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Bathgate66 wrote:

If Sjostrom comes in at the $650,000 figure, the Rangers' cap situation is as follows:

Gomez @ $7,357,143; Drury @ $7,050,000; Lundqvist @ $6,875,000; Redden @ $6,500,000; Rozsival @ $5,000,000; Naslund @ $4,000,000; Zherdev @ $2,500,000; Kalinin @ $2,100,000; Mara @ $1,950,000; Prucha @ $1,600,000; Girardi @ $1,550,000; Voros @ $1,000,000; Rissmiller @ $1,000,000; Fritsche @ $875,000; Staal @ $826,667; Valiquette @ $725,000; Pock @ $667,500; Sjostrom @ $650,000; Dubinsky @ $633,333; Betts @ $615,000; Dawes @ $587,500; Callahan @ $575,000; Orr @ $537,500. That's a full 23-man roster -- fourteen forwards, seven defensemen, and two goalies who total just about $55,175,000, leaving just about $1.5 million.

However, Jaromir Jagr is believed to be owed a buyout of his contract option that is worth $760,000 and Brendan Shanahan's bonus overage from last year is believed to be in the $750,000 range, leaving the Rangers right up against the $56.7 million cap. The only room to move would be to replace Pock with a slightly cheaper option at #7 D (e.g. Corey Potter or Vladimir Denisov), to replace one of the new million dollar men, Voros and Rissmiller, or Fritsche, with a cheaper option from Hartford, or to make a cap-friendly trade, of which Prucha seems to be the only viable candidate. Even so, there appears to be no room whatsoever for re-signing Shanahan or adding another high profile player like Mats Sundin.

stickboy wrote:

Pock must be dealt cause his salary and not being on the team is a waste. And I wouldnt give up on Prucha yet. If he still sucks by the deadline then package him off with Pock and maybe a Rissmiller or any of those other million dollar fourth liners and a draft pick, and get back a solid 2nd or 3rd line guy for the playoffs

stickboy wrote:

i dunno man...nhl is becoming like nfl. Dif. teams every yr get stronger and as of now I can only see about maaayybe 5 teams if that, that will prolly suck next yr. Making the playoffs and getting points is getting tougher every yr.

stickboy wrote:

3 point games are a blessing...you might be seeing the number of those kinda games on a steady increase if it hasnt happened already since the lockout

crazy to think 90 points, or 10 games over .500 nxt yr might not get you into the playoffs! :eek:

anyways...add another defenseman to the Blueline corps.

http://rangers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=368700&page=NewsPage&service=page


Rangers add Calder Cup champion Fahey Longtime AHL defenseman joins Blueshirts organization New York Rangers Jul 17, 2008, 10:36 PM EDT New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with free agent defenseman Brian Fahey.


Brian Fahey
Fahey, 27, skated in 76 games with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL) this past season, registering 14 goals and 23 assists for 37 points, along with 123 penalty minutes and a plus-13 rating. He ranked third on the team among defensemen in goals (14) and points (37). He also finished third on the club with 123 penalty minutes and seventh with a plus-13 rating.

In addition, Fahey notched two goals and eight assists for 10 points, along with 24 penalty minutes in 24 post-season contests to help the Wolves capture the 2008 Calder Cup championship. He tied for second on the team in assists by a defenseman (eight), and finished fourth on the club in goals by a defensemen (two) during the playoffs.

The 6-1, 215-pounder has skated in 249 career AHL games with the Worcester IceCats, Hershey Bears, Iowa Stars, and Chicago Wolves, recording 31 goals and 57 assists for 88 points, along with 298 penalty minutes.

In 2006-07, Fahey finished third among Wolves defensemen with a plus-17 rating. He was awarded the 2007 Tim Breslin Unsung Hero Award, given annually to the Wolves player who best typifies the on-ice spirit and team-first attitude of Tim Breslin. In addition, Fahey has appeared in 46 career AHL post-season contests with Iowa and Chicago, collecting five goals and 11 assists for 16 points, along with 52 penalty minutes.

The Glenview, Illinois native was originally Colorado’s fourth round selection, 119th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.

singularity wrote:

3 points are a blessing only if it's your team losing in a shootout or OT. i am on the fence about awarding the losing team a point just for making it to OT. for now, i would like to see the NHL only award a point to each team once they reach the shootout... then fight for the extra point. if you lose in OT, i don't think you should be awarded anything.

i think a team is only safe between 95-100 points. look at carolina & buffalo last year... they ended with a healthy 90 & 92 points and missed the cut. shit, the rangers sitting in the 5th spot and only 5 points separated them from # 9.

talk about every single game being important.