Rangers agree to terms w/ Dan Girardi (4 yrs/$3.325M per)

For Your Technology · 07-09-2010, 10:33 AM

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#NYRangers have announced the signing of RFA D Dan Girardi. less than 20 seconds ago via web

The Perfect Paradox · 07-09-2010, 10:36 AM

Great news if true. Hopefully under 3M!

mullichicken25 · 07-09-2010, 10:37 AM

please be cheap

please be cheap

please be cheap

NYRMatt · 07-09-2010, 10:37 AM

So we got him resigned before he went to arbitration. Glad to have him back.

**twistedwrister17** · 07-09-2010, 10:39 AM

lol we made a thread at the same time. Sorry about that. Glad he's back now lets get Staal signed... it's starting to worry me a bit.

bobbop · 07-09-2010, 10:39 AM

Press release doesn't sound long term.

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BP

freewheeler · 07-09-2010, 10:40 AM

Poozer · 07-09-2010, 10:40 AM

http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm...id=DL|NYR|home

Rangers press release.

**Mr Bojanglez** · 07-09-2010, 10:40 AM

termssssssss ?????? i'll await

free0717 · 07-09-2010, 10:41 AM

Get Staal signed and Tell Sather to take the rest of the Summer off.

ryan41 · 07-09-2010, 10:43 AM

great news...now Staal!

The Perfect Paradox · 07-09-2010, 10:44 AM

Hopefully Sather is working on Staal's contract now. Maybe he negotiated with Girardi first due to his arbitration rights.

Vitto79 · 07-09-2010, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by free0717

Get Staal signed and Tell Sather to take the rest of the Summer off.

Staal then a deal for Savard. I would give up both 2nds and Gilroy for him and pray thats enough

Blueblood 2 · 07-09-2010, 10:48 AM

Two years.......I hope.

WhipNash27 · 07-09-2010, 10:52 AM

Well that was quick. I guess Girardi was smart and knows of Sather's wrath if he goes the arbitration route.

Things usually don't end well for players who go to arbitration under Sather's rule.

free0717 · 07-09-2010, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by King Henrik 30

Hopefully Sather is working on Staal's contract now. Maybe he negotiated with Girardi first due to his arbitration rights.

Whats the matter? Sather cant negotiate two contracts concurrently?

I guess he cant walk and chew gum at the same time also.

Oh Thats Nashty · 07-09-2010, 10:56 AM

Glad to have Danny boy back.

The guy is streaky as they come on the offensive side of the puck, but is solid defensively. Never really have to worry about him. I hope it's something like 3 years, 8.5 million, (2.83 cap hit). It's probably more, hopefully no more than 3.5 mil cap hit.

NYROrtsFan · 07-09-2010, 10:56 AM

Good news.

HOpefully it has some length to the deal and it is CHEAP. Hoping for 4 years and around 3 mill. That would be perfect. Girardi has done a nice job improving each year and you need to take these types of chances on guys in the salary cap world.

free0717 · 07-09-2010, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Vitto79

Staal then a deal for Savard. I would give up both 2nds and Gilroy for him and pray thats enough

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to Savard. Terrible contract, goes till 2017

NYRJE · 07-09-2010, 10:57 AM

Finally!

Now get Staal under contract and move on.

mullichicken25 · 07-09-2010, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Leopold Stotch

Glad to have Danny boy back.

The guy is streaky as they come on the offensive side of the puck, but is solid defensively. Never really have to worry about him. I hope it's something like 3 years, 8.5 million, (2.83 cap hit). It's probably more, hopefully no more than 3.5 mil cap hit.

i disagree with the first bolded part

which is why i cringed when i read the 2nd bolded part

NYROrtsFan · 07-09-2010, 10:59 AM

I'm personally hoping we can pull of something for Gagne. Only on a 1 year deal, motivated to play extremely well for a new contract.

Would bring some scoring depth to a team that has none.

UAGoalieGuy · 07-09-2010, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by NYROrtsFan

I'm personally hoping we can pull of something for Gagne. Only on a 1 year deal, motivated to play extremely well for a new contract.

Would bring some scoring depth to a team that has none.

And is a $5.25 million cap hit.

allstar3970 · 07-09-2010, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by NYROrtsFan

Good news.

HOpefully it has some length to the deal and it is CHEAP. Hoping for 4 years and around 3 mill. That would be perfect. Girardi has done a nice job improving each year and you need to take these types of chances on guys in the salary cap world.

Not to mention durability. 280 games in a row is nothing to sneeze at.

The Perfect Paradox · 07-09-2010, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by free0717

Whats the matter? Sather cant negotiate two contracts concurrently?

I guess he cant walk and chew gum at the same time also.

Never said he can't do it. Just making a statement on the reason why he might have signed Girardi first instead of Staal.

We already know that he is having some trouble negotiating a fair price with Staal. He said in another interview that both him and Girardi are parts of our "core" so to speak. When one of your "core" players has arbitration rights and the other one doesn't, it would be pretty safe to assume that a GM would go sign the player who has arbitration rights. Add the fact that Sather is waiting for Staal to lowe his asking price, and it is not as far fetched as you think.

Also, how do you know Sather is only negotiating two contracts? For all we know, he could be taking to Kovalchuk, Frolov or any FA for that matter.