Rumoured NYR/Leafs trade involving Redden

Pavel in Toronto: Do the Rangers have any chance of ridding themselves of those awful contracts for Wade Redden, Chris Drury, or Scott Gomez? Will they have any money to keep Ryan Callahan, Brandon Dubinsky, Lauri Korpikoski, Nik Zherdev, or Nik Antropov?

Darren Dreger: Hi Pavel. Well, Markus Naslund’s retirement helps a lot. Callahan and Dubinsky are priority signings and both would have been considered, and may still be considered prime offer sheet targets. However, I can’t see the Rangers walking away from either and they do have more flexibility now to extend both young players contracts. As for unloading, Redden, Drury or Gomez...the only way one of those players gets traded is if there is a team in a similar situation willing to swap contracts.

wprager wrote:Just read over on HTR, apprently Darren Dreger mentioned, om air, of a possible trade proposed by Sather to Burke:

Redden, Dubinsky, Staal for Kaberle, Stralman and this year's 1st rounder (7th overall).

Could this be even remotely real? Wouldn't they be better off burying him in the minors?

504Heater wrote:You know who wins this trade, right?

504Heater wrote:This was rumoured a little while ago I think, there's no way this goes through. Who wants to be saddled with a 6.5 million dollar albatross for 5 more years? Even if the Leafs poo money, they won't want to eat that.

504Heater wrote:If this goes through, Sather should be shot for diddling things up so badly. Redden is useless as ta tas on a bowl, Staal and Dubinsky are awesome.

Way to go champ!

PKC wrote:The way I see this trade is Dubinsky and Staal for the 7th overall. Which I think is a fairly good trade. Never mind the other stuff...both teams want as little to do as possible with their respective defensemen (Redden and Kaberle). Plus, the only team with deeper pockets than the Rangers is the Leafs. Worst comes to worst, they buy out Redden, or waive him to play in the AHL, at which point he gladly refuses and everyone goes home happy.