New York Rangers' Offensive Stats Don't Lie

Is there any truth in the myth that the Rangers don’t have much by the way of judgement when it comes to signing good offensive players? Careers should thrive at the Garden, instead it seems to be where they come to die.
 
Bear with me on this one. Statistics are hard to follow at the best of times, and this article has attempted to calculate a players worth by working out the average a team pays a player per point and multiplying that by this years projected number of points for that player.

Taking the Rangers, the Red Wings, the Bruins and the Sharks to compare:

Currently, the teams’ offensive units are remunerated nicely:

NYR    $29,188,009.00
SJS    $30,792,500.00
DET    $31,255,000.00
BOS    $29,308,333.00

No surprises that New York pay the least when it comes to offence. However, what is interesting is how the Rangers offensive budget is distributed.

			GP	PTS	ProjP	Cap Hit	$PP	WORTH	+/-
1	Nikolai Zherdev	NYR	45	37	67	2,500,000.00	$37,313.43	$3,901,755.89	-$1,401,755.89
2	Scott Gomez	NYR	40	29	59	7,357,143.00	$124,697.34	$3,435,874.59	$3,921,268.41
7	Chris Drury	NYR	45	29	53	7,050,000.00	$133,018.87	$3,086,463.62	$3,963,536.38
15	Markus Naslund	NYR	45	28	51	4,000,000.00	$78,431.37	$2,969,993.29	$1,030,006.71
18	Brandon Dubinsky	NYR	45	23	42	633,333.00	$15,079.36	$2,445,876.83	-$1,812,543.83
20	Nigel Dawes	NYR	35	16	37	587,500.00	$15,878.38	$2,154,701.01	-$1,567,201.01
21	Ryan Callahan	NYR	45	17	31	575,000.00	$18,548.39	$1,805,290.04	-$1,230,290.04
23	Aaron Voros	NYR	40	14	29	1,000,000.00	$34,482.76	$1,688,819.71	-$688,819.71
30	Petr Prucha	NYR	18	6	27	1,600,000.00	$59,259.26	$1,572,349.39	$27,650.61
33	Dan Fritsche	NYR	15	4	22	875,000.00	$39,772.73	$1,281,173.58	-$406,173.58
38	Lauri Korpikoski	NYR	33	5	12	1,017,533.00	$84,794.42	$698,821.95	$318,711.05
39	Blair Betts	NYR	44	6	11	615,000.00	$55,909.09	$640,586.79	-$25,586.79
40	Fredrik Sjostrom	NYR	43	5	10	840,000.00	$84,000.00	$582,351.63	$257,648.37
44	Colton Orr	NYR	45	4	7	537,500.00	$76,785.71	$407,646.14	$129,853.86

	Points	%	GPG	GAG
DET	66	0.767	3.63	2.79
NYR	56	0.622	2.49	2.58
SJS	69	0.821	3.5	2.33
BOS	68	0.791	3.6	2.12

			GP	PTS	ProjP	Cap Hit	$PP	WORTH	+/-
3	Joe Thornton	SJS	42	52	102	7,200,000.00	$70,588.24	$5,939,986.58	$1,260,013.42
6	Pavel Datsyuk	DET	43	52	99	6,700,000.00	$67,676.77	$5,765,281.09	$934,718.91
9	Marc Savard	BOS	43	52	99	$5,000,000.00	$50,422.14	$5,765,281.09	-$765,281.09
10	Patrick Marleau	SJS	42	48	94	6,300,000.00	$67,021.28	$5,474,105.28	$825,894.72
36	David Krejci	BOS	43	48	92	$883,333.00	$9,650.23	$5,357,634.96	-$4,474,301.96
41	Devin Setoguchi	SJS	41	42	84	1,246,667.00	$14,841.27	$4,891,753.66	-$3,645,086.66
48	Marian Hossa	DET	43	42	80	7,450,000.00	$93,125.00	$4,658,813.00	$2,791,187.00
51	Phil Kessel	BOS	42	41	80	$2,200,000.00	$27,483.64	$4,658,813.00	-$2,458,813.00
52	Henrik Zetterberg	DET	41	39	78	2,900,000.00	$37,179.49	$4,542,342.68	-$1,642,342.68
53	Tomas Plihal	SJS	38	33	71	500,000.00	$7,042.25	$4,134,696.54	-$3,634,696.54

			GP	PTS	ProjP	Cap Hit	$PP	WORTH	+/-
1	Joe Thornton	SJS	42	52	102	7,200,000.00	$70,588.24	$5,939,986.58	$1,260,013.42
2	Pavel Datsyuk	DET	43	52	99	6,700,000.00	$67,676.77	$5,765,281.09	$934,718.91
3	Marc Savard	BOS	43	52	99	$5,000,000.00	$50,422.14	$5,765,281.09	-$765,281.09
4	Patrick Marleau	SJS	42	48	94	6,300,000.00	$67,021.28	$5,474,105.28	$825,894.72
5	David Krejci	BOS	43	48	92	$883,333.00	$9,650.23	$5,357,634.96	-$4,474,301.96
6	Devin Setoguchi	SJS	41	42	84	1,246,667.00	$14,841.27	$4,891,753.66	-$3,645,086.66
7	Marian Hossa	DET	43	42	80	7,450,000.00	$93,125.00	$4,658,813.00	$2,791,187.00
8	Phil Kessel	BOS	42	41	80	$2,200,000.00	$27,483.64	$4,658,813.00	-$2,458,813.00
9	Henrik Zetterberg	DET	41	39	78	2,900,000.00	$37,179.49	$4,542,342.68	-$1,642,342.68
10	Tomas Plihal	SJS	38	33	71	500,000.00	$7,042.25	$4,134,696.54	-$3,634,696.54
11	Tomas Holmstrom	DET	35	29	68	2,250,000.00	$33,088.24	$3,959,991.05	-$1,709,991.05
12	Nikolai Zherdev	NYR	45	37	67	2,500,000.00	$37,313.43	$3,901,755.89	-$1,401,755.89
13	Jiri Hudler	DET	43	35	67	1,150,000.00	$17,164.18	$3,901,755.89	-$2,751,755.89
14	Johan Franzen	DET	38	30	65	1,150,000.00	$17,692.31	$3,785,285.57	-$2,635,285.57
15	Ryane Clowe	SJS	42	33	64	1,600,000.00	$25,000.00	$3,727,050.40	-$2,127,050.40
16	Michael Ryder	BOS	43	32	61	$4,000,000.00	$65,548.78	$3,552,344.92	$447,655.08
17	Scott Gomez	NYR	40	29	59	7,357,143.00	$124,697.34	$3,435,874.59	$3,921,268.41
18	Joe Pavelski	SJS	40	29	59	1,637,500.00	$27,754.24	$3,435,874.59	-$1,798,374.59
19	Mikael Samuelsson	DET	42	30	59	1,200,000.00	$20,338.98	$3,435,874.59	-$2,235,874.59
20	Milan Michalek	SJS	37	26	58	4,333,333.00	$74,712.64	$3,377,639.43	$955,693.57
21	Marco Sturm	BOS	19	13	56	$3,500,000.00	$62,382.74	$3,261,169.10	$238,830.90
22	Chris Drury	NYR	45	29	53	7,050,000.00	$133,018.87	$3,086,463.62	$3,963,536.38
23	Blake Wheeler	BOS	43	28	53	$2,825,000.00	$52,907.23	$3,086,463.62	-$261,463.62
24	Chuck Kobasew	BOS	31	20	53	$2,333,333.00	$44,105.68	$3,086,463.62	-$753,130.62
25	Milan Lucic	BOS	40	26	53	$850,000.00	$15,947.47	$3,086,463.62	-$2,236,463.62
26	Daniel Cleary	DET	35	22	52	2,500,000.00	$48,076.92	$3,028,228.45	-$528,228.45
27	Markus Naslund	NYR	45	28	51	4,000,000.00	$78,431.37	$2,969,993.29	$1,030,006.71
28	Patrice Bergeron	BOS	31	18	48	$4,750,000.00	$99,762.87	$2,795,287.80	$1,954,712.20
29	Jonathan Cheechoo	SJS	30	17	46	3,000,000.00	$65,217.39	$2,678,817.48	$321,182.52
30	Brandon Dubinsky	NYR	45	23	42	633,333.00	$15,079.36	$2,445,876.83	-$1,812,543.83
31	Nigel Dawes	NYR	35	16	37	587,500.00	$15,878.38	$2,154,701.01	-$1,567,201.01
32	Mike Grier	SJS	40	18	37	1,775,000.00	$47,972.97	$2,154,701.01	-$379,701.01
33	P. J. Axelsson	BOS	40	17	35	$850,000.00	$24,390.24	$2,038,230.69	-$1,188,230.69
34	Valtteri Filppula	DET	43	18	34	2,000,000.00	$58,823.53	$1,979,995.53	$20,004.47
35	Ryan Callahan	NYR	45	17	31	575,000.00	$18,548.39	$1,805,290.04	-$1,230,290.04
36	Aaron Voros	NYR	40	14	29	1,000,000.00	$34,482.76	$1,688,819.71	-$688,819.71
37	Petr Prucha	NYR	18	6	27	1,600,000.00	$59,259.26	$1,572,349.39	$27,650.61
38	Stephane Yelle	BOS	43	13	25	$750,000.00	$30,253.28	$1,455,879.06	-$705,879.06
39	Jeremy Roenick	SJS	28	8	23	1,100,000.00	$47,826.09	$1,339,408.74	-$239,408.74
40	Dan Fritsche	NYR	15	4	22	875,000.00	$39,772.73	$1,281,173.58	-$406,173.58
41	Marcel Goc	SJS	34	8	19	775,000.00	$40,789.47	$1,106,468.09	-$331,468.09
42	Lukas Kaspar	SJS	9	2	18	600,000.00	$33,333.33	$1,048,232.93	-$448,232.93
43	Tomas Kopecky	DET	42	7	14	525,000.00	$37,500.00	$815,292.28	-$290,292.28
44	Lauri Korpikoski	NYR	33	5	12	1,017,533.00	$84,794.42	$698,821.95	$318,711.05
45	Shawn Thornton	BOS	43	6	11	$516,667.00	$45,155.86	$640,586.79	-$123,919.79
46	Blair Betts	NYR	44	6	11	615,000.00	$55,909.09	$640,586.79	-$25,586.79
47	Kris Draper	DET	43	5	10	1,850,000.00	$185,000.00	$582,351.63	$1,267,648.37
48	Kirk Maltby	DET	40	5	10	950,000.00	$95,000.00	$582,351.63	$367,648.37
49	Fredrik Sjostrom	NYR	43	5	10	840,000.00	$84,000.00	$582,351.63	$257,648.37
50	Jody Shelley	SJS	36	3	7	725,000.00	$103,571.43	$407,646.14	$317,353.86
51	Colton Orr	NYR	45	4	7	537,500.00	$76,785.71	$407,646.14	$129,853.86
52	Darren McCarty	DET	13	1	6	630,000.00	$105,000.00	$349,410.98	$280,589.02
53	Petteri Nokelainen	BOS	25	1	3	$850,000.00	$259,146.34	$174,705.49	$675,294.51

			GP	PTS	ProjP	Cap Hit	$PP	WORTH	+/-
12	Nikolai Zherdev	NYR	45	37	67	2,500,000.00	$37,313.43	$3,901,755.89	-$1,401,755.89
17	Scott Gomez	NYR	40	29	59	7,357,143.00	$124,697.34	$3,435,874.59	$3,921,268.41
22	Chris Drury	NYR	45	29	53	7,050,000.00	$133,018.87	$3,086,463.62	$3,963,536.38
27	Markus Naslund	NYR	45	28	51	4,000,000.00	$78,431.37	$2,969,993.29	$1,030,006.71
30	Brandon Dubinsky	NYR	45	23	42	633,333.00	$15,079.36	$2,445,876.83	-$1,812,543.83
31	Nigel Dawes	NYR	35	16	37	587,500.00	$15,878.38	$2,154,701.01	-$1,567,201.01
35	Ryan Callahan	NYR	45	17	31	575,000.00	$18,548.39	$1,805,290.04	-$1,230,290.04
36	Aaron Voros	NYR	40	14	29	1,000,000.00	$34,482.76	$1,688,819.71	-$688,819.71
37	Petr Prucha	NYR	18	6	27	1,600,000.00	$59,259.26	$1,572,349.39	$27,650.61
40	Dan Fritsche	NYR	15	4	22	875,000.00	$39,772.73	$1,281,173.58	-$406,173.58
44	Lauri Korpikoski	NYR	33	5	12	1,017,533.00	$84,794.42	$698,821.95	$318,711.05
46	Blair Betts	NYR	44	6	11	615,000.00	$55,909.09	$640,586.79	-$25,586.79
49	Fredrik Sjostrom	NYR	43	5	10	840,000.00	$84,000.00	$582,351.63	$257,648.37
51	Colton Orr	NYR	45	4	7	537,500.00	$76,785.71	$407,646.14	$129,853.86

			GP	PTS	ProjP	Cap Hit	$PP	WORTH	+/-
1	Chris Drury	NYR	45	29	53	7,050,000.00	$133,018.87	$3,086,463.62	$3,963,536.38
2	Scott Gomez	NYR	40	29	59	7,357,143.00	$124,697.34	$3,435,874.59	$3,921,268.41
4	Marian Hossa	DET	43	42	80	7,450,000.00	$93,125.00	$4,658,813.00	$2,791,187.00
7	Patrice Bergeron	BOS	31	18	48	$4,750,000.00	$99,762.87	$2,795,287.80	$1,954,712.20
12	Kris Draper	DET	43	5	10	1,850,000.00	$185,000.00	$582,351.63	$1,267,648.37
17	Joe Thornton	SJS	42	52	102	7,200,000.00	$70,588.24	$5,939,986.58	$1,260,013.42
20	Markus Naslund	NYR	45	28	51	4,000,000.00	$78,431.37	$2,969,993.29	$1,030,006.71
22	Milan Michalek	SJS	37	26	58	4,333,333.00	$74,712.64	$3,377,639.43	$955,693.57
28	Pavel Datsyuk	DET	43	52	99	6,700,000.00	$67,676.77	$5,765,281.09	$934,718.91
47	Patrick Marleau	SJS	42	48	94	6,300,000.00	$67,021.28	$5,474,105.28	$825,894.72

			GP	PTS	ProjP	Cap Hit	$PP	WORTH	+/-
1	Chris Drury	NYR	45	29	53	7,050,000.00	$133,018.87	$3,086,463.62	$3,963,536.38
2	Scott Gomez	NYR	40	29	59	7,357,143.00	$124,697.34	$3,435,874.59	$3,921,268.41
7	Markus Naslund	NYR	45	28	51	4,000,000.00	$78,431.37	$2,969,993.29	$1,030,006.71
15	Lauri Korpikoski	NYR	33	5	12	1,017,533.00	$84,794.42	$698,821.95	$318,711.05
18	Fredrik Sjostrom	NYR	43	5	10	840,000.00	$84,000.00	$582,351.63	$257,648.37
20	Colton Orr	NYR	45	4	7	537,500.00	$76,785.71	$407,646.14	$129,853.86
21	Petr Prucha	NYR	18	6	27	1,600,000.00	$59,259.26	$1,572,349.39	$27,650.61
23	Blair Betts	NYR	44	6	11	615,000.00	$55,909.09	$640,586.79	-$25,586.79
30	Dan Fritsche	NYR	15	4	22	875,000.00	$39,772.73	$1,281,173.58	-$406,173.58
33	Aaron Voros	NYR	40	14	29	1,000,000.00	$34,482.76	$1,688,819.71	-$688,819.71
38	Ryan Callahan	NYR	45	17	31	575,000.00	$18,548.39	$1,805,290.04	-$1,230,290.04
39	Nikolai Zherdev	NYR	45	37	67	2,500,000.00	$37,313.43	$3,901,755.89	-$1,401,755.89
40	Nigel Dawes	NYR	35	16	37	587,500.00	$15,878.38	$2,154,701.01	-$1,567,201.01
44	Brandon Dubinsky	NYR	45	23	42	633,333.00	$15,079.36	$2,445,876.83	-$1,812,543.83

		TEAM	GP	PTS	ProjP	CapHit	$PP	WORTH	Over/Under
C	Marc Savard	BOS	43	52	99	5,000,000.00	50,422.14	5,765,281.09	765,281.09
C	David Krejci	BOS	43	48	92	883,333.00	9,650.23	5,357,634.96	4,474,301.96
C	Brandon Dubinsky	NYR	45	23	42	2,450,000.00	15,079.36	2,445,876.83	-4,123.17
C	Blair Betts	NYR	44	6	11	640,000.00	55,909.09	640,586.79	586.79
RW	Johan Franzen	DET	38	30	65	1,150,000.00	17,692.31	3,785,285.57	2,635,285.57
RW	Phil Kessel	BOS	42	41	80	2,200,000.00	27,483.64	4,658,813.00	-2,458,813.00
RW	Nikolai Zherdev	NYR	45	37	67	3,900,000.00	37,313.43	3,901,755.89	1,755.89
RW	Ryan Callahan	NYR	45	17	31	1,810,000.00	18,548.39	1,805,290.04	-4,709.96
LW	Jiri Hudler	DET	43	35	67	1,150,000.00	17,164.18	3,901,755.89	2,751,755.89
LW	Ryane Clowe	SJS	42	33	64	1,600,000.00	25,000.00	3,727,050.40	2,127,050.40
LW	Nigel Dawes	NYR	35	16	37	2,150,000.00	15,878.38	2,154,701.01	4,701.01
LW	Aaron Voros	NYR	40	14	29	1,690,000.00	34,482.76	1,688,819.71	-1,180.29
	Dan Fritsche	NYR	15	4	22	1,280,000.00	39,772.73	1,281,173.58	1,173.58
							PREVIOUS CAP HIT		$29,188,009.00
							PREVIOUS OFFENSIVE POINTS		458
							NEW CAP HIT		$25,903,333.00
							CAP ROOM		$3,284,676.00
							NEW OFFENSIVE POINTS		706
							SJS OFFENSIVE POINTS 08/09		682
							DET OFFENSIVE POINTS 08/09		642
							BOS OFFENSIVE POINTS 08/09		669

		GP	PTS			CapHit	$PP	WORTH	Over/Under
Evgeni Malkin	PIT	45	49	67	122	$8,700,000.00	$71,311.48	$7,104,689.52	$1,595,310.48
Alexander Ovechkin	WSH	43	28	57	109	$9,538,462.00	$87,508.83	$6,347,632.44	$3,190,829.56
Ryan Getzlaf	ANA	44	37	53	99	$5,325,000.00	$53,787.88	$5,765,280.84	-$440,280.84
Zach Parise	NJD	43	25	50	95	$3,125,000.00	$32,894.74	$5,532,340.20	-$2,407,340.20