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By: benneyb

benneyb — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:18:48 +0000

Baumer – have to disagree with you on Rozi – he is ridiculously overpaid for what he produces. $5mm per year is almost Niedermayer/Pronger type money! You can get handfuls of guys that produce what he does for half the price.

The Rangers need to start valuing their prospects, and not giving them away. First, Grachev should be virtually untouchable, unless the initials AO or EM are mentioned. He could be VERY special. Sanguinetti is a different case. We also have his clone, who is likely better, in Del Zotto, so Bobby is expendable. For the RIGHT deal, and that ain’t a 34 year old St. Louis. Nothing but draft picks and undesirables (Naslund, Rozi etc.) for him. An old, small guy is one hit away from retirement, though I would love to get him for the right price.

I wouldn’t touch Radulov with a 10ft pole – that p***y has already quit the NHL once. Who the hell wants a player like that?

By: e.m.

e.m. — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:58:39 +0000

all the insiders seem to agree that the cap will go down in the ‘10-11 season. thus, guys with contracts that go beyond next season are almost unmoveable. that is the biggest problem right now with guys who have longterm big bucks contracts.

By: No Country For Old Rangers

No Country For Old Rangers — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:56:13 +0000

I know he has a “no-score” “no-lead” and a “no-let it ruin my holidays” clause

By: No Country For Old Rangers

No Country For Old Rangers — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:52:01 +0000

Does he have a no-trade clause?

By: No Country For Old Rangers

No Country For Old Rangers — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:51:33 +0000

Trade Drury on draft day for a pick and prospects. That would be a HUGE first step

By: joel

joel — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:49:06 +0000

at a $5 mill cap hit for 3 more years, Rosival is garbage.

By: e.m.

e.m. — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:43:58 +0000

Atl and Waddell made bad deals in the past, and he has been raked over the coals about it too. so I doubt he will put his job in jeopardy by dealing their one last fan favorite for anything but top young talent. and that means that other teams will be offering him much more than crap like Rosival

By: Baumer582

Baumer582 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:42:43 +0000

Joel,

Roszival’s contract is very reasonable for what he does on the ice.

And what “vet garbage” was I talking about?

If the Rangers resign Zherdev, and package him and Roszival + a prospect and Dubinsky, what team wouldn’t look at that in a deal??

By: Baumer582

Baumer582 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:40:15 +0000

As far as his heart and playing in NY go, I don’t think you can judge that until he actually plays here.. No one thought Jagr could stomach it, but he was the best player on the ice every season.

I personally think a guy like Kovalchuk would eat up the energy from the crowd.

Financially, and this would have to happen for any big name winger to play here, but there’s have to be several moves made..

Mara + Morris (at least Morris) are gone.
Redden or Roszival would have to go.
Probably Dubinsky is involved in a big trade ( I know everyone loves him, and I do too, but I think Grachev will be better and Dubi is a great bargaining chip).

Losing Roszival, Mara, and Morris frees up what you’d have to pay him anyway.

Of course, everyone wants Gomez and Drury gone (I don’t), but if one leaves, that’d help also..

Bottom line, if we don’t get a pure goal scorer to anchor this team, it’s 7th place and 1st round exits for the foreseeable future…