i dont see how it is true that the rangers are in the mix since we are approximately 2.5 mil under the cap at the moment and kessel wants 5 mil a year. In constructing a roster that is somewhat like based on what we have seen i took 13 forwards (after Kessel), 7 d-men, 2 goalies.

F: Gaborik, Prospal, Avery, Higgins, Drury, Kotalik, Artem, Cally, Boyle, Lisin, Brashear, Parenteau (cheap extra)

D: Staal, Girardi, Gilroy, Redden, Rozy, MDZ, Potter

G: Lundy, Vally

This roster pre kessel is about 3 mil under the cap so unless we can have the bruins take kotalik or rozy back i dont see this working cap wise. also i think there would be a HUGE level of hypocrisy here for the rangers to pay a guy who is holding out for more money as an rfa after refusing and bad mouthing Dubinsky for doing exactly the same thing.

i dont think the rangers will be budging on their contract so for dubi to stay he would have to stick his tail btw his legs and take the offer for 700k or whatever it was. and with each passing day of camp and preseason dubi seems more and more expendable so we will see soon if dubi ‘really wants to be a ranger’

if Dubz really wanted to to be a Ranger he and is agent would realize they have no leverage and to wait sometime down the line to negotiate. This is becoming rediculous and tiring, just sign, go to camp, and move on.

look at it this way. matt duchene played with grachev this past season grachev put up a couple more points and duchene was drafted 3rd overall by colorado. Grachev is impressing the team more and more as each day passes and it looks like dubinsky’s days are numbered. I’m curious to see how this whole kessel situation plays out because I can’t see how the rangers can afford to pay him unless they get rid of a decent sized contract.

There is not enough cap room for Kessel, flat out.

The Rangers are going to get Heatley….mark my words…….OK, just kidding. Hmmmmm, Kessel would not be a horrible signing and he has more tools than Dubinsky. I would beleive that the players going the other way would give some salary relief, a little anyway since Boston is maxed out. Dubinsky, Kotalik and a 2nd rounder? that would give us another 4 mil. + whatever we are currently under….2.5? for a total of about 6.5 to work with for Kessel. I can’t worry about who needs to be signed next offseason, it will work itself out. Can’t be a gun shy GM, or you handicap yourself in the present…..cause you may not be here in the future…….why pay Dubi anything more than he is under contract for? What has he done to earn the reputation of a 1st tier player? I’ll let you know….nothing. He is a solid 3rd liner., He is not going to turn the Rangers around on the first line. He is simply not the golden one that all of us are thinking he is. I would have rather kept Prucha for scoring ability. Dubi is a grinder, like Drury…..who himself should be a better first line center but he isn’t. Prospal will be the first line center even if Dubi signs.

Lwt me say, not give Kessel the whole 6.5…..that would be satherish. Say 4 to 4.25 for 3yrs.
Those are good numbers. Don’t you wish you had Micheal Sammulson or Nylander back….Even Straka….those guys scored a little, had some speed.

Can’t see the fit as far as cap is concerned. Not only that but it screws up our roster for next year as well with the RFA’s. I can see us signing Staal and losing Girardi and bring up DZ and another rookie on D if we trade Rozi. These contracts that do not produce are still hurting this club from moving forward and until those contracts are corrected, we are screwed. plain and simple