Columbus signs Vinny Prospal

RangerBoy · 07-23-2011, 12:15 PM

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#CBJ have signed Vinny Prospal. 1 year, $1.75M plus bonuses.

https://twitter.com/#!/Aportzline/st...17182868971520

Good. Didn't want the Rangers to re-sign him. Bad knee.

Prospal will replace Huselius who tore a pec muscle lifting weights.

**Clowes Line** · 07-23-2011, 12:17 PM

http://www.snyrangersblog.com/2011/0...with-columbus/

Says Columbus GM Scott Howsen tweeted they have signed Prospal.

Brian Boyle · 07-23-2011, 12:17 PM

Prospal/Carter/Nash could be an awesome line.

Best of luck to Vinny. Gonna miss that guy.

MPJohnny5 · 07-23-2011, 12:17 PM

Man am I gonna miss his enthusiasm

NYR Sting · 07-23-2011, 12:18 PM

Shame, he should have been re-signed. Would have added much needed skill to the Anisimov-Callahan second line.

**Clowes Line** · 07-23-2011, 12:18 PM

Obviously Ranger Boy beat me to it, mods please delete this thread.

Muh · 07-23-2011, 12:18 PM

Good for him. Hope he does well out there.

RangerBoy · 07-23-2011, 12:19 PM

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Very pleased to tell you all that we have signed Vinnie Prospal. He is a top 6 forward to help replace Kristian Huselius.

https://twitter.com/#!/GMScottHowson...16930594172928

Megustaelhockey · 07-23-2011, 12:20 PM

Columbus is an underappreciated market. They will sure appreciate his heart!

BlueshirtBlitz · 07-23-2011, 12:21 PM

Was really hoping we'd resign him.

Oh well, I guess we'll have to deal with Wolski in our top 6.

Ih8theislanders · 07-23-2011, 12:23 PM

Glad he found a job. It was time to move on, but I'll miss him. Good Ranger.

Bob Arctor · 07-23-2011, 12:24 PM

They'll love him in Columbus. I need a new xmas avatar.

BrooklynRangersFan · 07-23-2011, 12:26 PM

Good for Vinny. He benefitted from CLB's injury situation to get a bigger contract.

$1.75MM PLUS bonuses? That contract is going to wind up as a $2MM+ cap hit.

No way that fits under the Rangers' cap if he was the 12th Forward, much less the 15th.

Besides, the goal all along was for the solid, serviceable vets to fall off one-by-one as the core developed. Feds got the last such spot this year. He'll likely be gone next.

Works out for all parties.

TrollololBoyle · 07-23-2011, 12:30 PM

I'm not disappointed that the Rangers didn't sign him, since I didn't see him coming back, but he would have been nice to have.

Will be fun watching him in Columbus though.

The Perfect Paradox · 07-23-2011, 12:32 PM

Would have really liked to have him back. Oh well, best of luck to Vinny.

That Stepan Guy · 07-23-2011, 12:33 PM

Sad to see him go. Despite his age, he is still one hell of a player. I would have so loved to have seen him back, but unfortunately there was no room. I hope he really does well with Columbus, Vinny wasn't here long, but he sure made an impact.

Jabroni1994 · 07-23-2011, 12:34 PM

Going to miss him.

Best of luck in Columbus.

**haohmaru** · 07-23-2011, 12:36 PM

Loved the guy, but we couldn't afford the 2+M salary he commanded (and deserved).

nyr2k2 · 07-23-2011, 12:36 PM

I was a big advocate of retaining him. Oh well. Best of luck to Vinny. He was only here for two years, but I really loved the guy.

**we want cup** · 07-23-2011, 12:37 PM

I'm definitely going to miss Vinny. Great competitor, tons of heart, and a good puck distributor, to boot. Tough to point to anybody and say they worked harder for us in the last couple of years.

BlueshirtBlitz · 07-23-2011, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Emma Royd

I was a big advocate of retaining him. Oh well. Best of luck to Vinny. He was only here for two years, but I really loved the guy.

One of my favorite complementary FA signings in forever.

Barnaby · 07-23-2011, 12:38 PM

Sad to see him go... I really enjoyed watching him play the game. He's a guy I wouldn't be surprised if we brought back in a deadline deal if we are short on the wing come the deadline - if Columbus is already out..

NYGBleedBlueNYR · 07-23-2011, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Sting36e

Shame, he should have been re-signed. Would have added much needed skill to the Anisimov-Callahan second line.

My thoughts as well. Wish we had the cap space to keep him

Panfork · 07-23-2011, 12:40 PM

I was a big fan of Vinny before he was a Ranger, a bigger fan when he was a Ranger, and I'll continue to be his fan after he's a Ranger.

Gonna miss having Vinny here, but I'm glad to see everybody grew so fond of him while he was here. He's really a class act, a terrific player, and a great leader.

**McDonagh** · 07-23-2011, 12:43 PM

Without him, we probably don't make the playoffs last season. I hope he does well in Columbus, sad to him go but it had to be done.