Can one imagine the New York Rangers with $25 million+ of cap space? A decade ago that would the scariest proposition because they’d snap up all of the UFA’s by offering them to many years at too many dollars.
As we speak they have 18.4 million left to spend next year (assuming Wade Redden is buried again in the minors). Now this is before they buyout captain Chris Drury which according to a Daily News source “He’s gone.” The same story is reporting that Wojtek Wolski will also be bought out of his 3.8 million dollar contract. According to capgeek.com Drury’s buyout would be counted on the 11/12 and 12/13 season at $1.6 million per season, Wolski on the other hand would be a buyout of $466,666 11/12 season & $666,666 for 12/13 season. Thus those two buy outs give the Rangers over $29 million in cap space for 2011/12. For Drury and Wolski both will be UFA’s July 1... neither will command more than 1.5 million for maybe a one or two year deal, both have allot to prove to themselves, their new team and the Rangers.
Brad Richards
I’ll bet my house that on July 1 Brad Richards will sign with the New York Rangers, likely a five year deal over $7 million per season. They covet a center man that can get Marian Gaborik the puck, plus we also cannot forget Richards & Rangers coach John Tortorella have won a Stanley Cup together in Tampa Bay. The Rangers are fortunate that the Dallas Stars ownership is a mess, and that they did not give into their demands for Richards during the trade deadline last year.
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