Rangers Agree to Terms With Donald Brashear

LORDAL · #1 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:03 PM

New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent forward Donald Brashear.

Brashear appeared in 63 games with the Washington Capitals last season, registering one goal and three assists, along with a team leading 121 penalty minutes. He placed fourth on the club, and second among team forwards, with 119 hits. Washington posted a 4-0-0 mark in games that Brashear posted a point. He tallied the game-winning goal on December 4 vs. the New York Islanders, his first game-winner since December 14, 2002 vs. Buffalo (as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers).

In 2007-08, Brashear led the Capitals with 119 penalty minutes and ranked fourth on the team with 133 hits. Brashear recorded five goals and three assists while skating in 80 games. The Capitals were 4-0-1 when he tallied a goal, and 6-0-1 when he registered a point.

Brashear notched his 200th NHL point on March 3 vs. Boston, and skated in his 900th career game on February 5 at Columbus. On December 12, he posted his first multi-point effort since October 22, 2005, collecting two assists vs. the Rangers. In addition, Brashear tallied two points (one goal and one assist) in seven postseason contests with Washington.

The 6-3, 237-pounder has skated in 989 career regular season contests with the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, and Washington Capitals, registering 85 goals and 119 assists for 204 points, along with 2,561 penalty minutes. He established career-highs in assists (19), points (28) and shots on goal (127) as a member of the Canucks during the 2000-01 season. Brashear tallied a career-high, three assists/points on December 8, 2000 at San Jose. In 1999-00, Brashear notched a career-best 11 goals in just 60 games.

As a rookie in 1993-94, he recorded four points (two goals and two assists) in 14 games with Montreal. He registered an assist in his NHL debut on November 15, 1993 at Ottawa, and tallied his first career goal two days later against Edmonton.
In post-season play, Brashear has appeared in 60 career contests with Montreal, Vancouver, Philadelphia, and Washington, registering three goals and six assists for nine points, along with 121 penalty minutes.

He skated in the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals as a member of the Flyers, recording four points (one goal and three assists) and 61 penalty minutes in 18 games. His three assists, four points and 61 penalty minutes were all career-highs.

The Bedford, Indiana native was originally signed as a free agent by Montreal on July 28, 1992.

Humpzilla · #2 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:12 PM

Just watch, Torts will have him re-filling water bottles and waxing his hockey stick up in the press box....

Grittzkey · #3 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:20 PM

Washington will be giving Detroit a run for there money next year eh?

DaleHunter32 · #4 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Grittzkey

Washington will be giving Detroit a run for there money next year eh?

sad but true

Skorka85 · #5 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Grittzkey

Washington will be giving Detroit a run for there money next year eh?

John Erskine > Detroit Red Wings.

Kocur 26 · #6 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Skorka85

John Erskine > Detroit Red Wings.

Matt Bradley > Detroit Red Wings

yoyomo81 · #7 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:27 PM

i don't know what to say about this. How much longer can this guy fight? Hes a good skater and checks well but i don't want a hugger on my team.

Skorka85 · #8 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by yoyomo81

i don't know what to say about this. How much longer can this guy fight? Hes a good skater and checks well but i don't want a hugger on my team.

He didn't hug Colton Orr much. Brashear can still throw them with the best of them.

Kocur 26 · #9 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by yoyomo81

i don't know what to say about this. How much longer can this guy fight? Hes a good skater and checks well but i don't want a hugger on my team.

Would have liked to seen him fight at least once after taking that Belak bomb...don't know what type of effect that could have had on him. Enforcers that are his age can go into decline real fast. I would only give him a one year deal but we are talking about Sather. I would say other than Neil he is the only enforcer out there that Torts would play. McGrattan??? no f'in way. Remember Torts scratched Orr in the playoffs and kept making the point of stating that despite the "Ironman" streak that Orr had, he still had to prove he could play every game.

DaleHunter32 · #10 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:31 PM

this frustrates me to no end. he was supposed to go to the KHL, gmgm lets him walk up road in the same conference for what $1m per? come on man, this is a joke

KiddYidd · #11 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:34 PM

If Sather needed someone to shine his shoes he could of saved money by hiring someone from the Penn Station Lobby.

Kocur 26 · #12 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by KiddYidd

If Sather needed someone to shine his shoes he could of saved money by hiring someone from the Penn Station Lobby.

I was thinking the S.I. Ferry but either way...

OneilltheGiant · #13 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:43 PM

I would hate to see Brashear in a Rangers jersey, one of my favourite enforcers playing for a team I hate.. No

5forfighting · #14 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:46 PM

Okay, if they sign Brashear I may decide to watch them again.

MattyD2008 · #15 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 02:49 PM

Tummmm Tum Tum Tum....Tuuuummmmm Tum Tum Tum Tummmmmm!!!

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