New York Rangers Analysis: Would Callahan Lose The "C" If He Goes To Arbitration?

Honestly think we won’t sign Callahan to a multi-year deal? More nonsense from Brooksie

I’m still optimistic that it will be the same case as Dubinsky. They will somehow reach and agreement right before the hearing. Let’s just hope it’s true.

is just on an old man rant, he’s pissed at these young whipper snappers making so much more money than he is

“Badges, we don’t need no stinkin’ badges.”

I’d be SHOCKED if Cally doesn’t get signed to a multi-year deal before the hearing. Sather is batting a 1000 this off-season and I don’t think he’ll blow this last all-important piece of the puzzle. But I wouldn’t at all be surprised if he were not scrambling right now to swing some deal involving one or more of the following players to free up cap space for Cally: Christensen, MZA, Wolski, or Avery.

If cally goes to Arbitration I think he loses out on the C for the fact that he may not be hear next season since he will be a UFA. I do however think that he will sign for something around what dubinsky signed for..

Remember Dubi & The Rangers were reported to be “far apart” before they ultimately got the deal done.

Not a fan of the idea of giving a guy the C who has never been in the locker room before and barely knows the team. Callahan has been here and everyone on the team knows how hard he plays and you can hear how important he is to them in interviews. It sounded like a eulogy after he broke his leg in April.

Richards hasnt been THE Captain before so I dont think he’s a lock for the C. I see it as Callahan and only Callahan for captain with Staal and Richards as the A’s. Cally wont be leaving here after next year, they’ll get a deal done, and if an arbitration hearing is held against him in becoming captain then I’ll just assume Torts & Sather are ridiculously arrogant and kinda high school girl-ish.

I think we should re-acquire Tom Poti and give him the captain ‘C’. ATM POTI ATM!!!!!

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For whatever reason, this is a team that has had spells of uninspired play and showed inconsistency, and done little more then enjoy a cup of coffee in their two brief playoff appearances. While Cally is homegrown, and goes into the corner, he’s got a long career in front of him, and we still speak more about what he COULD do then what he has, or is, accomplishing.

Richards as captain seems like the perfect fit. He’s a guy who has done it all as an NHL player. He has a ring and a Conn Smythe trophy and has been able to produce night after night through his career. Unlike Torts, he’s actually won in the playoffs SINCE the Tampa Cup. I think he’s a guy that ALL our kids need to be around, and can learn from. Giving Richards the “C” isn’t keeping it from Cally, just gives Cally some time to focus on turning the “COULD” in his game into “HAS” and “CAN” while a guy who’s done it before shows them all the little things that make a champion.

Cally is a born leader and everyone respects him. As the old cliché says, if you were in battle, you’d want him in your foxhole. Everyone respects Richards as well, but he seemed perfectly happy to wear the “A” in Tampa and Dallas, and I think will in New York as well.

If you substituted “Dubinsky” for “Callahan” in a lot of the comments today you’d have a duplicate of last weeks’ pseudo-drama, which was also stoked by a starved-for-a-story Larry Brooks.

Mark my words, this will get done before arbitration and Cally wears the “C” come autumn.

i cant believe that sather would pull crap with cally look for a 4 year deal for cally just like dubi if not we are in trouble

… are not horrible “He’s terrible” vs. “I’m great” sessions. What they are is reasonable arguments performed by folks who only point out the facts to the Arbitrator.

The key thing to remember in arbitration, the two sides are not arguing about the player, they are arguing about the salary the player should be paid.

In a typical sports arbitration, each side presents the case for the salary figure they filed. Usually the player and team will select players of comprable abilities, skills stats, and talent levels that have salaries similar to what they are asking for. Each side will present the players they beleive are comprable. After that, each side will be allowed a chance to rebutt the facts brought in by the other side. A typical agent or team preparing for arbitration will have had someone in their organization doing research on who the other side my use as a comprable player, so there should be no surprises when it comes to the players being represented and the rebuttals.

Once all that is done, each side will make a closing argument, not about the player, but about the money. Then it’s up to the arbitrator to consider only the facts brought into the hearing and then he/she makes a decision about the salary figure.

There is usually very little animus in the session, as both sides are usually not disagreeing about the player’s talent level, they’re disagreeing about the compensation a player should get for having the skills/talent/desire he has.