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Is Dubinsky Worth $5 million?
by Patrick Hoffman on 07/20/11 at 11:50 AM ET
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From Larry Brooks at the New York Post:
It’s the money.
If Brandon Dubinsky and the Rangers go to salary arbitration as scheduled tomorrow in Toronto, it will be a result of the parties’ failure to reach an agreement on a long-term deal covering five or six seasons, well-placed sources have told The Post.
Dubinsky, the 25-year-old winger, led the team in goals, assists and points last year (24-30-54) and ranks second in each category (44-54-98) behind Marian Gaborik (64-70-134) over the past two years. He is believed to be seeking in the neighborhood of $5 million to $5.25 million per year on a long-term deal while the Rangers are believed to be offering approximately $500,000 less per season.
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Agreed. Sounds too high looking at pre-2011 offseason economics, but Dubinsky at $5 makes more sense to me than Laich at $4.5 or, say, Leino at the same. Not so sure Dubinsky’s play has hit his ceiling yet, either.
Posted by steviesteve on 07/20/11 at 01:28 PM ET
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If Brooks Laich is worth $4.5M per season, then Dubinsky isn’t horribly far off with his demands. $5M would be high for me, considering he looks to be about a .65 points-per-game type player, but I wouldn’t begrudge the guy that kind of money.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 07/20/11 at 12:13 PM ET