08-09 Recap: Wade Redden
Name: Wade Redden #6
Born: Jun 12 ’77 (Age 31)
Height: 6′ 2″ Weight: 212
How Acquired: Signed with the Rangers as a free agent on July 1, 2008.
Contract For Next Year: Under contract through 2013-14 with a $6.5 million cap hit.
08-09 Salary: Eight million.
08-09 Regular Stats: Three goals and 23 assists in 81 games.
08-09 Playoff Stats: Two assists in seven games.
Career Stats: 104 goals and 332 assists in 919 games.
Thoughts: Wade Redden was the whipping boy for fans all season and mostly for good reason. It shouldn’t be unreasonable to think that for a player making over six million dollars that he should be more of an offensive force. But 26 points for someone making that money isn’t good enough. Redden’s contract will temper everything that is said and thought about him. If Redden was making three million dollars a year he would be looked at as a solid player but at 6.5 he is considered a bust. The Rangers will do everything in their power to move his contract off the books this offseason.
