Filed under: Rangers, NHL Free Agency, NHL Economics
When the Rangers bought out the contract of defender Wade Redden earlier in the week, it brought to a close the case of one of the worst free agent signings the team has made over the past decade. The Rangers have long been big players in the free agent market both under current GM Glen Sather and prior to his tenure. However, making a big splash in the free agent market does not guarantee on-ice success, as the team has made some questionable signings that have kept it from advancing past the second round of the playoffs since 1997. In the summer of '08, Sather gave big money to Redden -- six years, $39 million -- and to say the move didn't work out is putting it nicely. With Redden now gone, there's probably no better time to take a look back and see where it ranks among the top five worst signings Sather has made.
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