Ek.

The reason is simple. 7 years at $6 mil per. That's to much money for what Callahan brings. Unfortunate but a reality.

Yes another team will pay Callahan that much as a UFA. Better them than the Rangers. Hell someone was stupid enough to give Clarkson $5.75 for 7 years.

Don't get me wrong. I love Callahan's game but at $4.5 for 5 years, maybe even 5 at 4 but any more than that & I say take the best offer on the table & move on.

Since he returned from his last injury Vigneault has been giving him no power playtime & it's had little impact. Other players partucularly Zuccarelo have been getting it done.
- striker777

False, it's 5.25

That's the stupidest sh*t I've read today. Ya first overall pick and projected to score 50 goals a season one day for a 30 year old grinder free agent who's a 40 poin guy. Sure he's a beaut ..but don't be stupid. Get real
- langer420

Yakupov will never get 50...I bet he tops out at 30-35

if you can show me 1 video of callahan ever agitating and then getting into a fight, i'll eat my words and never post on this site again.

when somebody says agitator, i don't know about you but i think of a guy like cooke, avery, marchand, matt martin, etc....not cally.

bottom line is cally is a US olympian JUST LIKE parise, backes, and brown. and they're all part of US's "leadership group". they've all been captains or are currently captains of NHL teams. all players play all-out every single shift and lead by example. obviously parise is tiers ahead of callahan offensively (and trust me, i've watched parise the entire 7 years he was a member of a devils being in the same hockey market...you've probably only watched parise on national tv a handful of times)...it's really not even close. parise is one of the best goal scorers in the league today and callahan is a 3rd liner on most contenders. but they still play a similar style, and if you can't see that, then you don't watch hockey enough to understand the "intangibles and leadership" part of hockey. they're both defensively responsible, finish every hit, block shots, backcheck as hard as they can, put all their effort into every shift, and are willing to block a shot with their face even if their team is up 5 goals with a minute left.

but seriously, show me ONE scenario where callahan has ever pulled a matt cooke/sean avery/scott hartnell and i will virtually suck your d!ck.
- rangerdanger94

you've already lost your credebility, if you want proof just go watch any rangers game. don't bother trying to argue with me, vantel tried and he's still recovering from the shaming i put on him. try arguing with some other casual hockey fans that don't know much about hockey, then you might have a chance at winning an arguement. god that was easy!

you've already lost your credebility, if you want proof just go watch any rangers game. don't bother trying to argue with me, vantel tried and he's still recovering from the shaming i put on him. try arguing with some other casual hockey fans that don't know much about hockey, then you might have a chance at winning an arguement. god that was easy!
- sensnucksnocups

loser

he's no Kaberle
- homiedclown

No, he isn't.

And Kaberle got exactly what Leafs fans said he'd get.

loser
- rangerdanger94

even a casual hockey fan could put up a better fight than that. great comeback hahah, that was so easy to win this arguement. game over.

da leafs just jump this band wagon

I like Callahan as a player. I would love to have him on our team. However, I don't think that teams would pay him 6MM$ per year for seven years. Perhaps closer to 5MM.

I have been saying exactly this about Callahan. He certainly is not worth the money he wants, BUT, his value to the Rangers is greater than his trade value. If we deal him, we will not be happy with the return unless we fleece someone. It's a tough situation because the guy is respected league wide and any team would love to have him but the facts are that he does not put up the big numbers tht a 6 mil per year player should put up. Then again, if Clarkson can get the contract he got, then Cally deserves what he wants. And then on top of that, if we don't want to give that contract, we will not get the return in a trade. The Rangers are in a very tough spot. Is it worth trading a fan favorite, solid player for less value (than he is to the Rangers) or do you over pay?

Its called contract negotiations. Sather is getting his message across by other GMs and the media.

I have been saying exactly this about Callahan. He certainly is not worth the money he wants, BUT, his value to the Rangers is greater than his trade value. If we deal him, we will not be happy with the return unless we fleece someone. It's a tough situation because the guy is respected league wide and any team would love to have him but the facts are that he does not put up the big numbers tht a 6 mil per year player should put up. Then again, if Clarkson can get the contract he got, then Cally deserves what he wants. And then on top of that, if we don't want to give that contract, we will not get the return in a trade. The Rangers are in a very tough spot. Is it worth trading a fan favorite, solid player for less value (than he is to the Rangers) or do you over pay?
- Blueshirts16

hopefully you can talk some sense into that casual hockey fan posting above you. he thinks he knows the rangers and hockey because he plays nhl 14

Yakupov will never get 50...I bet he tops out at 30-35
- GardinerExpress

Oilers fan here.

I am not a Yak fan atm. His all around play is terrible... at the moment...

But his shot is disgusting. Once he figures things out there really is no limit to how many goals this kid could get in his career.

If the Oilers were making a cup run I would deal Yak for Calla right at this moment. Trade potential future super star for solid depth winger. But Edmonton is so far away from that they may as well keep Yak and find out exactly how great this kid will be.

From a NYR perspective... No offense but something is seriously wrong with you if you would rather have Calla over Yak going forward. Don't the rangers have trouble scoring? A young budding scoring future star for a depth winger with character.

No offense again but I don't think the Rangers have a snow balls chance in hell of winning the cup. They are a B team at best, most likely a team that wouldn't even make the playoffs in the West. Yak would give the Ranger a much harder to find piece to their club for the next 5-10 years at least.

Yakupov will never get 50...I bet he tops out at 30-35
- GardinerExpress

I like Callahan as a player. I would love to have him on our team. However, I don't think that teams would pay him 6MM$ per year for seven years. Perhaps closer to 5MM.
- PtotheY

He's not worth 5. His max offer should be $4.25 - $4.5 for 4 years. Intangibles are great, but they aren't worth max contracts. His career offensive numbers tell the story of a slightly above average offensive player who has trouble staying healthy.

That's the stupidest sh*t I've read today. Ya first overall pick and projected to score 50 goals a season one day for a 30 year old grinder free agent who's a 40 poin guy. Sure he's a beaut ..but don't be stupid. Get real
- langer420

This

- saskoil21

Explain what Yakupov has done so far in the NHL that would indicate he'll be a 50 goal scorer at some point?!

BEN SCRIVENS THO

Eklund: Why on Earth Is Sather Trying to Move Ryan Callahan?
- Eklund

He's getting older, will want 7 years and 6.5 million....and has been injured a lot.
Especially with how he plays...that will only get worse.

I like Callahan as a player. I would love to have him on our team. However, I don't think that teams would pay him 6MM$ per year for seven years. Perhaps closer to 5MM.
- PtotheY

OH gawd, of they would!

even a casual hockey fan could put up a better fight than that. great comeback hahah, that was so easy to win this arguement. game over.
- sensnucksnocups

that's not a comeback or a fight it's just a true statement. you're a facking loser lol.

Think of this: would you pay the same for Callahan as you would for Duchene, Hall, or Eberle? They all get paid 6 million. However, if they traded him, I bet they could get a boatload of stuff in return. Remember: it's not about what the player is worth, it's what another team is willing to pay for him.

Think of this: would you pay the same for Callahan as you would for Duchene, Hall, or Eberle? They all get paid 6 million. However, if they traded him, I bet they could get a boatload of stuff in return. Remember: it's not about what the player is worth, it's what another team is willing to pay for him.
- TomKlassen

Any team paying over 5 for Callahan is reaching and/or has a hell of a lot of cap space to use.

Any team paying over 5 for Callahan is reaching and/or has a hell of a lot of cap space to use.
- MnGump

Remember, Edmonton offered Clarkson more than Toronto to sign there.

Remember, Edmonton offered Clarkson more than Toronto to sign there.
- Feeling Glucky?

Yep. It's insane, and don't think I don't know that Leipold and the Wild had a lot to do with all these over inflated salaries now days! Love having Parise and Suter, but I still think that deal was bad for the entire NHL overall.

Any team paying over 5 for Callahan is reaching and/or has a hell of a lot of cap space to use.
- MnGump

I think 5 is ok, still think it's a lot, but at the same time look at all the other terrible contracts that have been handed out.

I think the question rangers fans should ask is: Callahan worth that money if he stays healthy?