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This morning I posted a story citing Jesse Spector saying that the New York Rangers negotiations with Brandon Dubinsky had hit a wall because of the years of the deal. Now Larry Brooks is reporting it's the money. From his article: Dubinsky, the 25-year-old winger, led the team
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Some bad news surfaced on the Brandon Dubinsky arbitration front today. Jesse Spector is reporting that the New York Rangers and Dubinsky "do not appear close" on a new deal. From his full story: Brandon Dubinsky's arbitration hearing is set for Thursday, and a deal does
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There were five restricted free agents the New York Rangers had to get back under contract when the season ended. Thus far, Glen Sather has taken care of three of them, getting Artem Anisimov, Brian Boyle and Mike Sauer to put their name on new pacts. But, in the end,
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There's still about two months until training camp, but the speculation over who will skate on the left wing on the top line with Brad Richards and Marian Gaborik has started already. Some have suggested Wojtek Wolski, some have suggested moving Brandon Dubinsky to wing, but I don&
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This is the week of reckoning for the contract of Brandon Dubinsky, with his arbitration hearing scheduled for this Thursday, July 21st. There is an equally important arbitration hearing for the Rangers the following week, as Ryan Callahan's hearing comes the following Thursday. I already looked at the
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Even less going on today than yesterday. Sometime you forget just how long these summers drag on with no real hockey news. Since it got some pretty good discussion yesterday, here is a link to all the free agent defenseman still on the market. It looks like there might be
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- Why Steven Stamkos and Drew Doughty won't be going anywhere. [NHL] - I know this is an older article, but Andrew Gross talks about potential relocation reports and what that would mean for the league. Detroit in the East? Welcome to the party. [Ranger Rants] -Carp is
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Official press release on the Boyle signing below. After signing Brad Richards, Glen Sather said he fully expected to sign all of his RFA's over the next few weeks. So far he has taken care of three of the five, including getting Artmen Anisimov under contract, who was
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We're just one week away now from the first of the three arbitration hearings scheduled for the New York Rangers, that of Brandon Dubinsky. Last year at this time, I looked at the progression of Dubinsky's career, and came to the conclusion that with some more
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Glen Sather has made this one of the best off-seasons I can remember for a long time. He bought out past captain Chris Drury, and acquired the top free agent target, Brad Richards. Many people believe there is one important piece that is still missing, a veteran defenseman. Last season
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As far as this offseason has gone Sather has done just about everything right. He's bought out Chris Drury, a necessary move for the team to move forward. Glen also went out and acquired Brad Richards, the number one center this team has needed for a long time.
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Generally every NHL off season has one or two "untouchable" restricted free agents which every team would love to have but probably will never get their paws on. This year's crop includes guys like Zach Parise, Drew Doughty, Shea Weber and Steven Stamkos. Parise and Weber