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Can Rangers afford to keep Dubinsky?

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The Rangers are going to have to do sometime between now and June 30 in order to prevent a competitor from establishing the price on Brandon Dubinsky, who stands to become next summer's prime Group II offer-sheet target should he reach the market. Dubinsky is tied with Scott Gomez for the team lead in scoring with 11 points (4-7). When on his game, he plays with a chip on his shoulder the size of his native Alaska. He is a team guy and a leadership guy. He also is on the final year of his Entry Level contract, and is the class of the prospective Group II Class of '09, all due respect to Paul Stastny and Jordan Staal. With an anticipated 10 percent increase in average, a team making a Group II offer sheet of $5.7M would only owe compensation of a first-, a second- and a third-round draft pick for Dubinsky if the Rangers refused to match. There probably are a dozen teams that would make that trade for Dubinsky right now, and there is one team on Broadway that wouldn't think of it. Still, the Rangers are going to have a problem if it gets that far.

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October 29, 2008  06:40 AM ET
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He's more than welcome in New Jersey......

October 29, 2008  08:36 AM ET
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I don't think any team could go wrong in trying to obtain Stastny, Staal or Dubinsky, particularly for only a draft pick.

October 29, 2008  08:36 AM ET
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Sorry....draft picks.

October 29, 2008  10:01 AM ET
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Dubinsky will stay. Would have been a lot easier if Sutter and Dolan didn't go nuts on Redden (and Drury's) contracts...

Redden looks like he should be playing on the Wolfpack and is literally unmoveable.

October 29, 2008  10:10 AM ET
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Sutter?

October 29, 2008  10:23 AM ET
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Originally posted 10:10 AM ET  10.29 by Buc Fettman

Sutter?

Slather.. it's early

October 29, 2008  10:30 AM ET
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He'll stay in NY, of that I'm sure. Even Sather..or for that matter Sutter, could be that stupid.

October 29, 2008  10:32 AM ET
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The Rangers can afford anything! They're loaded. The heck with the cap!

October 29, 2008  10:34 AM ET
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Slather?

October 29, 2008  10:36 AM ET
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Originally posted 10:30 AM ET  10.29 by Spiny Norman

He'll stay in NY, of that I'm sure. Even Sather..or for that matter Sutter, could be that stupid.

But Bettman is that stupid.

October 29, 2008  10:38 AM ET
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Agreed. 6.5 million per year for Redden? He's by far the most over-paid UFA this year. I dont know why Slather would offer him that much. He's a 3.5-4 million dollar guy.

He should be getting even less than Mara.

Redden's agent must have known there was only one GM stupid enough to take on that contract at that many years for a Dman on the back-end of the bellcurve of his career.

Hope he steps up against the Trash tomorrow night, what better time to get things going. (Now watch him get owned by Kovalchuk....)

October 29, 2008  10:39 AM ET
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Originally posted 10:34 AM ET  10.29 by Buc Fettman

Slather?

Slither

October 29, 2008  10:44 AM ET
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Originally posted 10:36 AM ET  10.29 by LGP: Stanley Cup Champs

But Bettman is that stupid.

Of that we are ALL certain

October 29, 2008  10:50 AM ET
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Originally posted 10:44 AM ET  10.29 by Spiny Norman

Of that we are ALL certain

If there is a "more stupider" (intentional folks) person in sports, I'd like to know who it could possibly be.

October 29, 2008  11:00 AM ET
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With 44 mill locked in on 10 players next year Sather has his work cut out. I hafta agree...we just cant afford Redden. Should be an interesting time...

October 29, 2008  11:43 AM ET
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Originally posted 10:50 AM ET  10.29 by LGP: Stanley Cup Champs

If there is a "more stupider" (intentional folks) person in sports, I'd like to know who it could possibly be.

1) Anyone that agreed to hire the little nimrod as commisioner
2) The person that changed the turf in Boise to "smurf turf" bad gimmick
3) The person that changed the blue in UCLA's uniforms. If there's one thing I'vearned over the years, if you pick marketing over tradition, you be very sorry indeed.
4) The person that hired Bill Clement, Darrn Pang, Pierre McGuire
5) The person that invemted "Manny being Mnny"

More?

October 29, 2008  12:30 PM ET
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Originally posted 11:43 AM ET  10.29 by Spiny Norman

1) Anyone that agreed to hire the little nimrod as commisioner2) The person that changed the turf in Boise to "smurf turf" bad gimmick3) The person that changed the blue in UCLA's uniforms. If there's one thing I'vearned over the years, if you pick marketing over tradition, you be very sorry indeed.4) The person that hired Bill Clement, Darrn Pang, Pierre McGuire5) The person that invemted "Manny being Mnny"More?

I love Clement and Pang....though Clement hasn't been on his A-game since he and "The Orgasmic One" Gary Thorne parted ways.

October 29, 2008  12:45 PM ET
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Originally posted 12:30 PM ET  10.29 by Mac Brody-Out for a while

I love Clement and Pang....though Clement hasn't been on his A-game since he and "The Orgasmic One" Gary Thorne parted ways.

Heretofore I have liked your judgement, but to me, Clemenrt has always been a dope. He was lucky enough to play on a team that won, but he is like Joe Morgan and Troy Aikemann in that he is a bit of a "rooter" in the booth, except he didn't have the talent those two had.
Is it a 'Philly" thing?

October 29, 2008  12:46 PM ET
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Originally posted 12:30 PM ET  10.29 by Mac Brody-Out for a while

I love Clement and Pang....though Clement hasn't been on his A-game since he and "The Orgasmic One" Gary Thorne parted ways.

and Pang is just an idiot

 
October 29, 2008  01:16 PM ET
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Originally posted 10:01 AM ET  10.29 by OtherOne81

Dubinsky will stay. Would have been a lot easier if Sutter and Dolan didn't go nuts on Redden (and Drury's) contracts...Redden looks like he should be playing on the Wolfpack and is literally unmoveable.

I cna only second that. But I think Dubinsky will stay. Redden.... Not so sure!

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