $1.1 million, one-year deal.
The 25-year-old Pirri spent last season with the Florida Panthers and Anaheim Ducks, recording 14 goals and 15 assists in 61 games. His 29 points were a career high.
A second-round pick, 59th overall, in the 2009 draft, Pirri has been traded twice and was considered a potential bargain in NHL free agency. Pirri is something of a shootout specialist, scoring on five of his six attempts last season, and that 83.3 percent success rate ranked first among players with at least five attempts.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In 166 NHL games with the Chicago Blackhawks, Panthers and Ducks, Pirri has 49 goals and 31 assists for 90 points.