Peca - where is he going?

With what appears to be the imminent signing of Mike Peca with the NY Rangers, TSN is reporting that the Columbus Blue Jackets are interested in the 33 year old center's services as well. With the Rangers current cap between $51-55M in salaries, it would appear that the Blue jackets, closer to $38M, have the space to offer Peca more in terms of guaranteed $. Peca's impact will now no longer been on the regular season stat sheet, but comes in the dressing room and when the playoffs arrive. Poolies should not be convinced that Peca can turn back the hands of time to re-gain some of his offensive flare, as he's suffered some horrific injuries and has a lot of miles clocked on his hockey odometer. That said, Peca's signing would have a very good impact on the younger Blue Jacket players and bring some much needed leadership and spirit to a team that appears to be devoid of it. The Jackets have even more space with Alexander Svitov signing up over-seas. He'd see more playing time in C-Bus and play a larger role there. If he signs with the Rangers, it means Peca's focus is on on trying to win a Cup this year. His impact won't be a large with the Rangers, but would certainly be felt once the playoffs began.

Peca - positive w/ CBJ and even w/ NYR
PK - positive
Playoff Impact - big positive at both places.