Comments on: Hardly arbitrary

By: tony from AZ

tony from AZ — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:59:28 +0000

Poloponies (polo ponies)

By: NK

NK — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:59:19 +0000

I call you Killa, because you slay me!..And I’m callin Bellevue, cause you’re nutz!!!!

By: 22figure8

22figure8 — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:21:55 +0000

Hey Ralph, mind if I smoke?

I don’t care if you burn.

By: what

what — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:16:14 +0000

downeaster

rissmiller has to be waived again as each year starts anew. so as of now he is a ranger.

injured players and their replacements both count against the cap unless the injury is long time (several months)

By: bklynblue

bklynblue — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:14:12 +0000

Captain Video space helmet on

By: UESBlueshirt

UESBlueshirt — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:04:52 +0000

Remember they used to play Honeymooner clips on the scoreboard screen after goals, before the advent of the Goal Song?

By: downeaster

downeaster — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:59:03 +0000

That is 5 to 6.5 million. (not 9.5 million)

By: downeaster

downeaster — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:57:08 +0000

Oleo: Remember, they traded Tyutin to get him in the first place.

Why would the Rangers have qualified Zherdev if they did not want him? To trade him?

Do not know where you got the 3.5-4.0 numbers form.

Capgeek shows the Rangers with 3.62 million in cap space.
In that figure they have Rissmiller and Voros at a million apiece and also Arnasen at 700,000 and Parenteau at 500,000.

Add those salaries to the 3.62 cap spaces and it gives the Rangers 6.82 million needing 4 forwards and a defenseman.

Let’s say Z signs for 3.8 million which is only 180K more than what he was qualified at. The Rangers could sign him and try to trade him. If they kept him they would still be 3.02 million under the cap. Lets say they almost double Dubi’s salary to 1.1 million. That leaves them 1.92 million.
Bring in Byers to replace Parenteau 500K. Their down to 1.42 million. Bring in Anisimov to replace Arnason .82 million. Their down to 600K over the cap needing to bring up the 6th defenseman which is what they carried most of last season. The Rangers would need anywhere from 255 to 500K to bring in someone like Sanguinetti (855K) to DelZotto (1.1).

Any forward or defenseman that is injured will be making a heck of a lot more money than any replacement that would be called up called up. If Rosy or Redden started the seaosn on the DL that would give the team 5 to 9.5 million to play with.

I am not saying that is going to happen. With the 10% over the cap thru October and the DL that Rangers have some options. And, they could sign and trade Z which gives them more Cap flexiblity.

It is not as dire as you are making it sound.

By: Celsius 451

Celsius 451 — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:54:48 +0000

Re Redden being better than Backman, Malik, and Kalinen you left out Ozone, Kas, Strudwick, Mara the first 1 1/2 years he was here, plus the legendary Roman Endur. What is it with Sather that all roads traveled by the world’s worst professional hockey defensivemen come through New York?

By: rocketnyr

rocketnyr — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:52:58 +0000

Honeymooners reference:

In the episode where Ralph vainly tries to re-enact his youthful days with Alice (roller skating, going to dances, etc.), Ralph, Alice and Ed Norton remember some of the dance bands that they used to dance to as kids…

“Little Jack Little … Basil Fomine…”