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Donald Brashear Signs Two-Year Pact With Rangers

TSN reports that F Donald Brashear has signed a two-year deal with the Rangers at $1.4 million per season.

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That’ll be interesting when he walks into the room to meet Dubinsky, eh?

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*not just because we only work for 12 minutes a night

by Hooks Orpik on Jul 1, 2009 3:08 PM EDT reply actions  

yes, excuse me.

Too much info bouncing around today.

Pensburgh.com -- it's like the Max Talbot of blogs*

*not just because we only work for 12 minutes a night

by Hooks Orpik on Jul 1, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dubinsky? How about Avery !?!

by RedskinFan4Life on Jul 1, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Blair Betts

Think he’s gonna welcome him with open arms?

by The Admiral on Jul 1, 2009 3:09 PM EDT reply actions  

Betts is a UFA, is he not? Might not be back in New York.

by David Getz on Jul 1, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Brashear should send Brian Burke a nice thank you gift, who signed Colton Orr to a four year deal at $1 m. per.

by Stephen Pepper on Jul 1, 2009 3:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Well, that’s not at all what I expected.

I think it may be an interesting sign about where Washington is headed, vs. where NYR is headed. And I’m happier to be on our side of that equation. (This assumes, of course, that GMGM doesn’t go out and buy a replacement enforcer, which I sure hope he doesn’t.)

by CapitalCentre on Jul 1, 2009 3:14 PM EDT reply actions  

We have a replacement enforcer, #28!

by SethB on Jul 1, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

1.4?

Really?

"And next year it will be ours."

by Ovechwin on Jul 1, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions  

Good for Donald, but seems like too much for a 4th liner at his age

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by Fauxrumors on Jul 1, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions  

Good for him, and I wish him nothing but the best. IMO, Brash is an upgrade over Colton Orr even at his age.

Thanks for your time as a Cap, man, and for dual beatdowns of Riley Cote in one day.

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri

by gotsparkly on Jul 1, 2009 3:33 PM EDT reply actions  

I always thought Brash was a bit overpaid for his role… yet he got another 200k a year out of NY, so good for him.

As long as our fourth line can keep the wicked cycle going, I’m okay with this move.

by DarkHorseCards on Jul 1, 2009 3:36 PM EDT reply actions  

Best of luck to Brash – seems like a great guy, I just don’t think he was needed here any longer at that price.

by Ames on Jul 1, 2009 3:43 PM EDT reply actions  

With Brashear and Avery in the room, they better work on their PK unit some more.

by Bald Pollack on Jul 1, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Poor Bradley. You know that fight’s coming…

by Icebat on Jul 1, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions  

Why would Bradley fight Brashear?

by David Getz on Jul 1, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yes, he’d have to accept the fight, but lets talk about it over beers watching Caps hockey in May 2010.

by Icebat on Jul 1, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

How about June?

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri

by gotsparkly on Jul 1, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

How about June? ;)

I went out on a limb that Brashear and Bradley would not have the opportunity to meet in June
(barring any parking lot fisticuffs on personal time).

During the regular season there isn’t enough on the line or enough to prove between these two teams that most likely neither player would feel the need to accept a fight when the other wanted one until post-season. Doesn’t speak for the unexpected or someone having something to prove though

by Icebat on Jul 1, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

I doubt Brash would even challenge Bradley to a fight…totally different weight classes.

by Yoshietree on Jul 1, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Agree. Brash would never challenge Brads. Erskine, yes. But not Brads, unless for some reason it evolved from a massive furball.

by Cluster on Jul 1, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

Why do any of these guys fight? Most of the time, none of the reasons have any thing to do with the current game…

uhh...uhh...uhh...

by hotdog88gt on Jul 1, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

WHAT? Questioning fighting in hockey?

Them’s fightin’ words!

"You will remember the night you were struck by the sight of [18] thousand fists in the air" -Disturbed

by snowburnt on Jul 1, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

My Rangers boy here be quite angry indeed.

uhh...uhh...uhh...

by hotdog88gt on Jul 1, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions  

My Rags fan friends are furious based on the money and length alone, let alone the Betts incident.

by grapejoos on Jul 1, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Where’s Scotty Hockey to weigh in? :)

by Stephen Pepper on Jul 1, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

He’s over at his site, spitting mad at Sather. I can’t really blame him. Baffling move by the Rangers.

by Lisita on Jul 1, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

overpay much? wow…glad we didn’t send 1.4. I like him, but not that much.

by sincitycapsfan on Jul 1, 2009 4:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Best of luck Brash. Have fun beating on the Pens and Flyers a couple of extra times each year.

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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 1, 2009 4:45 PM EDT reply actions  

Christ, TSN’s McKenzie just reported that David freakin’ Koci just got a deal with COL. 1 yr/$575K.

Orr, Brashear, Laperriere, Koci. So much for the one-dimensional enforcer role going away. I was never really in that camp anyway, but these contracts plus the PA not approving the staged fight rule change at the recent Vegas meetings speaks volumes.

by Cluster on Jul 1, 2009 5:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Laperriere doesn’t belong in that group. He can play hockey.

by Rob Parker on Jul 1, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

And...

Wasn’t it just last week GMGM pointed out he thought the price for “tough guys” was going down? By my mathmatecial understanding 1.4>1 …

Interestingly, Brash doesn’t fit the Rangers usual tough guy profile Fotiu, Orr, etc… he plays more than 2 min per game and he can skate….

Good for Brash, a good deal for a good guy.

by markbona-capsfan99 on Jul 2, 2009 9:46 AM EDT reply actions  

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