After practice on Monday, Tim Kennedy was talking to The Post about having been bought out by the Sabres in August, four days after being awarded $1 million in salary arbitration.
"It just shows you that they're not your friends," Kennedy, who thereafter signed a one-year, $550,000 free-agent contract with the Rangers, said of management. "They never gave me a reason.
"You find out that it's a cold business."
It grew even colder and stranger for Kennedy yesterday when the Blueshirts surprisingly placed the 24-year-old forward on waivers along with Todd White in order to gain, "some options in case somebody becomes available in the next day or two we think we can use," according to GM Glen Sather.
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BOWLED OVER: Tim Kennedy, seen crashing into Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard in a preseason game, is looking for work after being waived by the Rangers yesterday. The Rangers began the day with approximately $1.1 million in cap space. Deleting White's $2.375 million would thus have left the Blueshirts with around $3.475 million to invest. Unless Sather is zeroing in on a defenseman making between that and $4 million -- and sources report this is not the case, that nothing at all is imminent -- exposing Kennedy makes no sense, with it a near certainty that the utility forward will be claimed.
No, the Rangers didn't exactly waive Rick Middleton here. And no, if Kennedy goes, it's not going to mean the end of the season before it even begins.
But it's extremely difficult to find an NHL player who can contribute at $550,000. What's more, it's extremely difficult to conceive of a better fit at the moment to fill the role as the Rangers' 13th forward than Kennedy, who plays both wing and center, kills penalties, and who would be a low-maintenance scratch for head coach John Tortorella, who referred questions on the waivers issue to Sather.
It's no secret that the Rangers are seeking a veteran defenseman, preferably one who plays the left side. Not that anyone expects Sheldon Souray to become available within the next 24 hours on re-entry, but the Blueshirts would have been able to clear the space to accommodate the defenseman's re-entry $2.7 million simply by waiving White.
Barring something unforeseen, White likely will head to the AHL once Chris Drury is healthy and ready to join the lineup.
Sather can create space for this season, but the Rangers have a serious 2011 summer cap problem that will mitigate against the GM being able to acquire a high-priced player with a contract that runs into next year.
Remember, Wade Redden's $6.5 million comes back onto the cap for the offseason. The Blueshirts currently have $52.49 million committed to 12 players (plus Redden) next summer, not counting likely meaningful increases off qualifiers for restricted free agents Ryan Callahan, Brandon Dubinsky and Artem Anisimov.
It's impossible to project next summer's cap, which will include the annual 10-percent cushion. But there's a strong possibility that the NHLPA will not exercise a 5-percent bump going into the final year of the CBA. As such, next season's cap probably won't increase much at all from this year's $59.4 million.
If the Rangers are going to get into the free agent game, and Brad Richards is going to be out there, then Sather has to begin counting 2011-12 nickels right now.
But even that doesn't make the decision to place Kennedy on waivers more understandable. Bizarre. But then it's been a bizarre year for Kennedy.
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Remember, Wade Redden's $6.5 million comes back onto the cap for the offseason. The Blueshirts currently have $52.49 million committed to 12 players (plus Redden) next summer, not counting likely meaningful increases off qualifiers for restricted free agents Ryan Callahan, Brandon Dubinsky and Artem Anisimov.
It's impossible to project next summer's cap, which will include the annual 10-percent cushion. But there's a strong possibility that the NHLPA will not exercise a 5-percent bump going into the final year of the CBA. As such, next season's cap probably won't increase much at all from this year's $59.4 million.
If the Rangers are going to get into the free agent game, and Brad Richards is going to be out there, then Sather has to begin counting 2011-12 nickels right now.
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disheartening paragraphs there. what a mess this has become, and it won't work itself out for years.
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way for them to open against the Yankees... the drive for eighth place begins tonight..
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gotta love the rangers using "Faithful" duri ng opening segments !
Stepan looking really good
also funny seeing Dubinsky giving the kid a kiss.
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plus, the 1st player in franchise history to do that!
Hat tricks all the way, Stepan !
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plus, the 1st player in franchise history to do that!
Hat tricks all the way, Stepan !
SHOULD OF HAD 4 and could of had 5 :shock:
yeah he missed the open net towards the end.
Instead he hit the post.
His teammates probably busted his chops about missing that one, .....
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I heard there were questionable calls on Staal towards the end?
Figures an old Ranger ( PA Parenteau ) comes back to bite us in the ass,....
Ill be looking for the re broadcast tonight as well,..
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I heard there were questionable calls on Staal towards the end?
call coulda gone either way but hey sometimes it happens against your team. we've all seen bull shit calls go against both teams during non rag$/isles games.
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HE MADE THE TEAM
as did ruslan 1 year 1 mil
with drury and prospal out they were needed...even though they earned a spot
and monday's game with the islanders will actually mean something for the time being. both teams won't be jockeying for the 12th spot in the east. :x
my nieces jersey came yesterday
got her the home blue with her name and birthday on the back
cant wait to give it to her on monday
good thing she was born on the 11th ...like the moose
cute! nice work!
yea 5 yrs ols..now is the time to brainwash
"It just shows you that they're not your friends," Kennedy, who thereafter signed a one-year, $550,000 free-agent contract with the Rangers, said of management. "They never gave me a reason.
"You find out that it's a cold business."
It grew even colder and stranger for Kennedy yesterday when the Blueshirts surprisingly placed the 24-year-old forward on waivers along with Todd White in order to gain, "some options in case somebody becomes available in the next day or two we think we can use," according to GM Glen Sather.
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BOWLED OVER: Tim Kennedy, seen crashing into Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard in a preseason game, is looking for work after being waived by the Rangers yesterday. The Rangers began the day with approximately $1.1 million in cap space. Deleting White's $2.375 million would thus have left the Blueshirts with around $3.475 million to invest. Unless Sather is zeroing in on a defenseman making between that and $4 million -- and sources report this is not the case, that nothing at all is imminent -- exposing Kennedy makes no sense, with it a near certainty that the utility forward will be claimed.
No, the Rangers didn't exactly waive Rick Middleton here. And no, if Kennedy goes, it's not going to mean the end of the season before it even begins.
But it's extremely difficult to find an NHL player who can contribute at $550,000. What's more, it's extremely difficult to conceive of a better fit at the moment to fill the role as the Rangers' 13th forward than Kennedy, who plays both wing and center, kills penalties, and who would be a low-maintenance scratch for head coach John Tortorella, who referred questions on the waivers issue to Sather.
It's no secret that the Rangers are seeking a veteran defenseman, preferably one who plays the left side. Not that anyone expects Sheldon Souray to become available within the next 24 hours on re-entry, but the Blueshirts would have been able to clear the space to accommodate the defenseman's re-entry $2.7 million simply by waiving White.
Barring something unforeseen, White likely will head to the AHL once Chris Drury is healthy and ready to join the lineup.
Sather can create space for this season, but the Rangers have a serious 2011 summer cap problem that will mitigate against the GM being able to acquire a high-priced player with a contract that runs into next year.
Remember, Wade Redden's $6.5 million comes back onto the cap for the offseason. The Blueshirts currently have $52.49 million committed to 12 players (plus Redden) next summer, not counting likely meaningful increases off qualifiers for restricted free agents Ryan Callahan, Brandon Dubinsky and Artem Anisimov.
It's impossible to project next summer's cap, which will include the annual 10-percent cushion. But there's a strong possibility that the NHLPA will not exercise a 5-percent bump going into the final year of the CBA. As such, next season's cap probably won't increase much at all from this year's $59.4 million.
If the Rangers are going to get into the free agent game, and Brad Richards is going to be out there, then Sather has to begin counting 2011-12 nickels right now.
But even that doesn't make the decision to place Kennedy on waivers more understandable. Bizarre. But then it's been a bizarre year for Kennedy.
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A new beginning.
A new team
New faces,....
Lets hope for a new outcome come April / May .
Lets Go Rangers .
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Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
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Ps- your mom is cute kid
i know and his sister also.
Stepan looking really good
also funny seeing Dubinsky giving the kid a kiss.
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maybe we got a diamond in the rough with this kid
good start boys
avery with a slick backhanded pass
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SHOULD OF HAD 4 and could of had 5 :shock:
yeah he missed the open net towards the end.
Instead he hit the post.
His teammates probably busted his chops about missing that one, .....
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good article in the post today about the renovations and word leaking about the real blue seats coming back
Fuck the sticks
fuckers.
Good one
looking forward to rangers in 60 tonight though.
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RAG$ $UCK
Sammi: Wanna just break up?
( alltho i caught the very end on radio )
I heard there were questionable calls on Staal towards the end?
Figures an old Ranger ( PA Parenteau ) comes back to bite us in the ass,....
Ill be looking for the re broadcast tonight as well,..
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Sammi: Wanna just break up?
That was a mistake high stick...the cally tripping call 1 minute b4 was total shit
Good to see the coliseum sold out...not
Afternoon on a holiday against the rangers and the place isn,t near sold-out...joke of a team
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DksSPZTZES0
yea cause the rangers do so well being in cup contention year in and year out, right?
:roll:
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