The New York Rangers‘ offseason has been an eventful one in so many ways thus far, but most headlines have been made away from the free agency front. They have a new general manager in Jeff Gorton, they traded away Cam Talbot and Carl Hagelin, and they watched a legend, Martin St. Louis, say goodbye.

So because the Rangers haven’t made big headlines on the free agency front, does this mean they failed miserably? No so fast.

The Rangers, historically, have been a franchise that has made big splashes in free agency, for better or worse. This season’s salary cap situation made it impossible. So, with such a cap crunch, all Gorton realistically was able to do  was make depth signings. The biggest one was Viktor Stalberg to a one-year, $1.1 million deal. Stalberg could be a bargain at that cap hit.

He is a big body that the Rangers desperately need, he replaces the secondary scoring of Hagelin, and after not having much success in Nashville he will have something to prove. They also brought back Raphael Diaz, a part of the 2014 Cup run, to replace seventh defenseman Matt Hunwick. They also brought in forwards Jayson Megna, Matt Lindblad and Brian Gibbons who most likely will start the season in the minors but eventually contribute at the NHL level.

Overall, the Rangers did what they could with the severely limited cap space they have. Now the focus is on signing their restricted free agents, especially Derek Stepan. Stalberg will be a big boost to their bottom-six forwards, and could end up being a critical part of the Rangers’ success. Every other move is a standard depth move.

The downside is that the Rangers’ lack of cap space leaves them unable to sign an adequate replacement for St. Louis. Duplicating his offensive production will necessitate young stars Chris Kreider and Kevin Hayes raising their game to the next level, as the Rangers are highly unlikely to sign any more unrestricted free agents, nor trade for a sniper.

The Rangers’ offseason will ultimately be judged on their trades and the Stepan contract situation. Therefore, it wouldn’t be fair to give the Rangers a failing grade on their free agent signings simply based on the fact they didn’t make a major splash. The depth moves they made, however, are sufficient enough to stabilize the roster, at least for now.

I give them a B-.

Matt Stillwell is a New York Rangers contributor for www.rantsports.com. Follow him on Twitter @MattNYR12!