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Markus Naslund and Dmitri Kalinin to the NY Rangers
by Alanah McGinley on 07/03/08 at 04:28 PM ET
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Steve Zippy at Blue Notes in Newsday notes that the Rangers are hosting a conference call at 4:30pm ET with “deals/signings imminent.”
Now this:
Is it Markus Naslund?
That’s what one source tells me....but no confirmation
Update 4:42pm ET: From The Fourth Period: “Rangers sign Dmitri Kalinin and Markus Naslund”. Says Naslund:
“Initially, there was quite a few teams contacting us. Me and my agent, I gave him instructions early on that there was only limited number of teams I was interested in playing for and the Rangers were on top of that list.”
Confirmed also by Steve Zippy:
Swedish left wing Markus Naslund, who played in Vancouver for 12 years is the newest Ranger, inking a one year, $4.5-million deal. They also added defenseman Dmitri Kalinin from Buffalo.
Update 4:47pm ET: More at theNY Rangers site—
Update 4:52pm ET: TSN notes that the Naslund contract is 2-years, Kalinin is 1-year
Update 5:26pm ET: TSN’s tracker notes the contract for Naslund is 2 years for $8 million, not $4.5 per as previously reported.
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Well it’s official: I want Mike Gillis’s head on a spit.
Posted by Mike from NYC on 07/03/08 at 03:49 PM ET
TSN says its a 2 year deal
Posted by bcrt2000 on 07/03/08 at 03:52 PM ET
Good riddance Naslund… he wasnt worth the $6 million he made with the Canucks, nor will he be worth the $4.5 million the Rangers just wasted on him.
FINALLY, the Canucks can move forward and re-build!
Posted by PuckHound61 from Speckville USA on 07/03/08 at 03:54 PM ET
That’s their third centre.
How are you holding up about this one, Alanah?
Posted by George James Malik from South Lyon, MI on 07/03/08 at 04:08 PM ET
Ahhh.... Naslund’s a winger....
Posted by Karina on 07/03/08 at 04:36 PM ET
4.5 is a reasonable amount to pay for naslund in the current retarded salary climate. canucks aren’t going to get a significant upgrade over him anymore.
and gillis, the honeymoon is over.
Posted by bitterguy on 07/03/08 at 04:42 PM ET
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It is Naslund, 1 year, 4.5m.
Posted by Peter10 from Germany on 07/03/08 at 03:32 PM ET