Redden to Rangers

[soultrain 43]

nylander, huet, redden....lotta dumping for a saturday morning

[dragonballgtz 273]

From TSN :

Damn, I remember during the 03-04 season people were calling him to be the next Lidstrom type of player.

[cusimano_brothers 1,655]

Damn, I remember during the 03-04 season people were calling him to be the next Lidstrom type of player.

In New York, he turned out to be a "Pamela Anderson".

[cusimano_brothers 1,655]

From TSN:

The Wade Redden era in New York has come to an end.

The Rangers assigned the 33-year old defenceman to the Hartford Wolf Pack on Monday.

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[russianswede919293 95]

What happened to Redden and Huet this year is a trend that has continued for a while and it is disgusting. For all the talk of "cap circumvention" in the long term contracts I feel that this is just as bad. They offer these guys way more than they are worth to lure them from the other teams and when they get there they find out that they were not worth that much. What to do now that you need the cap space for other players...Simple put them in the minors or send them to europe and the cap magically goes away. Now instead of the teams you previously outbid having a chance at your players you bury this one and keep all of yours...Parity be damned.

Only a few teams can afford to pay these huge salaries while they are in the minors...and teams like LA that are trying to get better still struggle to bring free agents in, while other teams outbid them and bury their mistakes.

Its also not fair to these players. When Wade Redden was offered that contract was he going to say "No I'm not worth that much money, you better offer me a lower cap hit so it doesn't hurt you in the long run...." No he is going to take the money. Now a guy who was looking for a nice paycheck and a chance to win 2 years ago gets to ride the bus around playing for the AHL team because his team couldn't afford their mistake capwise. If Wade Redden were bought out I can almost guarentee you he would find work elsewhere in the NHL, but the buyout costs cap and the bury move is free...so what to do in NY/Chicage...BURY THE CONTRACT!!!

I really feel like if a player is on a 1-way contract, and their contract is over a certain amount, lets say 1.5 million (would you really pay a guy that much if you didnt think he would make your team) then even going to the AHL/Europe should be 2/3 the cap hit (just so that it costs more than a buyout). This would force the hand of many teams that bury contracts to buy those players out and give them a shot to still play in the NHL if they were able to.

[stevkrause 1,247]

What happened to Redden and Huet this year is a trend that has continued for a while and it is disgusting. For all the talk of "cap circumvention" in the long term contracts I feel that this is just as bad. They offer these guys way more than they are worth to lure them from the other teams and when they get there they find out that they were not worth that much. What to do now that you need the cap space for other players...Simple put them in the minors or send them to europe and the cap magically goes away. Now instead of the teams you previously outbid having a chance at your players you bury this one and keep all of yours...Parity be damned.

Only a few teams can afford to pay these huge salaries while they are in the minors...and teams like LA that are trying to get better still struggle to bring free agents in, while other teams outbid them and bury their mistakes.

Its also not fair to these players. When Wade Redden was offered that contract was he going to say "No I'm not worth that much money, you better offer me a lower cap hit so it doesn't hurt you in the long run...." No he is going to take the money. Now a guy who was looking for a nice paycheck and a chance to win 2 years ago gets to ride the bus around playing for the AHL team because his team couldn't afford their mistake capwise. If Wade Redden were bought out I can almost guarentee you he would find work elsewhere in the NHL, but the buyout costs cap and the bury move is free...so what to do in NY/Chicage...BURY THE CONTRACT!!!

I really feel like if a player is on a 1-way contract, and their contract is over a certain amount, lets say 1.5 million (would you really pay a guy that much if you didnt think he would make your team) then even going to the AHL/Europe should be 2/3 the cap hit (just so that it costs more than a buyout). This would force the hand of many teams that bury contracts to buy those players out and give them a shot to still play in the NHL if they were able to.

INCREDIBLY well said!

Edited September 27, 2010 by stevkrause

[BigWillieStyle 662]

Maybe they need to have a cap in the AHL. That way moves like these will end up costing the teams that do this some room to keep some of their prospects.

But thinking about it more, ( a salary cap ) it will probably just push more players out of the leagues. Or at least, make them take less money to keep playing. Just like in the NHL.

Kind of the Walmart-ing of hockey.