Rumor T. Ruutu looking for 5+ mill on his next contract

[Habs Fan In Ottawa*]

How much cap space do the Rangers have left? Sather can somehow get it done if he's interested in him

[Needles]

Hopefully Ruutu doesn't get greedy and signs with Boston/Detroit.

[Cardiac_Canes]

Originally Posted by Needles

Hopefully Ruutu doesn't get greedy and signs with Boston/Detroit.

If he doesn't go for a big payday he'll likely re-sign in Carolina to stay with his buddies Jokinen and Pitkanen.

[landskronala]

Originally Posted by Needles

Hopefully Ruutu doesn't get greedy and signs with Boston/Detroit.

ruutu and lucic on same line.

[projexns]

Originally Posted by GoBs

In the rumors it was mostly contenders looking at him. So he probably would be a 3rd liner on a contender... 5 Million is wayyy to much for a contender to pay for a 3rd liner. So now he needs to be looked at as purely a rental, at least from a contenders point of view.

Just because Carlonia paid him 3.8 million doesn't mean he is worth that or needs to make more than that on his next contract.

Among contending teams I see Ruutu upgrading the top six in Chicago, Detroit, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Nashville, St.Louis, Pittsburgh and Washington.

I could see San Jose, Boston, Philly and the Rangers not having a pressing need for Ruutu given their top six talent.

The contenders are the teams with 1st-round picks in the 20's, thus more likely to contemplate parting with a 1st-rounder for a Cup push.

[deckercky]

Originally Posted by projexns

Among contending teams I see Ruutu upgrading the top six in Chicago, Detroit, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Nashville, St.Louis, Pittsburgh and Washington.

I could see San Jose, Boston, Philly and the Rangers not having a pressing need for Ruutu given their top six talent.

The contenders are the teams with 1st-round picks in the 20's, thus more likely to contemplate parting with a 1st-rounder for a Cup push.

Does he play both wings, or is he a player that needs to be on the left wing. If he's better as a left winger, that limits the teams that would go for him. In that case, he'd likely bump down to 3rd line on a few of those teams.

[Borlag]

Originally Posted by projexns

Among contending teams I see Ruutu upgrading the top six in Chicago, Detroit, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Nashville, St.Louis, Pittsburgh and Washington.

I could see San Jose, Boston, Philly and the Rangers not having a pressing need for Ruutu given their top six talent.

The contenders are the teams with 1st-round picks in the 20's, thus more likely to contemplate parting with a 1st-rounder for a Cup push.

Ruutu would get to Detroit's top 6 easily, depending on what happens with Bertuzzi next summer, he might even get a shot at first line duty. His playing style matches exactly what Detroit needs once Bert and Homer are gone.