FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers plucked the cream of the free agency crop, Dallas Stars center Brad Richards, via a nine-year, $60 million contract with an annual cap hit of $6.5 million. Richards will receive $24 million in the first two years and…
“FREE” AGENTS HARDLY…BUT EXCITING THOUGH
BY: Adam Gavriel This past week the New York Rangers brought in two new faces and brought another back. The main acquisition, as everyone no doubt has learned, is that the team bought was Brad Richards but what President and General Manager Glen Sather…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The melancholy filtered through the phone line. Brodie Dupont, the player with the longest standing with the Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale, had got his wish this week when he was qualified by the parent New York Rangers. But…
SATHER, TORTORELLA AND RICHARDS CONFERENCE CALL
The New York Rangers have just completed their conference call introducing Brad Richards to the media. Also on the call was Head Coach John Tortorella and President and General Manager Glen Sather. As you would imagine, Richards is excited to be coming…
RICHARDS A RANGER
It’s official – Nine Years nearly $60million dollars and a $6.5/year hit to the cap. Let’s see if the Rangers a) can now sign all their Restricted Free Agents b) find chemistry with Marion Gaborik and c) find a scoring top line left winger so that the…
NHL SPENDING LIKE DRUNKEN SAILORS, BUT WILL THE RANGERS?
BY: Bruce Berlet While awaiting free-agent center Brad Richards’ decision on which of a half-dozen suitors he was going to choose Friday, the New York Rangers signed two left wings with different styles. First, unrestricted free-agent wing Mike Rupp…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Within weeks of trading captain Mike Richards and fellow high scorer Jeff Carter on the same day, the Philadelphia Flyers won the Jaromir Jagr sweepstakes Friday after the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings bowed out. Jagr signed…
CAPTAIN, OH CAPTAIN
It’s not normally the way things are written here, but I am going to write to you today from the heart and not in the most professional manner. For me, today is a sad day.
FAN-FARE -The Art of The Offer Sheet
BY: Adam Gavriel Keeping a close eye on the Stamkos deal in Tampa? No? Well, start researching. Reports constantly coming out of Tampa Bay are saying that the Stamkos and Lightning parties are decently far apart in what it’s going to take to lock up the…
BUY OR TRADE
The New York Rangers have their hearts set once again on the top prize of the free agent class which opens seven days from today. When the bell rings and negotiating can begin, the Rangers will be putting a full-court press on Dallas centerman Brad…