The math was daunting.

The Rangers went into July 1 having approximately $11.7 million in cap space to fill eight spots on the varsity. That included restricted free agents K’Andre Miller and Alexis Lafreniere, for whom an approximate sum of $6.5 million needed to be set aside.

That left about $5.2 million for Chris Drury to go shopping for six items on the free-agent market. No, the general manager would not be having breakfast at Tiffany’s.

(Miller, of course, is back on a two-year deal for an average annual value of $3.872M. Lafreniere, mystifyingly, remains unsigned. As of now, there is no cause for concern. It’s merely a head-scratcher. But if this drags on another couple of weeks, it could become a headache.)