Breaking New York Rangers News: Dubinsky Signs Four-Year Deal
by Bryan Winters on Jul 21, 2011 10:56 AM EDT
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The New York Rangers announced they have avoided arbitration and agreed to a four-year deal with forward Brandon Dubinsky. Reports are surfacing that the deal will have an annual $4.2 million cap hit with a total of $16.8 million.
The deal is also broken down to pay Dubinsky $3.75 million in the first two years and $4.65 million annually in the final two years of his contract.
Dubinsky lead the Rangers last season with the 24 goals and 30 assists. Dubinsky also stated at the end of the season that "I’d like to get it done as quickly as possible. I think the Rangers want me, and I want the Rangers. So at the end of the day, we may as well not waste each other’s time."
With this new deal, the Rangers can turn their full attention to locking up the final RFA, Ryan Callahan. This deal shapes up good for Ryan Callahan, who is expected to receive around the same numbers as Dubinsky.
Dubinsky caught up with the NY Post about his new deal, here is what he had to say:
"I wanted to be in New York, it’s the place I live, it’s the place I love and I want to be here forever. At the end of the day, I think it’s a homerun for me. I hope the team feels the same way"
“I can’t even tell you how much I’m looking forward to the season, with all the guys we have coming back plus the signings we’ve made with Richie [Brad Richards] and Mike Rupp, I think we’re going to be a contender in the East; I really feel that way."
“I high have expectations for myself and for the team. The last couple of years we’ve talked about being contenders. Now I truly believe we have the team to do it, not just talk about it.”
Official press release after the jump:
RANGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH
FORWARD BRANDON DUBINSKY
New York, July 21, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with forward Brandon Dubinsky on a new contract.
Dubinsky, 25, skated in 77 games with the Rangers last season, registering 24 goals and 30 assists for 54 points, along with 100 penalty minutes. He established career-highs in goals, assists, points, power play assists (seven), power play points (11), and shots on goal (202). Dubinsky led the Rangers in points, goals, assists, and road points (26), ranked second in shots, tied for first in road goals (14), third in power play goals (four) and power play points (11), fourth in power play assists (seven), and led all team forwards in average ice time (20:13). He led the Blueshirts with a career-high, 13 multi-point performances, including a season-high, three-point effort (one goal, two assists) at Pittsburgh on March 20. His goal in that contest, an empty-netter, was his 50th point of the season, marking the first time he reached that scoring plateau. Dubinsky skated in his 300th career NHL game on March 3 vs. Minnesota, and recorded his 100th career NHL assist on February 1 vs. Pittsburgh. In addition, Dubinsky led the Rangers with two playoff goals and tied for the team lead in scoring with three points in five postseason contests.
The 6-1, 210-pounder has skated in 316 career NHL contests with the Rangers, registering 71 goals and 108 assists for 179 points, along with 347 penalty minutes. Dubinsky has reached the 40-point plateau in each of his four NHL seasons, and has notched 20 or more goals in each of the last two seasons. In 2009-10, he established career-highs with a plus-nine rating and six power play goals. Dubinsky led the Rangers in game-winning goals for two consecutive seasons in 2008-09 (seven) and 2009-10 (five), with 12 of his 33 goals counting as game-winners over the span. His seven game-winning tallies in 2008-09 marked a career-high and tied for 14th among all NHL skaters. Dubinsky was twice selected to skate in the NHL YoungStars Game at the NHL All-Star Weekend (2008, 2009), and was named MVP of the 2008 event after registering three points (two goals, one assist) in the contest. In addition, Dubinsky has registered seven goals and eight assists for 15 points, along with 32 penalty minutes in 22 career NHL playoff games. He established postseason career-highs in games played (10), goals (four), assists (four), and points (eight), while finishing fourth on the team in points and tying for second in goals during the 2008 playoffs.
As a rookie in 2007-08, Dubinsky ranked seventh in the NHL among first-year players in scoring with 40 points, and led all rookies and ranked 15th in the league overall with 196 hits. He won the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award, voted by the fans as the player who performs "above and beyond the call of duty," following his rookie season. Dubinsky made his NHL debut on March 8, 2007 at Long Island, and recorded his first career NHL point with a power play assist on October 25, 2007 vs. New Jersey. Dubinsky captured the 2006 Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award as the best rookie of the Rangers Training Camp as voted by select New York media.
Internationally, Dubinsky recently represented the United States at the 2010 World Championship in Germany, registering three goals and seven assists for 10 points, along with a plus-three rating in six contests. He ranked second among all tournament skaters in assists and points.
The Anchorage, Alaska native was originally selected as the Rangers’ second round choice, 60th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
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Absolutely fair deal for every party involved
3.75 for the first 2 RFA years
4.65 for the 2 bought UFA years
4.2 cap hit, right where we wanted. Good job glen.
by The Blue Seats on Jul 21, 2011 10:59 AM EDT reply actions
“Ron Dugay for President”
LOL
+1
Pierre McGuire needs to go away.
by MartyEqualsPansy on Jul 21, 2011 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
And you all doubted Sather
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by Joe Fortunato on Jul 21, 2011 11:01 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The way Sather’s been going lately, if he can ink Cally at a good cost. . .and sign Eminger (I like/want him), I think we’ll all owe him a big apology. It appears he’s a NEW MAN!!!
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by Stepan the Ice! on Jul 21, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Apology no, because he was quite shitty for a while. He does, however, deserve fucktons of respect for his work over the past 3 years. This is all leading me to believe that the shitty decisions he made back then were under Dolan’s influence.
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by Scratch and Snif on Jul 21, 2011 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Sather is finally realizing that like all things in life
this game has changed a lot since he was young, and he is finally adapting.
Sather is not there
Give the credit to Jeff Gorton not Sather as Gorton made the deal while Sather was off on his annual fishing vacation.
Yes Sather does deserve credit for improving the team but as the last couple of days proved; it only takes 1 problem to ruin what really should be a time of good feeling and hope
by theprospectpark on Jul 21, 2011 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
wasn't it you...
That was certain the arbitration was going to take place and that there was no avoiding it after the Larry Brooks story broke yesterday?
by I.LikeMittens on Jul 21, 2011 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Very nice.
“All is proceeding according to plan.”
One more to go.
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by Stepan the Ice! on Jul 21, 2011 11:01 AM EDT reply actions
alright, now that we got #Dubacalypse taken care of
its time for #CALLACYLSM
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by Kevin Power on Jul 21, 2011 11:02 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
hehe rolls off the tongue nicely 8k
Ron Dugay for President
by ragsfan72291 on Jul 21, 2011 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
hahahaha thats great
Proudly suffering as a Ranger fan.
"C'mon, vagina is my 3rd favorite hole." -Drama
whoa now...
a little early to be calling his negotiations a disaster just yet…
for all we knwo he could be signed by the end of the day…not like he’s expecting much more or less than Dubi…so i bet in his case they might have just a few small details like years and such to talk about…dont see him going a whole ’nother week without a contract.
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"It's just pain."
This team has balls.
by Master Ov Brutality on Jul 21, 2011 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
well i did for like a little while yeterday when we first started hearing the rumors of 5mil+….but i dont exactly have any fears that this will happen with Cally.
Though i guess i coudl join along just for the hell of it….
But in that case, i already jumped off the ledge 10 minutes ago.
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"It's just pain."
This team has balls.
by Master Ov Brutality on Jul 21, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
when is the war mongering and bloodlust taking place?
:p
R.I.P Derek
Rangers FTW!
by BleedsRangerBlue on Jul 21, 2011 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Glad it got worked out
And they avoided going to arbitraton which would only lead ti hard feelings on Dubi’s end. I really think this coming year will be his breakout year. I’m predicting 65 points this year for Dubi
Can’t wait to hear all the Sather bashers comment on this offseason.
Every single move/signing has been what is needed and at a value for the team.
This is great news, also priced cally about the same. Looks like sather will sign the 2 must haves at a good amount below the expected 9mil.
Happy happy joy joy
by GAThingy on Jul 21, 2011 11:03 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
ask
and you shall receive
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
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A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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by Kevin Power on Jul 21, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
lol....here we go again...
but where is Dig?!?
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by Master Ov Brutality on Jul 21, 2011 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Eminger
then that will be it till camp, unless they buy out Wolski
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by Joe Fortunato on Jul 21, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
at this point
would buying out wolski be a preemptive move to do something during the season if need be?
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by ragsfan72291 on Jul 21, 2011 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Would probably be just for space
or to allow Zuccarello to make the team. At this point I have no idea. A lot depends on the Callahan deal, and then if Erixon makes the squad.
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by Joe Fortunato on Jul 21, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
There are 2 more deals after Callahan to be made
It sounds silly but because the Rangers made qualifying offers to both Chad Johnson and Stu Bickel their contracts (and QOs ) have to be added towards the Ranger summer cap hit.
Would like to see the hobbit make the team but the problem is not his size but Tortorella’s lack of confidence in him. All Zuccarello did was set up goals by 11 different Rangers which alone should be why he makes the team
by theprospectpark on Jul 21, 2011 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
oh please...
zucks got just the right amount of time for his stage of development. torts did not make a mistake with this kid.
Sending a guy nicknamed “the Hobbit” to forecheck against 6’2", 200lb defensemen when he’s on the ice with two other players (Wolski and Stepan) not known for forechecking themselves? Instead of allowing him to be the playmaker he is?
Sounds like a mistake to me. As well as Tortorella did coaching and getting the best from Dubinsky, Callahan, Boyle, Prust, I think he did a poor job with Gaborik, Zuccarello, and Wolski… and even Stepan if it is to be believed that he was the best playmaker on the team (as was said by Tortorella himself, I believe.)
I don’t care who you are, if you are a forward you go in hard on the forecheck.
But i understand your point.
by The Blue Seats on Jul 22, 2011 3:42 AM EDT up reply actions
-1
I think we’ve GOT to give Wolski at least one more chance/year. He’s young, got lots of talent, has been working with Underhill, and will certainly be given a shot playing with BR and Gabby. The upside on WW is way too high to get rid of him now. If after this year he’s still lackluster, then he’s gone.
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by Stepan the Ice! on Jul 21, 2011 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
+1
I’m always game to discuss the latter, but rarely the former.
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by Stepan the Ice! on Jul 21, 2011 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
SATHER!
didnt think he can have a streak like this….this is a great deal…now lets give the same one to cally and move on
by Anthony Tamburro on Jul 21, 2011 11:04 AM EDT reply actions
Woot
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by BleedsRangerBlue on Jul 21, 2011 11:06 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Great deal – fair to both sides and not terrible for the cap.
My how times have changed. Sather praise from the site that allegedly organized the fire Sather rally. You know it was you Jim.
Manning lobs it, Burress alone, touchdown New York!
For the empty net, Mark Messier... do you believe it?! Do you believe it?! He said we will win game 6 - he has just picked up the hat trick!
I've been saying 4 years $17MM for weeks.
I could have negotiated this deal from the bathroom of the local Denny’s while getting a blumpkin.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jul 21, 2011 11:17 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 2 recs
Until information surfaces that proves otherwise, I’ll assume this is how Sather negotiated the deal.
Makes me wonder where he puts that cigar before and after it goes in his mouth. The poor interns at MSG, farts smelling like Macanudos… the horror.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jul 21, 2011 11:32 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Glen: Brandon, your nickname is Dubi, you have to take a 4.20 cap hit. It will be just perfect. How can you say no to that.
Brandon: I don’t know…
Brandon’s Agent (into Dubi’s ear): No, he is right. It’s so clever, you can’t turn it down
by The Blue Seats on Jul 21, 2011 11:22 AM EDT reply actions
lol...
this reminds me…where the hell is that Brandon C guy with all the behind the scenes action?
maybe his spies are off for the summer?
In Prust we Trust
"It's just pain."
This team has balls.
by Master Ov Brutality on Jul 21, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
hey now…
"Jaromir Jagr.... it's a POWER PLAY GOAL!"
- Sam Rosen
"Let me ask you, would you want to play for the Edmonton Oilers...? (laughter)"
-Evgeni Nabokov
"We're not going to win a 1-0 hockey game tonight"
-John Tortorella, before the Rangers 1-0 win over the Canucks.
you got some footage too?
In Prust we Trust
"It's just pain."
This team has balls.
by Master Ov Brutality on Jul 21, 2011 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
now we just need to Dale Purinton to come out of retirement and quarterback our PP and we are all set!!
that might cause joereiter to seriously harm himself...
In Prust we Trust
"It's just pain."
This team has balls.
by Master Ov Brutality on Jul 21, 2011 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
if by quarterback you mean awkwardly skate around and drop the gloves to fight and draw an instigator penalty negating said power play....
…..sure
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i KNEW you’d sense talk about dale purinton…..(unless you showed up here follwoing my message on FB)
In Prust we Trust
"It's just pain."
This team has balls.
by Master Ov Brutality on Jul 21, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
no i saw this before the fb post
@joereiter
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How can you QB the PP from the box?
Jedi puck control?
Let me know how that works out for you . . .
by SimpleManiac on Jul 22, 2011 7:36 AM EDT up reply actions
yelling directions across the ice
“PASS IT PASS IT”
“SHOOOOOOOOT”
for that matter 2/3 of the fans at the garden gb the power play
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derp
QB the power play
i wish there was an edit feature
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"You can be a lion maybe once in your life. If you don't make this deal, you're a
mouse forever….Wouldn't you rather be a lion for one day than a mouse for life?" - Lord General Sather
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yeah...no shit...
being able to edit posts on a message board/forum should be basic functionality by now…couldn’t agree more.
In Prust we Trust
"It's just pain."
This team has balls.
by Master Ov Brutality on Jul 22, 2011 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Hallelujah.....
Now go get Cally done so we can all have some peace.
"So Say Goodnight To The Bad Guy"..............Antonio Montana 1983
by Stroker Ace on Jul 21, 2011 11:36 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
As much as I deride and bemoan Sather, I have to give him his props. He has done an excellent job with contracts and signings this offseason.
I’m also thrilled with Dubinsky because by all accounts, he came down in his negotiations both in money and year terms to remain a Ranger and avoid potentially injurious arbitration. Although we have had some close calls the past two years, he has ultimately proven himself to be a stand-up guy – a professional that cares about the team.
"Clever is the eunuch version of funny"
That cap hit made me think both sides consulted this blog. Heh. Good job.
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what's the status
On Doughty?
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Jul 21, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Unavailable, just like the bathroom stall I’m defiling right now with five hour old Raisin Bran.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jul 21, 2011 11:51 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
it is rather impressive...
that you are shitting more often than not throughout the day, every day.
especially, while surfing BSB.
i hope it’s not too bloody.
In Prust we Trust
"It's just pain."
This team has balls.
by Master Ov Brutality on Jul 21, 2011 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Raisin Bran in the morning and salads for lunch, throw in a XL dunkin donuts coffee in between and I am a total shit machine. Life sucks once you hit 30. Not to mention since the TP sucks around here I pack a few baby wipes with aloe.. they make my chocolate starfish tingle.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jul 21, 2011 12:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
As I get older I’ve come to realize how did I ever live without baby wipes. I skip plain TP all together and go straight to those semi wet stretchable not ripable cleaners. Something about that soapy clean feeling after a good poo really hits the spot. Plus they come in convenient carrying cases
by XxC17xX on Jul 21, 2011 12:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i had a hydro colonic about eighteen months ago
and while sparing the details it got a little messy at the end and required two rolls of paper towels and one bin of baby wipes to clean up
those things are awesome…..the package should read NOT JUST FOR BABIES ANYMORE!!!
@joereiter
Blueshirt Banter
"You can be a lion maybe once in your life. If you don't make this deal, you're a
mouse forever….Wouldn't you rather be a lion for one day than a mouse for life?" - Lord General Sather
"Nobody knows anything" - William Goldman
John Wayne and Elvis Presley, having died with 40 and 62 pounds of impacted feces in their colons, respectively, salute your heroic embrace of the hydro colonic.
I myself would try that, if it could get that damn gerbil tail out of me that been scratching against my belly button (from the inside) since I got my Eagles Scout badge.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jul 21, 2011 12:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
if you do it
there’s a place in midtown called aqua star with these massive russian women who handle the work….which include the tube insertion into a place that just reaffirmed it’s exit only for me
@joereiter
Blueshirt Banter
"You can be a lion maybe once in your life. If you don't make this deal, you're a
mouse forever….Wouldn't you rather be a lion for one day than a mouse for life?" - Lord General Sather
"Nobody knows anything" - William Goldman
I’m on 53rd and 3rd. Maybe I’ll stop by on my way to Penn tonight. Any chance they throw in a tug for an extra $20?
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jul 21, 2011 12:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
it's not an asian place
if these russian girls tug it’s gonna be painful
@joereiter
Blueshirt Banter
"You can be a lion maybe once in your life. If you don't make this deal, you're a
mouse forever….Wouldn't you rather be a lion for one day than a mouse for life?" - Lord General Sather
"Nobody knows anything" - William Goldman
this place is on 32nd between park & madison
go nuts and tell ’em joe sent you
@joereiter
Blueshirt Banter
"You can be a lion maybe once in your life. If you don't make this deal, you're a
mouse forever….Wouldn't you rather be a lion for one day than a mouse for life?" - Lord General Sather
"Nobody knows anything" - William Goldman
Yeah and the other thing is here:
http://westgardenspa.com/
They give a very good legitimate, standard (expensive prices) massage (including a nice a sponge bath). But before you do anything at the front desk, you give your tip… before hand…. well, that’s what I have heard anyway cough
Not that I think you’d want a tug after blowing a few quarts at your colonic but hey, make a night of it.
i'd just schedule the appointments on separate days
i’m assuming this place is korean based on location?
@joereiter
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"You can be a lion maybe once in your life. If you don't make this deal, you're a
mouse forever….Wouldn't you rather be a lion for one day than a mouse for life?" - Lord General Sather
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I think I need to create a separate fanpost just for this detailed shit discussion…
by Mr. Avery to you on Jul 21, 2011 12:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i'd blogged about my experience when i did it
much to the horrified delight of many many people
sadly those posts went missing when i switched providers for my site
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"You can be a lion maybe once in your life. If you don't make this deal, you're a
mouse forever….Wouldn't you rather be a lion for one day than a mouse for life?" - Lord General Sather
"Nobody knows anything" - William Goldman
so glad i was able to facilitate the discussion…not sure how much longer i can go without bursting into laughter here at work.
In Prust we Trust
"It's just pain."
This team has balls.
by Master Ov Brutality on Jul 21, 2011 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Gabby's posts
always force me to stifle laughter at work. Whoever says you outgrow poop jokes is just flat out wrong.
your laughter was my misery
the one thing i’ll suggest to anyone who does it:
don’t eat anything binding before you go in for it, because it increases the chance of a giant shitball that doesn’t fit in the tube going into your nether region which leads to…..shall we say….problems once they pull the tube out
@joereiter
Blueshirt Banter
"You can be a lion maybe once in your life. If you don't make this deal, you're a
mouse forever….Wouldn't you rather be a lion for one day than a mouse for life?" - Lord General Sather
"Nobody knows anything" - William Goldman
Its about time people wake up to the joys of Cottonelle wipes
TP is so 20th century. I don’t know how I lived without it either. Throw in a little dash of medicated powder on the final wipe, and voila! Brand new ass.
by KingHenrik30 on Jul 21, 2011 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
The end baby powder dusting is clutch to the whole pooping experience. It’s that little bit of “I’m done now I can get back to work without getting a rash”.
by XxC17xX on Jul 21, 2011 1:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
My wife hates that I compared the feeling I get after a productive bowel movement to that which I get after fornication. After five years of marriage I thought I could share that with her, comment did not go over well. Though I’d get points for pointing out there was no correlation between the odors created/observed during both processes. Did not help.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jul 21, 2011 1:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i've had that same discussion with my wife
she’s pretty much just given up at this point trying to argue because she’s heard the screams of agony and relief from down the hall
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mouse forever….Wouldn't you rather be a lion for one day than a mouse for life?" - Lord General Sather
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Relief, Clearly in Evidence Here
The signing of a fave Ranger and the loosening of the dialog on BB > the feeling after a productive bowel movement > the feeling after fornication. Ahhh, satisfaction.
T
i’d hate to have to talk about the feeling after an unproductive bowel movement.
In Prust we Trust
"It's just pain."
This team has balls.
by Master Ov Brutality on Jul 22, 2011 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
One source claims Doughty wants it done very soon. It’s a reliable blog, but info can always change or become garbled second-hand. For what that’s worth.
In Dinglebarn We Trust -- JftC
Why would Doughty want a hydro colonic from a big russian broad (not be confused with Zherdev, a little russian broad) in NYC. He can get one of those legendary coffee enemas in LA from a Perfect 10 Model.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jul 21, 2011 3:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
+600
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mouse forever….Wouldn't you rather be a lion for one day than a mouse for life?" - Lord General Sather
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Come to NY Doughty!
We have great hydro-colonics?
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you laugh
but when you see the amount of shit literally floating out of you via tube it’s amazing, funny and horrifying all at once
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mouse forever….Wouldn't you rather be a lion for one day than a mouse for life?" - Lord General Sather
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glorious!!!
what good news…..not much else that needs to be said.
okay so lets go get cally…cant imagine it will take much longer to get him signed now…cuz as it is stated…these guys are gonna be making very similar money.
oh and its funny…how i cant help but think that Dubi looks about 16 years old in the picture above? This guy really 25 years old?!?
In Prust we Trust
"It's just pain."
This team has balls.
by Master Ov Brutality on Jul 21, 2011 11:40 AM EDT reply actions
Awesome News!
Haven’t posted in a while… Still come by to see what’s up at least twice a day.
This is the best off seaon I can remeber… Just need to lock up Callie!
Everything seems to be falling into place
Traverse city didn’t even start, so obvioulsy its time to start looking ahead to 2012. What is our cap situation going to be once Wolski/Avery contracts are off the books. What do you see us doing in terms of free agents? Who will be a restricted free agent?
Prust and a back up goalie.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jul 21, 2011 11:57 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
you mean...
…prust and biron?
Unless there is another freak pratice broken clavicle shot incident again this year, no reason why we should bring him back again at the same kind of contract or less the following year…unless of course another team out there is willing to pay him more than we are.
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by Master Ov Brutality on Jul 21, 2011 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
wow....
my keyboard sucks….way too many typos there…
but you should still understand…
practice and no reason why we shouldn’t bring him back
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by Master Ov Brutality on Jul 21, 2011 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Haven't posted in forever
But i stalk the site like an internet predator stalks myspace
anyway I am pumped up about the deal, as well as how this offseason hs gone thus far. Dubinsky is my favorite ranger not named Henrik
LOL
I posted at 8 am with that exact number good oh dark lord!!
Right where we thought.
assuming cally gets a comparable deal……that leaves about 2 million for a defenseman……Eminger for a mil? or do you look at someone else? If you buy out WW….then you have 5+ mil………?
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Prediction for 2012 Offseason
If two of the four guys below prove to be NHL caliber (meaning bottom 4 minutes) by next off season, the Rangers will look to move Girardi in a package to either free up space for a UFA top six wing or trade with a forward heavy team.
Erixon, MDZ, McIlrath, Kundratek
I like Girardi but I think the numbers will dictate his salary would be better deployed up front for scoring and outweighs potential drop off of plugging in the guys above. Again, this assumes most things constant (McD and Sauer stay close to last years form).
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jul 21, 2011 12:33 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
SEE...
Less than 4.5 told you Dubi isn’t a jerk off. And ill be the first to admit that just last week I was saying some not so nice things about Sather, but now I say WELL PLAYED SIR!!! Great job this offseason and on that note… PRE-PUBESCENT PORN STASHES FOR ALL!!!… I don’t know if that’s how you spell that (don’t care too happy)
by Ranger McJersey on Jul 21, 2011 12:37 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I still say..
It’s too much. Loves Dubi; love his heart and will. But $4.2 for 40, 41, 44 & 54 points…this isn’t quantum physics. Love the fact that he is staying, but you guys have it wrong. Never higher than a plus 9; just barely over .57 points in his 4+ seasons. I get it that he belongs; and he DOES! But not at this price. Too high, IMO.
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by Danz10 on Jul 21, 2011 12:41 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
his point total has been going up steadily
60 points probably was in reach if not for him missing time last year
4.2 is not terrible and may look really good if he continues taking steps forward like we’ve been hoping
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you still say?
Forget about point totals for a minute of your life and think about what he means to our team. I don’t think I really have to explain that to you, or anyone else for that matter. If you watched any of our games this year you would know exactly what I mean. 4.2 million per is extremely reasonable especially when you look at similar players around the league. You’re so stuck on his offensive production that you forget what he does defensively. Also, have you seen anyone lately with better puck control along the boards? Even with pressure he can still handle himself. Now let’s shift the focus back to points. He had a steady increase in points every season, including the 10 point jump last year. You should expect nothing else this year. There is talk that he could play with Richards and Gaborik and if that happens you will see a surge in points. That I can guarantee. If not, another year with Cally and Artie couldn’t hurt either.
by NYR-BD-RC-HL-MS on Jul 21, 2011 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, well
Tell me where +8, -6, +9 and & -3 are great to a defensive game? And pardon me if by no other standard I can his value is not to the contract he just agreed to. Like joereiter said, I do hope this indicates that he is trending up, and that his efforts equal more productivity. But, this was too much. Sather would’ve been better served to let this get to arbitration, probably saving $500k against the cap.
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by Danz10 on Jul 21, 2011 2:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You can start by not looking at +/- as a measure of defensive value. It’s a seriously flawed stat
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by George E. Ays on Jul 21, 2011 2:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Okay, Mr. G
Can you name five players (during the salary cap ERA) who have similar stats to Dubinsky’s, who’ve gotten similar money?
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by Danz10 on Jul 21, 2011 3:56 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I know George can give a better answer, but how about this:
Just this year – Erik Cole, Ville Leino, Brooks Laich, Andrew Ladd, Brad Boyes (the only one not signed this year).
The only one I’d even consider taking over Dubi is Ladd.
That’s good enough, though not exactly comparable because all but Ladd were UFA.
To answer the question, no, I cannot name 5 since 05-06 that have similar stats for salaries, because I unfortunately don’t have the salaries of others players in the league either memorized or databased, nor are the stats that I would use readily available prior to the 07-08 season.
However, I did a whole thing on his comparables vs what he’s worth, and I came up $80k too high. So I don’t really feel the need to do the work again.
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by George E. Ays on Jul 21, 2011 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Wasn’t the point of this to resign an RFA? Let’s take Ladd out of this for the time being.
I can safely say that guys like Giroux, Burrows, Clowe, and Dustin Brown would surely say they got hosed in comparison to this. Not to mention (speaking of intangibles) that of these four I’ve named, Giroux and Burrows have been to a Cup Finals. Clowe has been in the Conference Finals at least twice.
This was not the right amount. Sather could’ve taken this one to arbitration and could’ve gotten Dubi to settle for less. My issue is the amount, not the retention or the length in terms.
"The winner of the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award is Number Eight, Brandon Prust!"--Ofc. Colin McDonald, NYPD, April 7, 2011
Giroux had plenty of reason to sign for more than $3.75m long before Dubi got his deal. By the end of this year, Giroux will likely be able to say he got hosed by upwards of 90% of the contracts in the league.
Burrows plays with the Sedins. If you don’t think Dubi could do the same damage as him with their 70% offensive starts, soft defensive assignments, and obvious elite talent, I dunno what to tell you.
Clowe had one 52 point season and little else behind it, including no PK time, which separates him from the rest of the group in terms of value. He got paid for one season. Yes, he’s broken out after that, but he’s also 28 years old now, 4 years ahead of Dubinsky and well into his prime.
Brown’s a bit better of a comparison as he at least had two seasons, one of which was a 33 goal year. I don’t have a good reason why he took $3.15m for 6 years.
I’ll be honest here, I saw in the other thread that you said “3.8, 3.9 max.” I have no idea why you continue to be so animated over a $3-400k difference. Are there guys signed to better contracts? Of course there are. No one’s claiming this is the best deal in the history of the franchise. For what Dubinsky brings though, 50-55 points against the leagues top players, while adding all the intangibles (which do not include being members of a good team), the value is just about right on.
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by George E. Ays on Jul 22, 2011 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
That $3-400k difference isn’t my issue, and I’m glad to see that you have time to eyeball my other posts. The issue is that the market was warped somewhere regarding Restricted Free Agency; and Sather knew putting this number would only feed into the continuation of this idiocyncracy.
You can only control these contracts for so many years; and this was Sather’s opportunity to hold the cards just long enough to start setting things right. He didn’t do so, in this case. And that is my argument with this…as well as the fact that this was the player that Cigar needed to reel in without complication (including how much the cap number).
I say again, I’n glad he’s back; Dubi has become one of my favorite players. I just think this was too much for right around 55 points, a career +6, some nice intangibles, and a good penalty kill.
I’m not saying Dubi is not much, but $4.2 mil sounds more like Teemu Selanne (the 30-40 goal Ducks version, not the 76 goal-scorer in Winnipeg back in the day). That’s not Dubi (not yet, anyway).
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30-40 goal scorers don’t sign in todays NHL for 4 mil. Atleast not regularly. Sure, here and there you see an underpaid player. But for everyone one of those there is an overpaid player.
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Aside from not using +/- as a good gauge of defensive ability
Maybe look at how well the Rangers PK has been since he’s been a part of it.
The arb probably would have awarded somewhere in the ballpark of his first 2 years of the deal. The next 2 years are UFA years that would be more expensive.
He’s on the verge of 60 points, which would put him top 50 in the NHL for forwards the past couple of seasons. He’s not making Gaborik/Richards/Kovalchuk money.
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Jul 21, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
You’re countering this with “60 points putting him in the Top 50 over the last two seasons”? No, he’s not making Gaborik/Richards/Kovalchuk numbers, but he might as well be when you put that argument in front of it. Many put $4m in front of Dubi’s new deal and I said it was too high. Reason: the same said body of work. We’re not talking Bobby Ryan here, with all due respect to them both. But, this is a lot of money to give all at once. Just doesn’t add up to $4.2million, IMO. The intangibles are there; no denying.
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by Danz10 on Jul 21, 2011 4:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Gaborik/Richards/Kovy are guys that are capable of 80 point seasons, thus the higher value of their contracts. They get the mega contracts because there’s about 15 guys in the NHL every year that produce 80 points or better. The price of those guys is a combination of the marginal production of such players and the scarcity of players of that level in general.
Again, the arb ruling would have probably come in around what he’s getting paid the first 2 years so I see nothing wrong with years 1 and 2. You’re certainly entitled to feel that 55-60 points is not worth approximately $4.5M+, but the market says it is and I’m sure Dubi’s agent used comparable players to arrive at the demands that we awarded for years 3 and 4.
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Jul 21, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Who could this possibly be in comparison to? Brown? Neal? Erik Johnson? Who?
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It started with Andrew Ladd, guaranteed.
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by George E. Ays on Jul 22, 2011 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Glad to see im not the only one watching the games when Dubinsky is out there giving 120% everyone of the 22 – 24 minutes he’s out there per game.
by Ranger McJersey on Jul 21, 2011 4:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
ON a side note...
Sad to hear Doc Emrick is leaving the Devs for NBC. Really admire his broadcasts. Hate the move, but good luck to him.
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by Danz10 on Jul 21, 2011 12:46 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
how in any way is this sad news?
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by Master Ov Brutality on Jul 21, 2011 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
He can shove the other kind of hot dog down his throat now and there was a reason he wasn’t on hockey night live
by Ranger McJersey on Jul 21, 2011 1:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Sorry… I was thinking of that annoying ass who is always trying the different food at the rock. Doc isn’t that bad.
by Ranger McJersey on Jul 21, 2011 1:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
doc is fine
but i hope chico’s rug catches fire during a telecast
good news for steve cangelosi i guess
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Is the douche im thinking of?
by Ranger McJersey on Jul 21, 2011 4:39 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Because MSG’s track record with replacing analysts is horrendous
by The Blue Seats on Jul 21, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm no Devils fan..
but there only a handful of broadcasters who are worth the listen anymore. Doc Emrick goes at the top of the list. It’s sad because when you listen to Rangers-Devils, he makes those usually worth listening to. Those games are a great watch no matter the outcome, but Emrick is articulate and makes the broadcasts enjoyable.
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by Danz10 on Jul 21, 2011 2:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I can’t stand him (Chico too) so annoying with his playcalling. Seems as if he is paid per word. Sure, he knows his stuff, but “waffleboarded” and it “skittles around” please…
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by BleedsRangerBlue on Jul 21, 2011 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
DO NOT LIKE Emerick as an announcer at all. The game is not about you, Doc. Talks way too much.
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by Stepan the Ice! on Jul 21, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
OOOOOOOHHH!!!!!!!!!!
Won’t miss that on weak shots from bad angles.
Now if he would just quit entirely it would make my day.
by It may HAVE to Last a Lifetime on Jul 21, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
emerick or gary thorne?
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He probably says OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH! when he takes a good #2.
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true, but
thorne’s propensity for getting names wrong most likely means he takes a dump and yells WHAT A PISS I’M TAKING
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where the hell is George on this topic?
Post coitus celebration for having nailed the contract value via GVT or is he calibrating this deal to Callys already?
Inquiring minds demand to know!
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jul 21, 2011 12:55 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Meetings all morning, but yes, I have a smug sense of satisfaction right now. I’ll party when Cally gets 3.75
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by George E. Ays on Jul 21, 2011 1:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
why not just give them twin contracts? Cally is less of a scorer but they come in tandem, like Kane and Toews.
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by Scratch and Snif on Jul 21, 2011 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Cause my numbers said 3.75
He probably will get more, but I’m going for self glory here.
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by George E. Ays on Jul 21, 2011 1:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
George lives in a world bound by numbers and science, not human emotion or fandom. He's like the Borg from Star Trek, Arnie in the first Terminator and John Nash all wrapped up in one.
Unrelated, Kane is a complete screw up off the ice. Rumor has he broke wrist falling in a bar. Lots of interesting off ice stuff with him. Toews looks at him with such disgust when they are on camera together.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jul 21, 2011 1:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Kane in a bar
Would be a great theme for a Mad Libs.
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Jul 21, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Dude Kaner is the shit, that is a very believable story
There’s kind of a “sitcom” written about him and Toews, and their Indian sidekick Rinkesh. Its absofuckinglutely hilarious.
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by Scratch and Snif on Jul 21, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Idk about giving them exact contracts… While they get compared enough by us fans, I dont want them comparing themselves with each other (if they don’t already)… Let them both play their games.
+1
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It's funny...
George is the first commentor I look for on a post.. His comments are like updates to the story.
+1
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Keep puffin on those cigars. Well done
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by BleedsRangerBlue on Jul 21, 2011 1:10 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I think the Rangers relatively low-ball offer of 2.8 Mill for the arbitration hearing played into getting this to happen. Most arbitrators split the decision right down the middle meaning Dubi probably would have gotten in the neighborhood of 3.7-3.8 Mill. I’d wager the Rangers went to him this morning, said this is the final offer before arbitration, and Dubi agreed basically getting himself an extra 500K a year. I think it’s pretty obvious neither side wanted to go through with that hearing.
All in all, an agreeable contract for both parties.
On a side note, I have now moved Sather from ‘bottom 5 Gm in the league’, to bottom 10 in my book. He has had probably his best offseason as a Rangers GM. If he keeps up the good work, he might find himself in the top half by the seasons end.
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Yes its been a steady uphill improvement for Lord Sather....
….I wonder if he went to Dubinsky’s agent and choked him using only his fingers from about fifteen away?
If you chalk up Redden, Drury, and Gomez as honest errors, Sather has been doing a lot better. As the philosophy of the Rangers changed he went right along with it. Its good to see that he finally gets it.
I wonder how much, if any, influence Mark Messier is playing in any of this? Is he being groomed? Does he have a lot of say in our moves and draft picks?
i feel like sather just reads all of these posts and gets all the information on what he should do from them. And clearly it is working!
by that token, we would’ve waived Lundqvist, signed Anson Carter, and traded Gaborik for a humidor and Jared Boll
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by BleedsRangerBlue on Jul 21, 2011 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
And got Stan Neckar from the Czech League as a throw-in.
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by Danz10 on Jul 21, 2011 4:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Assuming Callahan’s cap hit is similar to Dubi’s, there is just enough space for Erixon or Eminger, but not both, assuming MZA, Avery, Wolski and EC are all on the team (i.e., carry 14 forwards, 6 d-men). I agree with keeping Wolski for now. If MZA has a great camp and the Rangers really want to carry 7 defensemen, EC could probably be traded for a low draft pick without much trouble, freeing up the space for the 7th deferenseman. Otherwise, MZA or EC could be sent to Hartford, or the Rangers could just go with 6 defensemen for now.
This is the reason I was not happy with the FedEx signing. He takes up just too much cap space, really has no place in the Rangers future, and isn’t really essential this season (he’s not much of an upgrade over going with Wolski, Dubi, Avery, MZA and EC as the left wings).
I disagree about Fedex – he’s an upgrade over Avery, MZA, and EC. His D-zone work is much better than all of them, he’s better along the boards and on the fore check than all of them, he can (and has) put up the most points out of all of them, and he’s a Cup winner with veteran experience. Add to that the fact that he’s played with Brad Richards before, and he’s the next best option at top line LW after Wolski (assuming we want the pack line together).
I think Fedex has a place on this team next year, way more than Avery and EC, though moving forward, MZA is a better long term option.
+1
Perfect j-red.
EC’s got to go.
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by Stepan the Ice! on Jul 21, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow!
like what’s been said,Slats is really doing a good job this year. So we just lock up Cally and give him the “C”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fed-Ex's contract bad?
Fedetenko is a defensibly responsible utility forward who can and will do whatever is asked of him. He’s a character guy who historically steps up in the playoffs and is trusted by the coaching staff. On a young team this is invaluable. To let Fedotenko walk in order to retain what is essentially a problem-child whose usefullness may be at an end, an unproven rookie who may be too small for the NHL, a talented wing whose only consistency is inconsistency, and a talented center who is basically the hockey equivalent of Rain Man……….well, that’s just foolishness in my book.
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Sather: “Dubi, we’ll give you one year and talk about this again later”
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Sather: (like a mummy) “Yes stache. You are staying and you are getting paid.”
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Dubinsky is Back!
Now that leaves just one more player who needs to be signed.
The player in question had done many great things for the New York Rangers. He’s a professional, a leader, a philanthropist and a damn good human being. To give you all a hint his number is between 23 and 28.
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john ogrodnick?
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Alexei Kovalev
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by Master Ov Brutality on Jul 22, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
"come join our fire sather rally"
Those were the days.
Seems like ages ago.
Have Sather been a good GM long enough to say “good work as usual, Slats”?
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Dubi > Cally
But its not apples to apples because Dubi measures from the taint while Cally measures from the top of the base (like a real man).
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jul 21, 2011 3:41 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
All-around good deal
I was worried it was going to be in the $4.5-$5m range… Which Dubi is honestly not worth, yet.
Sather has proved the critics wrong again.
4.5 - 5 million?
I though Sather was going to sign him to a Kovalchuk-like deal worth 100 million
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by The Last Shall Become First on Jul 21, 2011 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I was outside most of the day painting in this shit and was happy to get the DUBI SIGNED text from my bro. Good. One down one to go, plus Eminger. What’s the hold up there anyway?
As for Doc E., I find him irritating. He should do radio. His full-on, never shut up, hyper decriptve style fits it.
Also, theprospectpark up at the top of the thread says Jeff Gorton made the deal while Sather was fishing or something, so, if this is correct, he deserves credit. Don’t know much about him…anyway this was good news on a bitch of a day in July.
nice work Sather, I will admit it...and for a reasonable contract
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by BombersGmenBlueshirts25 on Jul 21, 2011 8:01 PM EDT reply actions
Not to be a downer, but Boogies younger brother Aaron got arrest for illegal possession of prescription drugs.
Really sad on a number of fronts. Hope they get thru this okay.
by Gabby the Gutless Sniper on Jul 21, 2011 8:11 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
What’s with that family and there drugs…..you would think his brother would know better now
by XxC17xX on Jul 21, 2011 9:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It is a little more complex than “knowing better”
by The Blue Seats on Jul 22, 2011 3:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Bullshit. Anyone who does drugs is a F-ing retard. You are learned from a very young age about drugs and know what they do to you. Then he watched his own brother die because of them. I have no sympathy for anybody who uses them or sells them.
by XxC17xX on Jul 22, 2011 1:29 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He is being arrested for having drugs on the same night, not afterwards.
Also, I’ve known plenty of drug users, and they hate using them more than you could understand.
Drugs are considered addicted for a reason.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
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They knew going into them what they were going to do. They should of never started it in the first place. He is also being arrested for giving boogaard the oxycodines and flushing the evidence down the toilet.I understand more then u think so defend this kid all u want. Its a sad things this family has to go through indeed but both boogaard and his bro knew what these drugs do and chose to di it anyway.
by XxC17xX on Jul 22, 2011 5:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
One thing you don’t understand at all are the dynamics of drugs.
You yourself might be smart enough to see what they can do to you, but that doesn’t mean all people are.
Instead of calling others retarded, maybe you should be grateful that you understand what drugs can do to you.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
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Should have never started it in the first place? Are you serious?
Use some god damn inference skills. What did Boogaard do for a living? Take punches in the face? Punch helmets?
Doctors prescribe what Derek overdosed on. Maybe it just so happened that, given the line of work he was in, the DOCTOR TOLD HIM TO USE IT AS A PAIN MEDICATION?
Have you ever had a serious injury? You must know what it is like to cope with one. What would you do if you had a serious injury? Listen to your doctor? No you probably snuffed him and treated yourself because you seem to know everything. Anyways, if you were to listen to the doctor, he would give you the crap he gave Boogaard, which is sad because there are other things on the planet that can help people cope with pain that is a lot less harmful than Oxys.
Open your eyes.
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by The Blue Seats on Jul 23, 2011 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
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This is a fucking ignorant post, I’m just going to leave it at that.
Alcohol is a drug, are people who drink alcohol “f-ing retards”?
by The Blue Seats on Jul 23, 2011 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Don’t be a smart ass u know when I say drugs you know what I am talking about. Yes alcahol is a drug and u know drinking that stuff what its going to do to u afterwards. And some people who do drink alcahol are f-ing retards.
by XxC17xX on Jul 23, 2011 2:32 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Everyone’s entitled to an opinion, but don’t act like yours is a fact. Especially when ti comes to something it seems you know nothing about.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
don’t imply that people who use drugs deserve to die. “I have no sympathy…” is a bit too harsh when you’ve never lived in another’s shoe’s.
+1
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
was that a pun?
because i think the pills were downers. poor guy. if my brother just died they’d probably find me with atleast an 8ball
by thenyrangers on Jul 22, 2011 2:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Sorry to hear that.
Family must be going through a lot.
by The Blue Seats on Jul 22, 2011 2:37 AM EDT up reply actions
hopefully i get to beat Jim to posting this a lot next season...
In Prust we Trust
"It's just pain."
This team has balls.
by Master Ov Brutality on Jul 22, 2011 12:30 PM EDT reply actions
I know this may be a stupid question but who for god sakes would even be standing next to that lady to take that picture? Or man…..not sure really
by XxC17xX on Jul 22, 2011 1:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Zoom lenses. Could have been taken from a mile away.
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LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
It had to of been pretty funny after getting that shot
by XxC17xX on Jul 22, 2011 5:29 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
:)
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
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