Per Marc
Spector of Sportsnet, the Rangers had another roundtable discussion
concerning whether to put a claim in on Sheldon Souray on re-entry waivers and
they have once again decided to pass.
This is great news in my opinion considering the reports coming out of
his performances for the Hershey Bears in the AHL. If you are too slow to play in the AHL, then
there is no way that you are able keep up with the pace of an NHL style
game. His big point shot certainly
intrigues many, but the combination of his lack speed and the 2.7 million
dollars on the cap this summer were obviously too much for Sather and company
to bite on. Credit to Sather and his
people for not taking the bait.
The other half of Spector’s tweet deals with the fact that
now they have given up on Souray for good they are turning their focus to
McCabe. McCabe is someone that has been
discussed before as I shared this morning, Pierre
LeBrun at ESPN
wrote that the Rangers are definitely in on Bryan McCabe, but that the Panthers
are hoping the Kaberle deal set the market for McCabe and that the Rangers do
not want to approach that price tag for the Florida veteran.
Being back in the lineup certainly
adds to the attraction, but price is going to be the key to whether Sather
pulls the trigger.
