The New York Rangers landed the best player available on the
free agent market Saturday when Brad Richards agreed to a 9-year, $60 million
dollar deal to come to Broadway. Richards
referenced coach John Tortorella and the similarities between what the Rangers
are currently do to what went on in Tampa before they won the Stanley Cup.
To
be with an Original Six team, which is very special as a hockey player, to play
for, and to see an owner who is committed to do whatever it takes to win, and
obviously what Glen (Sather) and (John Tortorella) are doing. I see what Torts
does, and it works. I know that first-hand. I see how he?s bringing that young
team along, and it kind of reminds me of what he did with us (in Tampa). Factor
all that in together, at the end of the day, it was the right fit for me.?
Is
Richards right in comparing what he is seeing in the building process in New York
as compared to what went on in Tampa? Does the addition of Richards make the
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