we have bad cap problems coming up in 2010 however Rozsival can be easily moved after this season to a team like Phoenix Nashville or Florida who have plenty of cap space. That wont be enough but Higgins probably wont be back either so we should be ok.

i prefer to just resign the three of our RFAs (Zherdev is obviously not coming back) and let the season play out as is. If you compare our roster right now to the team we had going into the year last season I find it hard to believe we cant make the playoffs. At least this time we will have some offense and might win a round maybe 2 if Hank stands on his head…

I of course had to bet it silly. Dubinsky won the race and I won the race straight up, the exacta and the trifecta. I am going to surmise that this was the first time in years that being a Rangers fan has actually made me money.

1. Package Rozsival, Zherdev and a high prospect(either DZ or Grachev) to a team with lots of cap space and a number-1 or future number-1 center who costs less than half Rozy’s salary…Berglund on Stl., Stamkos on Tampa, Mueller or Turis on Phoenix, maybe Kesler on Van.; sign Babchuck to replace Rozy. Mind you, this is a BIG stretch.

2. Package Dubinsky with Z for a mid-priced center like Sharp.

And that’s about it. Sather is in the worst cap-corner of his tenure. In fact, I don’t think there’s another GM that’s in as bad shape after the Kotalik signing.

Brad Richards is not coming to the Rangers. It is not possible. He makes 7.8 mil for the next 2 seasons. Given that the Rangers have to resign Dubi, Cally and Korpedo and we only have 6 mil in cap space there is not enough cap room to bring Richards for this season, let alone in 2010 where the cap is more than likely going down and Staal, Girardi and others are RFAs and are due for a raise.

So Heatley, Thornton, Richards or whoever you guys think are coming, its not happening…Let the kids play…

Gaborik obviously Snipes off the boards

Kotalik has a BOMB from the Point (PP Quaterback anyone??)

Higgins pretty much scores nothing but Dirty goals and deflections on the PP from in front

My top 3 Lines as of now would be:

Gaborik – Dubinsky – Avery
Kotalik – Drury – Higgins
Callahan – AA – Korpi

1st PP Line:

Gaborik – Dubinsky – Higgins (in front)
Kotalik – Redden at the Point

2nd PP Line:

Callahan – Drury – Avery (in front)
Girardi – Rozsival at the Point

2006-2007 was Demitra
2007-2008 was Demitra for half a season and Belanger for the other

2008-2009 was Koivu and Sheppard

In 2007-2008 (when he scored 42 goals) he was usually paired with either Parrish, Voros, or Fedoryk on the other wing. So I think its safe to say he likes his other winger to crash the net on his line

Im thinking the line should be…

Avery – Dubinsky – Gaborik OR
Callhan – Dubi – Gaborik

“I can go one-on-one in certain situations, but I like to play with a center who carries the puck while I get open,” Gaborik, the former Minnesota sniper who signed a five-year, $37.5 million free-agent contract on July 1, told The Post on Friday while he visited the club’s training facility in Greenburgh.