Rangers may be willing to go to six-years for Ryan Callahan

I still deal him. I don't even want 6/36 anymore. That is too much and too long. And if it is 6/38 or 6/39 that is even worse.

 

Not sure I want him at $5.5 let alone $6.5

 

They will sign him at 6/36. Totally sucks

 

we have to admit, there aren't many team fan bases that would react the way we (including myself) are towards the possible resigning of the team's captain.

DONT DO IT SLATS!

 

I think it will be more than 6/36 Dis. I say 6/38 or 6/39. And that is awful.

And I hear you Al, but Cally is flat out insane here. The guy is a 22/45 player and he wants close to 7 mill per? I mean come back down to earth.

I REALLY hope Sather looks big picture here and doesn't do 6/39 or 6/38 or even 6/36. Too long and too much per.

I hope Sather stands firm and gets Cally down to earth (which really would be mid 5's) or we move on.

 

Call Yzerman Slats, Call Yzerman now slats and deal this future albatross captain before its too late. I like the ring of goal by St. Louis.

 

what I would like to see is the great captain to get the boot. He is so overrated for what he does. You can develop Miller into that role and get more out of him for much cheaper price.

 

9:25AM: Callahan is down on the ground from beating taken by irate Ranger fans for his contract demands

 

10:26AM: Callahan’ side showed a willingness to drop the seven-year request before the Olympic break and he is looking for between $6.25 and $6.5 million per season. People on both sides sound “no more optimistic now” than they were before. (ESPN NY)

9:54AM: Callahan’s latest offer to the Rangers is six-years and and just south of $6.5 million, which is still too much money per year for the Rangers. (ESPN.com)

The Rangers are holding the line at six-years and $6 million per season. (Bob McKenzie)

9:36AM: Strang says that Callahan going to SIX-YEARS happened BEFORE the Olympic break so, “temper any optimism accordingly.” (Strang)

9:32AM: Katie Strang confirms that Callahan has come off of his request of seven-years but the two sides are still far apart on money. (Strang)

9:30AM: “Is gap enough for NYR to trade captain by Wed? Or enough for captain to want to go elsewhere? Or could 6 x $6.25M make both unhappily happy?” (McKenzie)

 

JUST SAY NO SATHER. Make him come down and down.

 

Just the fact that we are talking about making the playoffs should be a sign that the Rangers are not serious contenders for the cup. This is a team of role players, plus Rick Nash and a still maturing Chris Kreider. Richards is useless. Stephan has taken a step back not forward, Hagelin is slacking.

This team can win a game or two against Pitt or Boston in a 7 game series, but that's it. If they do make the playoffs as a 7 or 8 seed, they are not advancing. Even as a 5 or a 6 they are not getting past the second round. That's a serious problem. Giving Cally 6 years are close to $7 million per IS NOT the answer. Trade him now for a guy that can score. Change the direction of the franchise that is completely and totally mired in mediocrity.

 

"All you have to do is make the playoffs." While I agree it doesn't look like this team is a legit Cup contender right now, it's not unusual for teams to get hot and start clicking during the playoffs. Look at the Kings from a few years ago, they didn't look like Cup contenders in February/March either.

Not saying it will happen for this team, but this team surely isn't as bad as some people like to make it out to be. If all three lines actually get hot at the same time and Hank plays like he's capable, look out.

 

I know Sorr, it's unreal how people overreact on this board. I dont remember it being this bad on ESPN.

From the end of their nine game road trip up until the Olympic break, this team had the second best record in the entire Eastern Conference. The past 4 games they have played the Pens, Blackhawks, Flyers, and Bruins, and went 2-2-0. That's not awful against those kinds of opponents. Room to improve for sure, but not awful. Maybe we'll get some size in here at the DL, and for the love of god we need Big Mac up now. John Moore hasn't done crap this season, we're seeing why Columbus gave up on him.

The game thread from last night read like a chat room for a bunch of teenage girls. Yet when we win, a lot of those guys are not around. Funny.

 

whoa...who isn't around when we win Prod?
are we a good team....we are an average team and when push comes to shove we are below talent level of the real good teams.
yes we can beat a Pittsburgh and a Chicago on any given night, but to beat them four times in a series, the probability is not that good with the roster we have.

 

there is something that is call being realistic, and we are what we are...a average team that has to play its A game to beat the better teams in the league, while the elite teams can play their B game and beat us

 

Wasnt referring to you at all Al. There's a solid group of guys who contribute meaningful discussion to the board.

 

I am usually pretty optimistic but I agree with Al. Sather wont sell but he should at this point. We have a great 2-3 year potential window though starting in 2015 and that is how this team should think. Lots of cap space coming up. Need to get creative on trade front.

Oh and need to dump our Captain before Wed

 

At this point Callahan is killing us. His ridiculous demands make it certain that whatever team trades for him won't be resigning him. That significantly lowers the return we'd be able to get for him. Even for most rentals there's at least the possibility they might resign with the team that trades for them. Callahan's demands are well known and so ridiculous that other team's wont part with anything meaningful. Really a shame because I respect the hell out of the guy.

That means we have to really sweeten the pot to get something. I trade Kristo with him. We have enough smallish forwards. Or, just get Stewart. He's big, skilled, and faster than people (myself included) had given him credit for. I watched a couple of his games after the rumors came up. He'd do well here.

 

I was called out last night being a pessimistic old fart basically for not drinking the kool aide on a good first period. not by you..and I know what ya saying Prod, but this is what it is...so easy to get frustrated when you know we are a couple of players away

 

Yes I agree 100% with this. But that doesnt mean the whole team sucks, dump Hank, trade everybody, burn down MSG....