With July 1st just around the corner I thought it was time to give a refresher course on the compensation for restricted free agent signings.
According to NHLSCAP the compensation for last season’s RFA’s was:
Amount
Compensation Due
$863,156 or less
None
$863,156 – $1,307,811
3rd round pick
$1,307,811 – $2,615,623
2nd round pick
$2,615,623 – $3,923,434
1st and 3rd round pick
$3,923,434 – $5,231,246
1st, 2nd, and [...]
Name: Henrik Lundqvist #30
Born: Mar 02 ‘82 (Age 27)
Height: 6′ 1″ Weight: 195
How Acquired: Rangers seventh round choice, 205th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
Contract For Next Year: Under contract through 2013-14 with a salary cap hit of 6.875 million.
08-09 Salary: 7.750 million.
08-09 Regular Stats: 38 wins, 25 losses [...]
While saying goodbye on breakup day today, Rangers captain Chris Drury said that he will not need surgery on his injured right hand.
“The good news today is I don’t need surgery,” said Drury, who will wear a brace for a couple of weeks.
Drury was also asked twice during the series vs Washington whether he could [...]
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Ever since the 1987-88 season, the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award has been given to the Ranger who goes above and beyond the call of duty. In the 1990’s, Adam Graves won the award five times because of his all-out hustle, hard work and perseverance.
Next week, the team and its fans will find out who [...]
The The New York chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association nominated Blair Betts as the Rangers nominee for the Bill Masterson Memorial Trophy.
The award looks at dedication, perseverance and sportsmanship.
Previous Rangers to win the award are Adam Graves (2000-01), Anders Hedberg (1984-85), Rod Gilbert (1975-76) and Jean Ratelle (1970-71).
Rotter: Blair Betts has [...]
The Game:
The New York Rangers host their upstate rivals, the Buffalo Sabres tonight at the Worlds Most Famous.
The Goaltenders:
Henrik Lundqvist (32-21-7, 2.50 GAA) starts in net for the Rangers.
Patrick Lalime (5-12-3, 3.01 GAA) gets the start for the Sabres.
Sabres Leading Scorers
Derek Roy: 26 goals, 38 assists
Thomas Vanek: 35 goals, 22 assists
Jason Pominville: 15 goals, [...]
NY Times: Spirited Rangers Gain a Much-Needed Win
Prucha had been a healthy scratch for 35 games because he had not done much when he has played. But Prucha held his own with Bergenheim, enlivening the Madison Square Garden crowd and punctuating a spirited 3-1 Rangers victory Wednesday night.
The Record: Rangers finally rediscover winning ways
“We [...]
Click below to look at over 100 pictures from last night. Some good, some horrifyingly bad but not deleted. Also at the bottom is a bunch of pictures of Artem Anisimov and warmups.
Click for Graves Night
(This was written on my Blackberry during a ride back to Ithaca last night, seemed a lot longer then.)
“We stood side by side each one fightin’ for the other We said until we died we’d always be blood brother”
Last night was the end in a lot of ways. With the retirement of Adam Graves #9, [...]
