RSC Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 http://twitter.com/#!/DarrenDreger/status/24585491332472832 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puckrock Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Beat me to it! Pretty good deal for the Rags. Trying to fill the hole left by Frolov. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=348867 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 it upsets me that the rangers' front-loading of deals allows them to wriggle out of bad contracts. it's a good strategy, and i wish the devils had pursued it with brian rolston. rozsival is only due $3MM next year but he's a 5M cap hit. gomez is going to be traded to a salary floor-ish team in 1-2 years as well, it's simply inevitable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn01 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 (edited) Not a bad trade for either team but deff in the favor of NY for, like stated above, filling the gap left by Frolov being done for the season. Thank god I dont have to hear the Rangers sh!t commentators say "Rosenthal" all the damn time. Edited January 10, 2011 by Quinn01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 (edited) it upsets me that the rangers' front-loading of deals allows them to wriggle out of bad contracts. it's a good strategy, and i wish the devils had pursued it with brian rolston. We did it with Kovy but we'll have to wait ten years for the benefit of that one It really is amazing though, the last truly bad contract they have now is Drury. It also pays to have a total pipeline to another organization's GM since Sather and Maloney like to trade with each other. Edited January 10, 2011 by NJDevs4978 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Rattlehead18 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I don't know how Sather was able to get rid of Rosival...A ranger friend of mine said Frolov was sucking for them so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diablo Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 its amazing how the rags keep unloading their mistakes at a good return or nearly ... oh lou... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfsharkalligatorhalfman Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Rozsival went from being very underrated to overrated to underrated in the span of about 5 years. Losing Rozsival will hurt the rangers a lot more than they realize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadvlfan Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 i'm totally on the other side. I think Rozival is a pretty darn good D man with offensive ability. Wolski is a one trick pony that will spend his entire stay in Tort's chateau bow-wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I don't know how Sather was able to get rid of Rosival...A ranger friend of mine said Frolov was sucking for them so far HIs cap hit is 5 million but his real salary is just 3, that made it economically viable for the 'yotes. They save money on this deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revan Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Damn, Wolski is the only half-Polish NHLer left... Like the Rangers didn't have enough fans here already. Oh, whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Fan Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Cap Circumvention!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekes Head Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 damn. nice move by the rangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Rozsival went from being very underrated to overrated to underrated in the span of about 5 years. Losing Rozsival will hurt the rangers a lot more than they realize. this move may hurt in the short-term, but it's certainly good in the longer term. my guess is that the rangers will now try to import a stay at home 2nd pair sort who's on a not too expensive contract. they have the cap room to do it. its amazing how the rags keep unloading their mistakes at a good return or nearly ... oh lou... wolski isn't exactly a good return, and the devils' financial situation prevented this from becoming the norm. the rangers paid scott gomez $18 million over 2 years and then booted him out of new york. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilsrule33 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 this move may hurt in the short-term, but it's certainly good in the longer term. my guess is that the rangers will now try to import a stay at home 2nd pair sort who's on a not too expensive contract. they have the cap room to do it. Chris Phillips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Looks like the Rangers are gearing up for a free agent spending binge. Alexander Semin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaRay Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I think this favors Phoenix by a pretty big margin. Rozival helps Phoenix with their blueline depth. This is Wolski's third team in two years, makes me wonder why. Unless Prospal is still not ready yet, this might not be a great move for the Rangers for this year. The Rags are jeopardizing their playoff position going with a lot young and still learning defensemen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Looks like the Rangers are gearing up for a free agent spending binge. Alexander Semin? they only clear 1.2M in cap room for next year with this move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 (edited) they only clear 1.2M in cap room for next year with this move. Nothing to sneeze at. What we wouldn't do for an extra $1.2m of cap space that didn't involve putting players on LTIR. Edited January 11, 2011 by Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchDevil30 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I live in Phoenix and have had a chance to watch every Coyotes game this season so I thought I would chime in here... Wolski is a perennial underachiever which is why Colorado, and now Phoenix has unloaded him. While he has potential, the time is running out on him to finally become a reliable scorer. Plus, he has a bit of a hot head and is ultimately why the Avs traded him in the first place. Phoenix now has better depth on defense, which they have lacked since losing Zbynek Michalek to Pittsburgh. They needed a puck mover and someone they can slot into the powerplay and Roszival is that guy. Now they can give Lepisto, Schlemko, and Ekmann-Larsson some additional nights off, as the three have often rotated in and out of the third defensive pairing. Good deal today for the Yotes, and in my opinion, if Tortorella can't get Wolski going now, nobody will, and he will be out of the NHL in a couple seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otty Ott-Sauce Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Looks like the Rangers are gearing up for a free agent spending binge. Alexander Semin? First off this move won't help them get a KovalCup which is all that matters. Secondly, I have a close friend who is a Rangers fan, like many of us do, and he said that the Rangers won't make any big Free-agent splash and they will keep sticking to their youth and building for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaRay Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I live in Phoenix and have had a chance to watch every Coyotes game this season so I thought I would chime in here... Wolski is a perennial underachiever which is why Colorado, and now Phoenix has unloaded him. While he has potential, the time is running out on him to finally become a reliable scorer. Plus, he has a bit of a hot head and is ultimately why the Avs traded him in the first place. Phoenix now has better depth on defense, which they have lacked since losing Zbynek Michalek to Pittsburgh. They needed a puck mover and someone they can slot into the powerplay and Roszival is that guy. Now they can give Lepisto, Schlemko, and Ekmann-Larsson some additional nights off, as the three have often rotated in and out of the third defensive pairing. Good deal today for the Yotes, and in my opinion, if Tortorella can't get Wolski going now, nobody will, and he will be out of the NHL in a couple seasons. Exactly my point. Even reading Sather's comments today makes it sound like Wolski is a pure crap shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 This is a poor move by the rags. Rozsival has been one of their top defensemen this year. Wolski is a highly overrated player. He defines the word 'soft'. I know the rags are desperate but surely they couldve found someone better when giving up Rozsival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 this move may hurt in the short-term, but it's certainly good in the longer term. my guess is that the rangers will now try to import a stay at home 2nd pair sort who's on a not too expensive contract. they have the cap room to do it. Who cares what theyre doing 4 years from now considering they are a playoff team with hopes of going deep this year. This trade hurts their playoff ambitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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