Following last night's loss to the Detroit Red Wings, which showed how much the New York Rangers as a whole really lag behind the league's elite, 11 players were cut from training camp, being either re-assigned to Hartford (AHL) or from their tryout offers.
Arguably the most obvious cut was that of goalie Chad Johnson, who is returning to Hartford. He didn't have strong performances in his preseason appearances, and was essentially a lock for Hartford from the beginning of free agency once Martin Biron was signed to be the backup goalie. It was going to be Henrik Lundqvist and Biron from the start, and it was cemented this morning.
The other obvious was Wade Redden being sent to the AHL. The over-priced and over-the-hill defenseman cleared waivers to no one's surprise, and now has the option of reporting to Hartford or walking away from $23 million over the next four seasons to accept a contract from an NHL team for much, much less money. Redden appears to be prideful man, but $23 million is a lot.
Upfront we have Kris Newbury, Dane Byers, and Jeremy Williams feeling the axe and who will have to clean waivers to remain in the organization. Of the ...
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New York Rangers: Breaking Down the Second Round of Cuts
September 27th, 2010 by Matthew Calamia Leave a reply »
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