Comments on: With Dubinsky signed, the Rangers can turn their full attention to Ryan Callahan

By: stakex

stakex — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 03:24:03 +0000

I also think your going to see a 5 year, $22.2 million contract for Callahan. Hes worth a bit more then Dubinsky, and the Rangers want him locked up as long as possible.

With that said, I don’t agree with the second part of your post. I don’t really think the Rangers should buyout Wolski if it can be avoided, but I do think they should get rid of him any way they can. They are paying him WAYYY too much for the production they got last season (or any season that matter). He does have potential, but the Rangers don’t need another guy with potential who cost $4 million a year… they need cap space. A trade might well be possible here, and if its not he should be lost in the minors for a year.

As for trading Christensen or Avery… both of those moves would be a huge mistake. The Rangers only pay Christense $950k a year, and his numbers last year were comperable to Wolski’s (and he played 10 games less). It makes little sense that you would trade him, yet keep someone with a much higher contract yet the same amount of production. As for Avery, he cost slightly less then $2 million and the Rangers are clearly a much better team when hes in the lineup. His numbers might not have been great last year, but hes pretty valuable for the Rangers and he was their best player in the playoffs. If Torts gave him a little more running room, Avery could be a solid 2nd or 3rd line player at half the cost of Wolski.

In the end, Wolski is simply not worth what the Rangers have to pay him, and since they are heavy on forwards that alone makes him the odd man out. While you can try and make arguments for other players the Rangers should get rid off…. that $4 million weight around their neck is the pink elephant in the room.

By: logiciskey

logiciskey — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:44:22 +0000

Callahan’s contract should be at least a year longer than Dubinsky’s so that the Rangers don’t run into this same problem 4 years from now. Losing both Dubinsky and Callahan in 2016 is something that could totally happen under Sather’s reign as GM. A 5 year, $4.5 mil per season would do Cally & the Rangers justice.

Buying out Wolski’s contract would just put the Rangers down cap space next season. Let the guy play out the season and let him go next summer, or sign him for less money if he’s worth a roster spot. Perhaps trading Christensen or Avery would help clear out some cap space as the Rangers are now filled with depth guys; don’t forget Stepan and Zuccarello, who are only going to get better each season.

By: garryfish

garryfish — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:19:20 +0000

Four year, 17 mill

By: bwayblues79

bwayblues79 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:15:38 +0000

Callahan’s value is higher in most ways than Dubinsky. Even in seasons when Dubi may outscore Callahan, it’s the intangibles that will give the edge to Callahan every year. It’s why most Rangers fans would agree that Callahan stands a much better chance at getting the C. Just look at the number of shots he blocks (can’t find a hard stat online) and the fact that he’d lay down in front of a Chara slapper. That’s commitment.

I think he’ll pull closer to the $5M per year range. A buyout of Wolski’s contract will help give the Rangers a little breathing room to fit in a final D-man before the start of the season.