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It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Earlier this year Redden said he would take a discount to stay in Ottawa the only team he has ever played for. If they dont sign him (even for less) he will be hard to replace. If he signs somewhere else for a lot less we'll know the rumours of his off ice lifestyle are prolly true.

I really hope he takes that 'discount' in Ottowa.

After stinking the joint out with his lousy play and refusing to wave the no-trade clause, why would the Sens want this loser back? He's loaded with talent but is a gutless floater who vanishes when it really counts. Why, you???d think he???s related to Alexei Yashin.

Good thing he refused to waive the no-trade clause, otherwise the Oilers would have mortgaged their future to get him.

Wade Redden isn't worth $6.5 million. He's a 30-40 point defenseman who doesn't show up for games....He'll be lucky to get someone to sign him for $4 million a year...

Unfortunately, PhillyMike, there are enough dumb GMs out there who'd probably give him what he wants.

all he wants is a big bag of coke from emery...thats the kinda of signing bonus hes looking for in ottawa

I'd laugh if Detroit picked him up for a bargain and created a stud out of him. LOL... that would be funny.

Reddens last 3 years :

05'06 65GP 10G-40A-50PTS +35 23:28 TOI (13th scorer among d-men)
06'07 64GP 7G-29A-36PTS +1 22:54 TOI (37th scorer among d-men)
07'08 80GP 6G-32A-38PTS +11 22:12 TOI (22nd scorer among d-men)

I never really noticed his ice time...shouldnt it be higher for a #1 d-man?Well anyways...he's not worth 6.5 million per year anymore. I would think 3.5 max per year. Maybe 4 million max. Wherever he goes,i think he'll thrive more if he's not the #1 guy.

He's worth $3 - $3.5M, if he's willing to sign for that, keep him, if not let him go somewhere else.

who does he think he is playing that way with that salary, bryan mccabe?

A change will be good for him. Things have gotten pretty sour in Ottawa.
Agree he's not worth more than 4 million though...but an arbitrator might disagree.
Be interesting to see where he ends up. Any team looking for a top 4 D-Man is going to be interested...so that would mean his options should be plentiful.

Yeah, there will be more interest in Redden than he deserves, for sure. He is, like I said about Huet a week ago, the beneficiary of really good timing for his contract to come up. SJ will likely keep Campbell, so Redden may be the highest profile d-man available come July 1. Him and Liles out of Colorado, I guess, but I think Redden is the higher profile name of the two...watch for some team that hasn't done its homework (I'm looking at you, Chicago) to blow the other teams out of the water with a $5 million bid, to ensure they can get him and his addiction to a certain brand of cola on their squad.

Baun he's a free agent so an arbitrator wont be involved.

I agree with goCan, the timing just clicked. He's not worth 6.5, he's a 3.5-4 guy. A GM is going to have to be in the gambling mood though. He has a history of not showing up when he's needed most. Maybe this can change with the right team.

Guarantee you wherever he goes he gets more than 4.5. And that's a conservative estimate! I think he'll get more than 5.

Most likely...there's alot of crazy(read: stupid) GM's out there. I wouldnt be surprised if he got that much. I wonder if the Rangers will make a pitch? What do you think otherone81?Do you want him on your team?

not a bad place for him to land - there's LOTS of coke in New York!

Sather definitely is that stupid to give him 6 million.

The Associated Press reports that he just signed a 4-year/17 billion peso dealto coach peewee level field hockey in Bogota, Columbia.