While
we are still waiting for the official training camp roster to be released, Steve
Zipay is reporting that Wade Redden will not be invited to attend training
camp. This is somewhat surprising as it
was reported a few months ago that Redden
was planning to attend camp this year.
There was no doubt that Redden was not going to be on the team, but
given how professionally he handled himself and the mentor-ship he gave to the
young defenders like Ryan McDonagh last season it is surprising if not disappointing
that they didn’t allow him to come to camp.
The
remote possibility does exist that Redden could refuse the assignment to Hartford,
thus voiding the $16.5 million remaining on his contract with the Rangers over the next three seasons. Redden's agent has said before that there were no plans to do this, so it is an unlikely scenario, but it would be one explanation for not even bothering to put him on the camp roster. It is very unlikely that will come to pass, but
maybe the desire to get another shot at the NHL is worth it to Redden.
