nydailynews.com - 7/2/2008
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Well, the Rangers finally dropped one of their money bombs. And it landed on Wade Redden.
Unwilling to go eight years at $7 million per for Brian Campbell, the Rangers have signed 31-year-old Redden to a staggering, six-year, $39-million contract. That’s $6.5 million per for those scoring at home.
Redden, who was drafted second overall by the Islanders in 1995, scored just 38 points in 80 games for Ottawa last season. Those might not sound like the numbers of a No. 1 defenseman who would ...
Live Free Agency 3.0 Evening Edition
thepensblog.blogspot.com 7/2/2008 — Walter Cronkite's favorite station was TSN. --8:00 pm-- This is where we are at as of the top of the hour. :: Hossa is taking his time, and according to reports he will not make a decision tonight.[ TSN ] and [ Hockey Buzz ] The dominos won't fall until then. :: The Rangers with no regards for the salary cap. They sign Wade Redden to a huge deal. [ Spector's ] We refuse to ...
Hossa to Rangers doesn’t work
mc79hockey.com 7/2/2008 — Looking at the Rangers roster with the signings of Michal Roszival and Wade Redden. If they went minimum wage for their fourth line and two press box forwards, their seventh defenceman and backup goalie, they’d have $8.6MM for Hossa. I ...
Rangers Sign Redden and Lose Their Minds.
community.foxsports.com 7/2/2008 — Once upon a time, in the bad old days before the salary cap,
the NY Rangers had a reputation for making expensive, questionable signings of
older unrestricted free agents.
After spending the first three years under a salary cap
spending wisely ...
Searching For Answers —
Scotty Hockey
I think that I have figured out what is going on in the Rangers front office: Naslund has been on the downslope since the lockout, Kalinin can't stay healthy, Redden was chased out of Ottawa, Columbus fans cheered that Zherdev is gone ... so just what are the Rangers doing? I think I have it! It is just the next step in healing the wound caused by all of the litigation between the NHL and the ...
Rangers deal for Zherdev —
james mirtle
Sources tell TSN the Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers have completed a trade. The Rangers will get Nikolai Zherdev and Dan Fritsche, with Fedor Tyutin and Christian Backman going to Columbus.No rest for the weary.
The Rangers certainly have something funky going on on their blueline. In comes Wade Redden at an unreal price point, Michal Rozsival comes back on a huge contract, and out
Swiss cheese —
Hockeybird.com
Holes, holes, holes, holes. Except for the fourth line, of course. So I slept on it and took some time to digest Day 1 of the Rangers' UFA moves, and probably to no one's surprise, I don't get it. I don't get the vision here. While no one would argue that the Rangers needed to add some offense on the blueline, I'm not sure a declining Wade Redden was the answer, and certainly not at that ...
Rangers picked Redden over Orpik —
IllegalCurve.com
From Brett Cyrgalis of the NY Post: Apparently, the Rangers had a decision to make between hard-hitting Pittsburgh defenseman Brooks Orpik (who was believed to be looking for a deal in the 4 years, $20-million range) and Redden. They chose Redden, and if Orpik signs out of the Division, everyone will be thanking them. Read more from The Blue Seats here . Nothing like the free agent ...
Rangers sign Redden, Rozsival; still in hunt for Hossa —
NHL - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
On a day when fiscal sanity took its annual flogging from panicky NHL general managers, the Rangers appeared poised to show the restraint the 2004-05 lockout and resulting salary cap were supposed to have imposed. Then, the temptation too great to take another run at the Stanley Cup next season, the Rangers opened the Cablevision vault and lavished a total of $59 million upon a couple of ...
Rangers: Lockout? What Lockout? —
Scarlett Ice
You've all heard by now that the New York Rangers have signed Wade Redden to a six-year, $39 million deal. That averages out to be around $6.5 million a year, which is what he was making with the Senators on his last deal. Ideally, I would have liked him to go out West so we wouldn't cross paths as often, and this will only further my fear that Redden experiences some sort of career ...
I Want What He Is Having —
Scotty Hockey
I listened in to the media conference call with Glen Sather and Wade Redden just now and I have to admit it piqued my curiosity. Sather is convinced that the Rangers are in great shape. The signing of Redden and Rozy gives the Rangers a great combination that can move the puck up to the forwards. The unfortunate thing is that none of the MSM guys followed up with a question asking 'which ...
Redden signs with Rangers —
IllegalCurve.com
TSN Reports 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. Read the entire article here Redden should thank his agents for this contract, the Rangers were willing to pay much more than he is worth.
Redden Signed by NYR —
KK Hockey
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 ...
OMFG —
Scotty Hockey
"New York Rangers sign UFA defenceman Wade Redden to a six-year contract worth $6.5 million." Folly, thy name is Glen Sather. The Rangers overpay for a defenseman who was essentially ran out of town last season. Some Senator fans that I've spoken to have ranked the choice of Redden over Chara as the biggest mistake in franchise history - which includes Alexander Daigle and Alexei Yashin. ...
Redden A Ranger —
We Bleed Teal
Here's the story on TSN. Prediction (which is based off nothing but gut feeling): Campbell is gone to Chicago and the Sharks get Redden. ^^^ What an idiot. This day keeps better and better now eh? dxcjvlkjhluydcvliugvlucyt Sharks.
Rangers Sign Four More —
Mets Prospects Minors Blog | MetsProspectus.com
The Rangers have announced the signing of thee players. Two were defensemen, one was a forward, and one a goalie. The first one was the signing of San Jose Shark winger Patrick Rissmiler . Like the last signing he is a big guy at 6'4 220 lbs and put up decent number for someone is his with 8 goals and 9 assists. Unlike Voros he is not a fighter. This appears to be the Rangers looking at life ...
Redden deciding between Flames, Sharks and Rangers —
IllegalCurve.com
From TSN: Bob McKenzie has just reported that he believes Wade Redden is deciding between the Calgary Flames, New York Rangers and San Jose Sharks. The Rangers and Sharks are more desperate for his services than are the Flames. If Redden were to sign with either of those two teams, he would be the quarterback on the power play and arguably each team's number one defenseman. If Redden signs ...
Another Update —
Pucks on Broadway: Analysis, Discussion, and Musings on the New York Rangers
The NHL Network is breaking in on TSN for their Free Agent Frenzy show. A couple Ranger-related notes: Sundin - Rangers and Canucks are the top two contenders. Redden - Rangers are one of a handful of teams. Campbell - Will max out his offer and has one of three teams, Chicago, Atlanta, San Jose. Good riddance. It really is about the money. Streit - Rangers in the mix. Being reported by ...
Campbell, Avery, and more —
Mets Prospects Minors Blog | MetsProspectus.com
According to Hockey Buzz's Eklund the New York Rangers are 'almost a sure thing' to sign the Brian Campbell , top defensem an on the market. As we all know Eklund is not the most reliable source, but the Rangers have been linked to Campbell for their need of a puck moving defenseman and his friendship with Chris Drury . Eklund is also reporting that the Rangers have an interest in defenseman ...
