Thanks, Twitter

Some Twitter user named ElenaW tweeted what I was about to tweet (see, I know lingo!), asking Steve Zipay what the deal with Christensen is. So now I don't have to. Turns out we're not missing anything - rather than trying to sign him for $825,000 for one year, claims Zipay, we're trying to sign him for a multi-year deal for less money. Now, I'm a little fuzzy on that math - I was pretty sure that the qualifying offer for a salary between $660,000 and $1 million was a 5% raise, not 10%, but maybe those tiers have shifted. I'll try to research. Meanwhile, we are just trying to undercut Christensen on a few hundred thousand by making it up to him in years. Think he'll go for it? He did say he saw the Rangers as his "last chance," and I'm sure he doesn't wanna move again if he doesn't have to. This may be a shrewd way for Sather to save some cash, lock Christensen up a little longer, and have one fewer free agent he has to be negotiating with. Maybe it's really smart. Guess it depends how it's recieved. Thanks, ElenaW!