Wes Goldstein at CBS Sports looks at the at the bargains and busts from the free agent and trade market during the offseason...4. Vaclav Prospal: The Rangers got a great deal because Tampa Bay bought Prospal out of the final three years of his $14 million contract, and they signed him in August for just over $1 million. Prospal has put up very solid numbers, and instead of butting heads with coach John Tortorella as he did with the Lightning, he has become the Rangers' second-best player behind Marian Gaborik and is also an alternate captain.
...not so sure Prospal's such a bargain anymore.
3. Ales Kotalik: Lots of Rangers free-agent signings have drawn snickers over the years, and Kotalik's $9 million over three years was among them. New York seemed destined for the last laugh when the former Sabres forward had a great start along with the rest of the team. Kotalik had a big impact on the power play early, but has gone stone cold and without a goal for more than a month.
...no idea what happened here. I pointed to Kotalik's shot from the point on the power play as the single most important reason for the extra man turn around this season. Then all of a sudden nothing. I barely even notice him on the ice anymore. Hope Torts hasn't messed with his head.
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Several sites are reporting that Matt Gilroy has been sent to Hartford and that Heikkenan is staying with the big club.
Why sign Kotalik for 9 million when they could have just kept Zherdev....his 55 points last year would have been helpful this year, even with his up and down play. Torts and Sather are a joke
Kotalik's specialty: rushed slap shots wide of the net. That's all he does, other than look like he doesn't care.
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