It is no secret that Ranger fans are divided on Brad Richards, and for good reason. The Blueshirts track record with big ticket free agents isn’t exactly stellar. In fact, the only “big ticket” free agents that I can remember being successful were Michael Nylander and Martin Straka. Of course, I use the phrase “big ticket” loosely there. Fans are also divided on Ruslan Fedotenko, and if he should be brought back. The reasoning there is that people are afraid he might “take a spot” from the kids.
But the one thing all fans agree on is that there is a legitimate fear in losing one or more of the pending RFAs to an offer sheet. This is the year of the salary cap floor, and teams might be willing to overpay on some RFAs to not only reach the floor, but secure themselves a solid piece for the future. The biggest worry is that one team locks up both Brandon Dubinsky and Ryan Callahan to offer sheets, which would be a huge blow to the Ranger...
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