An Arbitrary Decision
Tomorrow Tom Poti and the Rangers go to the arbiter to decide what the defenseman will be worth in the coming few seasons. Poti, who made $925,000 last season most likely received the standard ten percent increase for a player earning less than the league average, an offer that would edge his salary up over the one million dollar mark…not bad for a guy who managed just 2 goals and 23 assists last year in 66 games last year in what turned out to be his worst total since entering the league in the 1998-99 season
The trade that brought Poti to New York and sent fan favorite Mike York to Edmonton along with his soft playing style have already tilted the popular opinion against him. There won’t be much room for mistakes this season and Poti will need to work harder than most if he hopes to win over the fans and avoid the treatment that Petr Nedved received last year.