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Redden Signed by NYR
by Alanah McGinley on 07/01/08 at 07:35 PM ET
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From Sportsnet:
Sources have told Sportsnet that Wade Redden has agreed to a deal with the New York Rangers.
Update 4:36pm: TSN television confirms the deal. Six years at $6.5 million per (average).
Update 4:39pm: TSN online --
One of the NHL’s top free agent blueliners is off the market, as the New York Rangers have signed defenceman Wade Redden to a six-year contract worth $6.5 million a season.
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Gomez - 7.357 Drury - 7.05 Lundqvist - 6.875 Redden - 6.5 Roszival - 5. That’s $32.782 million, or almost 60% of this year’s cap, for 2 forwards, 2 d-men, and a goalie. That math doesn’t seem to work out so hot, in my opinion.
Posted by Dan from Pittsburgh on 07/01/08 at 06:50 PM ET
bwaaaahahahahahahahahaha ...
ahem ...
bwaaa!hahahahahahahahaha!
man. they make it too easy for the wings to become dynastic. 6 years?!?
HAha!
Posted by ColdWar on 07/01/08 at 06:57 PM ET
As a Sens fan, I say good riddance. Way overpaid. He’ll probably have easier access to his hobby in NY though, while buddies in that hobby McGrattan and Emery probably won’t find it as easy.
Posted by anonymouss from waterloo, on on 07/01/08 at 07:06 PM ET
That’s $32.782 million, or almost 60% of this year’s cap, for 2 forwards, 2 d-men, and a goalie. That math doesn’t seem to work out so hot, in my opinion.
Add in Christian Backman and Fedor Tyutin and their cap hit is just shy of $38M. That leaves them about $18.7M with which to pay the other 16 players. Yikes.
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 07/01/08 at 07:08 PM ET
The Rangers plan is spend for elite talent, and fill in the rest of the holes with capable youngsters. However, at 6.5 this seems like a really bad idea, unless Redden returns to top form.
Posted by bsalamon on 07/01/08 at 07:11 PM ET
This pretty much leaves Jagr on the outside looking in, no?
Posted by BobTheZee on 07/01/08 at 07:20 PM ET
rangers never learn
Posted by FlyersFan on 07/01/08 at 07:32 PM ET
jumping to conclusions never gets people anywhere. Why don’t we wait a year or two and then talk about how bad this signing is
Posted by bsalamon on 07/01/08 at 07:59 PM ET
overpaid for damaged goods. Mark Streit would have been the better choice. next.
Posted by underthechestnuttree from LaSalle, Ontario, Canada on 07/01/08 at 08:04 PM ET
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5 million would have been more than enough
Posted by bsalamon on 07/01/08 at 06:46 PM ET