The NHL's free-agent signing period officially opened on Tuesday, and a lot of teams did really well to make themselves better.

The Rangers got their man by signing coveted free agent defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov out of Los Angeles shortly after the market opened at noon. The contract for the 29-year-old Russian, who is slated to become Adam Fox’s partner on what should be the club’s matchup pair,

After a largely quiet offseason to this point, the New York Rangers made a big splash when the NHL free-agent market opened Tuesday, signing defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov to a reported seven-year, $49 million contract ($7 million average annual value).