NHLOL Offseason
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And the contracts just get more disgustingly insane each day.
It will (probably) never happen but I'd love to see the new CBA make these null and void. I wouldn't even care if there was another lockout. It's turning me off of pro hockey.
And the contracts just get more disgustingly insane each day.
It will (probably) never happen but I'd love to see the new CBA make these null and void. I wouldn't even care if there was another lockout. It's turning me off of pro hockey.
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As for the money being thrown around, I don't really care. If they have awful seasons and don't live up to what they earn then I'll give them a hard time, but generally I'm pretty happy when people make money in an honest way.
IIRC, the Wild were on top of the league around Nov/Dec last season, only to tank it for the rest of the year. I don't think this makes them cup contenders or anything, but they'll be harder to play in the 6 divisional games we get against them. When those prospects mature, they could be real trouble for the rest of the league. Its actually good to see as the Wild have one of the best fan bases in the usa and, and their patience (Lemaire, lol) has been rewarded.
As for the money being thrown around, I don't really care. If they have awful seasons and don't live up to what they earn then I'll give them a hard time, but generally I'm pretty happy when people make money in an honest way.
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I didn't think the Wild would be able to land Zach Parise, let alone Ryan Suter as well. I guess it helped that Parise was from Minnesota. And the fact that the Wild were so cheap the past few years meant they had the salary cap room to pull it off. Finally a reason to be excited about the Wild again!
I didn't think the Wild would be able to land Zach Parise, let alone Ryan Suter as well. I guess it helped that Parise was from Minnesota. And the fact that the Wild were so cheap the past few years meant they had the salary cap room to pull it off. Finally a reason to be excited about the Wild again!
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In case you guys haven't heard, Shea Weber signed an offer sheet with the Flyers.
14 years and more than 100 million. Preds have a week to match it. If they don't, they get Flyers' next four first round picks.
In case you guys haven't heard, Shea Weber signed an offer sheet with the Flyers.
14 years and more than 100 million. Preds have a week to match it. If they don't, they get Flyers' next four first round picks.
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He'll be 41 when the contract expires.
Edit: Paul Holmgren is the dumbest motherfucker on the planet. Where is he going to get the cap space? He has almost none as it is, that signing would take him right up on the ceiling and force him to field a team of AHL players (which is about all he could do after forking over four years' worth of first-round picks).
I mean, there's a decent chance that Poile matches (the only thing that would scare Nashville would be the length, I think), but, holy fuck, Holmgren. You make Mike Smith look competent.
He'll be 41 when the contract expires.
Edit: Paul Holmgren is the dumbest motherfucker on the planet. Where is he going to get the cap space? He has almost none as it is, that signing would take him right up on the ceiling and force him to field a team of AHL players (which is about all he could do after forking over four years' worth of first-round picks).
I mean, there's a decent chance that Poile matches (the only thing that would scare Nashville would be the length, I think), but, holy fuck, Holmgren. You make Mike Smith look competent.
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The new CBA better have a clause to limit contracts. Every GM should be taking a lesson from Mike Gillis, who is trying to unload the 10 year monster of a contract that Roberto Luongo has. Weber could be a superstar for 14 years, but 1) Why would a team risk that? and 2) What player who thinks they are going to be a superstar for 14 years locks in with a contract of that length when they could cash in later?
Silly.
The new CBA better have a clause to limit contracts. Every GM should be taking a lesson from Mike Gillis, who is trying to unload the 10 year monster of a contract that Roberto Luongo has. Weber could be a superstar for 14 years, but 1) Why would a team risk that? and 2) What player who thinks they are going to be a superstar for 14 years locks in with a contract of that length when they could cash in later?
Silly.
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A) Weber will never have a better opportunity to cash in and get as much money as possible as he will now.
B) The deal is pretty heavily front-loaded -- $56 million, of the total $110 million, is due in the first four years of the fourteen-year deal.
Why should every GM be taking a lesson from the guy who signed Luongo to that contract in the first place?
A) Weber will never have a better opportunity to cash in and get as much money as possible as he will now.
B) The deal is pretty heavily front-loaded -- $56 million, of the total $110 million, is due in the first four years of the fourteen-year deal.
Why should every GM be taking a lesson from the guy who signed Luongo to that contract in the first place?
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I really hope the new CBA manages to include a maximum contract length like the NHL proposed.
I really hope the new CBA manages to include a maximum contract length like the NHL proposed.
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I wouldn't call Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, Chris Simon, Mike Ricci, Kerry Huffman, Steve Duchesne, a 1st round selection (Jocelyn Thibault) in 1993, a 1st round selection (later traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, later traded to the Washington Capitals—Nolan Baumgartner) in 1994, and $15,000,000 cash exactly "spare parts"
I wouldn't call Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, Chris Simon, Mike Ricci, Kerry Huffman, Steve Duchesne, a 1st round selection (Jocelyn Thibault) in 1993, a 1st round selection (later traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, later traded to the Washington Capitals—Nolan Baumgartner) in 1994, and $15,000,000 cash exactly "spare parts"
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That's who Quebec got for Lindros, not who the Flyers got when they traded him to NYR.
That's who Quebec got for Lindros, not who the Flyers got when they traded him to NYR.
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I can't read. Never mind.
I can't read. Never mind.
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