It seemed inevitable that forward Brandon Dubinsky and the New York Rangers would enter salary-arbitration this morning, as both sides failed to reach a contract agreement on Wednesday.
But, according to several reports, the Rangers have officially re-signed Dubinsky to a four-year deal worth $16.8million. His annual salary-cap hit will be $4.2million, leaving the Rangers with about $6million left in cap-space to re-sign Ryan Callahan and a veteran defenseman this summer.
Dubinsky led the Rangers in each offensive category last season, with 24 goals , 30 assists and 54 points. He also amassed 100-penalty minutes on the season, and scored two goals and an assist in five playoff games.
The 26-year-old winger will make $3.75million in the first season and second season of his contract, followed by two seasons with a salary of $4.65million.
Finally. This contract seems fair, as it was the expected salary for a while now. The cap-hit seems reasonable too. I think we can expect the Rangers to sign Callahan very soon, and probably to a similar contract.
In other news, the Rangers are interested in defenseman Chris Campoli, as I reported a few days ago, but don't be surprised if they decide to go with Steve Eminger instead.
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