Michael Sauer Files For Arbitration, Too

To update my previous post, Michael Sauer has joined Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Callahan and Brian Boyle in filing for arbitration today. This ensures that none of those guys will be signed to offer sheets and gives Glen Sather more time to work out new deals with them.

Also, Larry Brooks of the New York Post reported this morning that Jeff Gorton was named Assistant GM of the Rangers, which led to some confusion amongst fans. Apparently, he was already with the organization and is simply just getting a title change and will be taking over Cam Hope's position with the team, who stepped down a few weeks ago. Mark Messier and Jim Schoenfeld still have the same positions with the team, so nothing changes.

Ryan Callahan, Brandon Dubinsky, Brian Boyle To File For Arbitration

Word comes from Andrew Gross on Twitter that Ryan Callahan, Brandon Dubinsky and Brian Boyle will file for arbitration before the 5:00 p.m. deadline later today. Glen Sather still seemed confident a few days ago that he would be able to reach deals with all of his RFAs before heading to any arbitration hearings, so there's no need to worry just yet Rangers fans. Filing arbitration is actually a good thing because it prevents other teams from being able to sign restricted free agents to an offer sheet and gives the team and players more time to work on a deal with each other exclusively.

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