All signs point to the Rangers sending Wade Redden down to Hartford during Training Camp. They will most likely need the $6.5M cap hit to sign Staal and stay under the salary cap. But Larry Brooks(who I hate) had an interesting line in his column the other day."What if Redden plays well in camp?" Well what if he does? Not only that but he said, "What if Gilroy/Eminger don't impress? And what if Staal isn't signed yet?" All of those scenarios are likely and very possible. The Rangers will be giving Redden a shot at training camp but is it a legit shot? Even if he plays well the Rangers will still need some cap space to sign Staal. You would have to think Staal will be signed by opening night.
So in the end it isn't really a legit shot to stay as even if he plays at the top of his game, I do not see the Rangers dumping players just to fit him and Staal under the cap. Unless they plan on dumping Rozsival in the minors or trading him. I really cannot find a situation where he stays on the roster even if he plays well and better then others. And once Redden is sent down, if we call him back up, some team has the opportunity to get him at half price through recall waivers. Hopefully he continues to play like shit and we see him in a beautiful Hartford Wolf Pack jersey or whatever there new name might be!
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