Stop with the false narrative.. It was his price for an arbitration term. Getting that price for five years, rather than 1 or 2, isn't settling on Zib's term. There is a big difference, and the more years a guy signs for, buying up free agent years, there more he's going to get annually.
- Pete V

Always have to pay more to lock up UFA years long term. That's why Brassard asked for 4.75mm in arbitration but signed a long term deal worth 5mm per.

I know that. But didn't Z submit a number close to the 5.3 marker? Idk why each party to even have a hearing if they were both willing to settle.
- tomburton99

They settled because they had a deadline forcing them to.

suddenly you have no idea wtf is going on

trolling 101
- 21peter

Z signed. Closer to his value than what the Rangers were willing to offer if a hearing had taken place. Why even choose the hearing route if they just settled on deal. A deal that many people here wanted and were closing to nailing to a T.



K.

Always have to pay more to lock up UFA years long term. That's why Brassard asked for 4.75mm in arbitration but signed a long term deal worth 5mm per.
- rangerdanger94

pretty sure Tom is playing dumb

Z signed. Closer to his value than what the Rangers were willing to offer if a hearing had taken place. Why even choose the hearing route if they just settled on deal. A deal that many people here wanted and were closing to nailing to a T.



K.
- tomburton99

They settled because the arbitration hearing set a hard deadline that forced them to settle.

Z signed. Closer to his value than what the Rangers were willing to offer if a hearing had taken place. Why even choose the hearing route if they just settled on deal. A deal that many people here wanted and were closing to nailing to a T.



K.
- tomburton99

you are such a Debbie Downer that if Minka Kelly gave you a BJ you'd complain that she used too much teeth

They settled because they had a deadline forcing them to.
- rangerdanger94

So the Rangers played a theoretical game of chicken and lost.

So the Rangers played a theoretical game of chicken and lost.
- tomburton99

what did they lose?

you are such a Debbie Downer that if Minka Kelly gave you a BJ you'd complain that she used too much teeth
- jimbro83

Pretty happy about Z signing. Idk why all the grandstanding was necessary from the Rangers though. Which is what I asked.

you are such a Debbie Downer that if Minka Kelly gave you a BJ you'd complain that she used too much teeth
- jimbro83

So the Rangers played a theoretical game of chicken and lost.
- tomburton99

You've gone from one of the most respected regulars on here to an absolute embarrassment

Pretty happy about Z signing. Idk why all the grandstanding was necessary from the Rangers though. Which is what I asked.
- tomburton99

there was no grandstanding

there were people blogging about it and tweeting about it nonstop that had nothing to do with the Rangers

this is not grandstanding by the organization

They settled because they had a deadline forcing them to.
- rangerdanger94

yup

You've gone from one of the most respected regulars on here to an absolute embarrassment
- rangerdanger94

At least you been a straight line. No ups or downs.
Embarrassment-------------------------------------------------Embarrassment

what did they lose?
- jimbro83

Trying to keep the cap hit as low as possible. Idk why every RFA, sans Mcdonagh has to go arbitration route to get a contract.

you are such a Debbie Downer that if Minka Kelly gave you a BJ you'd complain that she used too much teeth
- jimbro83

I'm guessing that's unknown territory for Burton...

You've gone from one of the most respected regulars on here to an absolute embarrassment
- rangerdanger94

I'm guessing that's unknown territory for Burton...
- 21peter

Broad jump, duh.

Trying to keep the cap hit as low as possible. Idk why every RFA, sans Mcdonagh has to go arbitration route to get a contract.
- tomburton99

there was no way he was going to get a 5 year contract extension and the cap hit be below 5 million a year, not happening, arbitration or not

Glad a deal got done. Idk why they had to go to arbitration if they just settled on Z's price though.
- tomburton99

Fake news

there was no way he was going to get a 5 year contract extension and the cap hit be below 5 million a year, not happening, arbitration or not
- jimbro83

Right. They should have just negotiated a deal from the beginning until waiting to last minute. Like always.

Fake news
- nyrangers9479

Sort of like the Rangers trying to trade Marc Staal, via you.

Right. They should have just negotiated a deal from the beginning until waiting to last minute. Like always.
- tomburton99

it's just not that big of a deal

It is kind of funny, I think Tom could say good morning and people would go after him. Like Pavlov's dog now.

I actually was thinking the same thing along what Tom said. I'm happy Zib is signed but why go through all this if the agreed is closer to what Zib was looking for.

Also get what Pete was saying, but shouldn't the price have went a little lower since it was a 5 year deal.

- tomburton99

Hopefully we sign Thornton at the deadline.

What's happening between you and your beloved NYR then, Burton?