Rangers Show How Classless They Are
Written by slanch   
Friday, 07 November 2008 12:30
Showing that they can be total capital "d" Douches, the New York Rangers are seeking the 17th pick in this year's draft as compensation for not being able to sign their 2006 first round choice, also the 17th pick. The reason they were unable to sign Alexei Cherepanov? He's the player who was tragically killed during an Russian hockey league game. As Rangers assistant GM Cam Hope told the NY Post:
The question is with the one parenthetical phrase in Article 8.3 (b) that refers compensation for an unsigned first-round draft pick who is '… again eligible for the Entry Draft or becomes an Unrestricted Free Agent …' That language was inserted to clarify that a team would be owed a compensatory pick even if they were to re-draft that player or sign him as a free agent. 
It seems now as if that phrase is unintentionally precluding the deceased from being included as eligible for compensation. We understand that this is a sensitive issue, but with all due respect to Alexei's family and his memory, he is technically eligible to be drafted again next year. We are not attempting to capitalize on a tragedy, but there would be no question regarding the Rangers' right to a compensatory pick if Cherepanov had been revived and survived the incident and were on life support. If an unsigned player sustained a massive injury on or off the ice, the drafting team would get a compensatory pick," Hope said. "We believe that the letter of the law applies in this case, but even if there is a disagreement on that, it's clear that the spirit of the law applies.
Classy guys. SUPER Classy. This would be like the Celtics seeking a compensatory pick, in this year's draft for Len Bias' death. Sure, it's only been 20 years, but c'mon, we're owed the second pick in the draft! I get that the Rangers are upset, sure, but c'mon this is just pathetic. Fuck you Glen Sather. Cherepanov's death was unfortunate and sad, but don't try and milk it to get something else, that's just sick.


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