Comments on: 2010 NHL Free Agency: Rangers bring 'The Boogeyman' to Broadway

By: Rangers seem doubtful that Derek Boogaard will return from concussion this season | ProHockeyTalk

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:37:19 +0000

[...] In the span of hours, the Atlantic Division became “the heavyweight division” as the Islanders (Zenon Konopka), Flyers (Jody Shelley) and Rangers (Brandon Prust, Derek Boogaard) added to the already stout group of fighters among those five teams. Right after Philadelphia gave Jody Shelley a silly amount of money, Glen Sather upstaged them (and reminded us why people make fun of him so often) by giving “The Boogeyman” an absurd four-year, $6.6 million deal. [...]

By: MatthewA

MatthewA — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:15:02 +0000

I absolutely did a spit-take when I saw that this deal was for 4 years. I read it as a one year deal and wrote it off. But 4, and with Prust an RFA?
Spit-take.
I’m stunned. Just stunned.

By: FormerRangerFan

FormerRangerFan — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:34:11 +0000

It’s official. I’m done being a fan of the New York Rangers until they get Glen Sather the hell outa town. Why give Boogard more money than the guy you already had (Shelly) who we knew fit into Torts system? I don’t get it.

By: N

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:05:08 +0000

Price is not justified. zero points, few minutes per game…. I am a huge Wild fan, but I have to say bye at that price tag.