Larry Brooks: Rangers in talks with Brandon Dubinsky
by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jul 31, 2009 10:41 AM EDT
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In today's NY Post, Larry Brooks says the Rangers are in talks with Dubi's reps:
The Blueshirts are at approximately $51M of the $56.8M cap. That does not include either Zherdev or Brandon Dubinsky, who remains an unsigned Group II free agent. That number also does not include a fourth center, fourth right wing or sixth defenseman.
The Post has learned the team is in conversations with Dubinsky's representative regarding contracts of varying lengths, though neither party would characterize the state of the discussions that will accelerate upon the conclusion of Zherdev's final 96 hours.
Earlier this month, the Blueshirts signed Group II free agent Ryan Callahan to a two-year, $4.6M contract. Dubinsky's agent is certain to cite that deal -- Dubinsky went 13-28-41 last year, Callahan 22-18-40; Dubinsky is a career 27-54-81 in 170 games, Callahan 34-25-59 in 147 games -- but Callahan owned the leverage of salary arbitration rights while Dubinsky has no systemic leverage unless he can attract an offer sheet.
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Hopefully Sather can go for the long term deal.
Sather can take the cheap way and use the leverage he has on Dubi because Dubi cant go to arbitration to lowball him and save the cap money for the upcoming season or take the long view and use some of that leverage to lock up dubi longer term for a smaller cap hit then a contract like Zajac just got by having his breakout 3rd year. Zajac just got 4 years at 13.55 million with a breakdown of 2.75, 3.5, 4.5, 4.8 million. I think you could take Dubi with the leverage and double last years salary to 1.2 for next year, 2.4, 2.9, 3.5 for the following 3 years making it a total package of 4 years and 10 million if you truly believe Dubi is a long term part of the core of this team and lock him up at somewhat of a potential discount (assuming the rangers believe he will have a similar breakout to being a 60 pt player) in exchange for Dubi getting security. This deal would also take into account dubi citing the Cally deal because the 2.4, 2.9 figures would be for the first two years of arbitration eligibility where cally got 2.2 and 2.4.
by Michael Gleich on Jul 31, 2009 10:53 AM EDT reply actions
completely agree
This would be the perfect deal for dubi…this would lock up our potential first line center and potential leader for 4 years on the cheap…i would like dubi to be a bit more selfish this year…he has the ability to create his own shot…in the end it will help open up the ice for gabby too
Article clarifications
Are they assuming Gilroy is the 5th defenseman?
Isn’t Boyle signed to be the 4th line center?
I would say its speculating more than assuming.
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jul 31, 2009 12:37 PM EDT reply actions
Keep him and Trade him!!
They have to find a way to keep him and then trade him. Sather does not like lossing guys for nothing. I don’t think he will be a ranger next season but I also don’t think he they will run away if the salary is not 4.5 million.
Dubinsky
Why would you trade Dubinsky? He’s a line 2-3 center realistically. He doesnt have the offense of a line 1 center but he can fill that hole for now. With better players around him and coming up as the youth movement progresses he will shift back a line or 2 but he’s a solid player and works hard for it and also a fan favorite.
Unless you were referring to trading someone else…this is the way the youth movement/homegrown players works. You make the best of what you have and when better players come up you shift the player down a line or 2. We should have kept malholtra…the problem was the unrealistic expectations that were placed on him. He would be the perfect 3-4 line center right now as he has found his niche in Columbus.
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