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The problem is you can't pay that much for a 3rd pairing Dman. It sucks that it had to come down to a buyout but I'm sure Girardi understands. If anything he'll retire and recover. His body was shot.
Confirmed with Link: Rangers Will Buy Out Dan Girardi
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The problem is you can't pay that much for a 3rd pairing Dman. It sucks that it had to come down to a buyout but I'm sure Girardi understands. If anything he'll retire and recover. His body was shot.
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LeetchisGod
This is a bad hockey team.
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yeah, he's retiring.
could see him assitant coaching the PK/defense corps for someone in the near future
could see him assitant coaching the PK/defense corps for someone in the near future
aufheben
#Norris4Fox
Sad, lots of memories that were obscured by quality of play the last several years, but I'm sure this will give everyone a chance to reminisce the good ones.
Trade has to be incoming. No reason to protect Klein (retiring) or Holden (would rather him get picked than a F or Raanta). Out of curiosity, can the Rangers rent out that spot to a team to protect a D in expansion? Eg. Minnesota gives us one of their D, we give them Lindberg or Fast, and then trade back after the draft?
Ail
Based and Rangerspilled.
Not even going to pretend for a second I'm anything but elated at this news. Regardless, good luck G. Whatever he was or wasn't as a defensemen he gave 100% to the team.
KingDeathMetal
Registered User
Girardi was a true Ranger warrior, poured blood into that jersey, literally, and sacrificed his health to get the W. People's frustration with him wasn't his fault - he didn't choose to play himself 20+ minutes a night on the first D pairing, that's on AV. People would have had far less of a problem if he was on the third pair playing 12 mins. And this was after years of injuries/decline.
G helped set the example in a locker room that now has a reputation for stability and a winning mentality, that has made the playoffs every year of Girardi's tenure except for one. Him and the other long-time Ranger vets deserve a ton of credit for helping to create and sustain that team culture despite having 3 different head coaches and a revolving cast of supporting players and incoming/outgoing stars. That really is an amazing accomplishment, and as a Ranger fan, I will always be grateful to Hank/G/Staal/Cally/Dubi/Richards/McD/Stepan for defining what it means to be part of the Rangers organization the past decade and a half. And G has been doing it since 2007!
For his own health sake, I hope he retires, but if not, I am rooting hard to him to find a right fit in the NHL on bottom pairing of a young team where he can show them what it means to be a pro, and hopefully prove to everyone that he is just fine in the proper role, even at his current age.
Thanks for everything, Danny!
G helped set the example in a locker room that now has a reputation for stability and a winning mentality, that has made the playoffs every year of Girardi's tenure except for one. Him and the other long-time Ranger vets deserve a ton of credit for helping to create and sustain that team culture despite having 3 different head coaches and a revolving cast of supporting players and incoming/outgoing stars. That really is an amazing accomplishment, and as a Ranger fan, I will always be grateful to Hank/G/Staal/Cally/Dubi/Richards/McD/Stepan for defining what it means to be part of the Rangers organization the past decade and a half. And G has been doing it since 2007!
For his own health sake, I hope he retires, but if not, I am rooting hard to him to find a right fit in the NHL on bottom pairing of a young team where he can show them what it means to be a pro, and hopefully prove to everyone that he is just fine in the proper role, even at his current age.
Thanks for everything, Danny!
aufheben
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Ghost of jas
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offdacrossbar
misfit fanboy
Well knew it was going to likely happen. Kinda sad. He was a big part of this team for years and hopefully people appreciate the good he did rather than just looking at it as a cap savings. Anyway I'm sure he can land on any team as a bottom pairing guy. I still think Staal should have been the one to go, but 8 years would have been tough. Anyway good luck to G.
eco's bones
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Pretty much agree with this though I think the righter move would have been to buy out Staal. That being said one of those two contracts had to go.
I will say if Marc doesn't get his game back together next year the Rangers should buy him out too. He was easily our worst player in the playoffs.
mcdoughnut
Registered User
Obviously this is great news for the Rangers, but I'd be lying if I said it's not going to feel weird without him. Best of luck to him.
Ghost of jas
Unsatisfied
One thing...I may be putting a lot on Bobbop's tip about hearing from a source to 'keep an eye on NYR & FLA'. But, if Gorton actually had a deal lined up to send Staal to FLA, then buying out Girardi is a shorter and less painful burden.
TheTakedown
Puck is Life
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Dan was great from 2010 to 2015...
The last 2 seasons have been an absolute atrocity from his perspective, and I'm glad he's no longer on this team. Guy gave it all, but he's been running on empty for 2 years now.
This had to happen. I'm glad the FO had the balls to do it.
The last 2 seasons have been an absolute atrocity from his perspective, and I'm glad he's no longer on this team. Guy gave it all, but he's been running on empty for 2 years now.
This had to happen. I'm glad the FO had the balls to do it.
eco's bones
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