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By now you have probably seen the Larry Brooks article that talks about the possibility that Ryan Callahan would lose his "unofficial-official" captaincy status if the two sides go to arbitration. Callahan, who is slated to have his arbitration hearing July 28th, and the New York Rangers
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"There's a lot of weight that comes with the contract I just signed, and a lot of expectations that come with it," said Dubinsky. "But I think I am ready to take that step and make sure that I play up to those expectations."
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- The Vinny Prospall era has ended today in New York, as the forward signed a one-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He will be making a total of $1.75 million, far to much for the Rangers to bring him back for another year. Best of luck to
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After an 11th-hour deal helped the New York Rangers and Brandon Dubinsky avoid arbitration, we're starting to hear more about the negotiations. The four-year $16.8 million ($4.2 million cap hit) is a very fair deal for both sides, that surprised almost everyone when it
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Now that Brandon Dubinsky's contract is finally signed, the New York Rangers full attention can now turn to their final RFA, Ryan Callahan. Ranger fans have been dreading this past Thursday for weeks, hoping that Dubinsky would not reach arbitration. The dream came true when the Rangers and
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It's not really news since we knew that Brandon Dubinsky and the New York Rangers were going to be headed for arbitration today if the two sides couldn't come to an agreement, but at least the saga will end soon. An arbitration judge has 48 hours
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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
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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