In a piece on unsigned RFAs, Dan Rosen at NHL.com has this quote from Marc Staal (originally published at tbnewswatch.com) on the negotiation process with the Rangers...“There hasn’t really been too much going on,” Staal said Tuesday when asked about the situation. “I’m not really (allowed) to talk too much about it. There’s nothing really to report on it other than what’s been written.”
Rosen adds that because Glen Sather has stated that the Rangers would match any offer sheet Staal receives from another club there is no rush to sign the Rangers top defenseman.
...i'm not too concerned. You have to assume the Rangers are just trying to figure out rosterwise what they're going to do (Demote Redden?) to get themselves under the cap after signing Staal based on different contract amounts.
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redden can't be sent down to training camp. i really hope staal doesn't miss part or all of training camp like dubinsky did last year.
with the summer cap cushion they can sign staal, hopefully soon, and send redden down at some point during camp.
just have to keep redden healthy so he should not be in exh games. if he gets hurt or he and his agent pull a fast one saying he's hurt it could muck things up. because injured guys can't get sent down and while team might get exemption on injury its for the replacement guy not the injured guy.
meant until training camp
obviously it'd be nice to sign staal asap, but if an offer were to come in right now sather obviously has 7 days to match and he's stated numerous times it will get done so im not too worried about it.
i noticed gagner of edm (from the nhl article) is restricted at age 20. that is another reason it is not a good idea to have a guy play in nhl his draft yr it starts the clock way too early on rfa and ufa
I hope your jackass general manager screws this up and Staal comes to the Islanders. Even if he doesn't, Streit is still better and de Haan and Hamonic will be better.
its sad tht your own garbage team cant get enough fans on a blog so you come to ours. enjoy your team while you can because theyll be gone in 5 years
I know, I know. We can't get fans on our blogs. That explains the thousands of Islanders fans that use islanders point blank. I come on this blog to get the inside scoop on my rivals as well as to annoy Rags fans.
when your team moves to kc are you then going to go on stl boards to annoy their fans. let me know if you need help packing your bags when the big move happens. maybe i'll even buy you a beer and some tissues for all your tears. the beer assumes you are of age to drink - probably a bad assumption
one guarantee. i will be there at the last islander home again ever. you won't be able to wipe the smile off my face.
Admit it. You guys would be pissed off if we left. You wouldn't have a rival anymore. And don't say the devs are ur rivals bc we all know that is a wannabe rivalry. And btw, I am of age to drink but I choose not to because I am not a Ranger fan. I actually have to drive home from games. I don't have the luxury of taking a train home when I drink 20 beers at a game and can't see straight.
some ranger fans might be bothered when you huys leave. the rangers have had and would have plenty to fill the void. boston used to be a huge rivalry. philly. montreal. pittsburgh. devils. washington.
the islanders should be contracted or moved.the league can do with a few less teams
then again if they did leave tht would be 3 less home games for us.
Good one chris...
How's DiPietro holdin up? Enjoy his busted hips for the next decade!
Here's a comment that actually has something to do with this post...
I give Sather a lot of credit on this play, clearly not his first Rodeo.
tells staal point blank we want you and this is what we will pay, you think you are worth more (your agents tells you) so prove it. find another club willing to pay you $5+ and we will match it. until then dont try and negotiate, we have bigger issues like goal scoring.
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