Official: Tim Thomas Traded to Islanders

[jstewismybastardson]

shady!

 

[Cmon_WTF]

Islanders had until tomorrow to be cap compliant. They needed Thomas' cap hit to make sure they stayed above the cap floor through end of the year.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Islanders had until tomorrow to be cap compliant. They needed Thomas' cap hit to make sure they stayed above the cap floor through end of the year.

wow!

 

[BadMotoWeazal]

Islanders had until tomorrow to be cap compliant. They needed Thomas' cap hit to make sure they stayed above the cap floor through end of the year.

Ahhhh-haaa, that's why

 

[Vadered]

I actually gotta hand it to Wang and Snow. This is a pretty smart way to spend as little as possible.

Now if they would only apply their cunning to winning instead of cheapness...

BAD KENNY. NO TREAT FOR YOU.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

suspended
dont have to pay him
counts against cap

wang

That's it in a nutshell. This is all about the cap. Wang has found another loophole. Sell the team you S.O.B.!!

The Bruins will never see the 2nd round pick. Thomas must report to the Islanders & play one game or the Islanders have to trade his rights to someone else.

 

[mattola]

went to Tims facebook page and found these gems fuck did I laugh

 

[jstewismybastardson]

more wow

Bob McKenzie ✔ @TSNBobMcKenzie
Which is ideal for NYI. No acquisition price. NYI can toll contract to next year if they like, continue to get cap benefit in perpetuity

tolling contract ... ie like when they suspended Nabokov to make him honour the final year of his contract with them

if they toll the contract they can apply his contract to next year in order to meet the floor

what a sham

 

[mattola]

more wow

Bob McKenzie ✔ @TSNBobMcKenzie
Which is ideal for NYI. No acquisition price. NYI can toll contract to next year if they like, continue to get cap benefit in perpetuity

tolling contract ... ie like when they suspended Nabokov to make him honour the final year of his contract with them

if they toll the contract they can apply his contract to next year in order to meet the floor

what a sham

this should not be allowed. they should punish the ISles for this. its a joke

 

[dash]

Some Flames fans wanted Mike Vernon back in the day to get hit by a bus and he tried it once, but the bus went right between his legs.

 

[mattola]

Some Flames fans wanted Mike Vernon back in the day to get hit by a bus and he tried it once, but the bus went right between his legs.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

The Isles are making strides and could contend for a playoff spot as soon as this spring. Next year they should be gunning for a playoff spot. Why would they help out a fellow Eastern team like this?


This is just fucking brutal. The Isles should have to forfeit their 1st rounder for this kind of thing. Put it into a lottery for all the other teams or something just to make it fun and so that Wang can feel the sting every time that player lights up the score sheet.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Now there is talk the Islanders could either trade Streit, Okposo or Visnovsky somewhere. My guess is Streit because his salary at 4.1M is the same as his cap hit. The other two are paid less than their cap hit.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

The Isles are making strides and could contend for a playoff spot as soon as this spring. Next year they should be gunning for a playoff spot. Why would they help out a fellow Eastern team like this?


This is just fucking brutal. The Isles should have to forfeit their 1st rounder for this kind of thing. Put it into a lottery for all the other teams or something just to make it fun and so that Wang can feel the sting every time that player lights up the score sheet.

The league has approved the trade.

 

[Cmon_WTF]

more wow

Bob McKenzie ✔ @TSNBobMcKenzie
Which is ideal for NYI. No acquisition price. NYI can toll contract to next year if they like, continue to get cap benefit in perpetuity

tolling contract ... ie like when they suspended Nabokov to make him honour the final year of his contract with them

if they toll the contract they can apply his contract to next year in order to meet the floor

what a sham

If he's officially retired, i.e. has filed the paperwork with the league and NHLPA for his retirement, then I don't believe the contract can be tolled. That's how it worked in the previous CBA but I don't know if that's changed with this new one.

 

[mattola]

The league has approved the trade.

of course they did it helps out Boston tremendously and thats all they are there for

this league really is a joke

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

If he's officially retired, i.e. has filed the paperwork with the league and NHLPA for his retirement, then I don't believe the contract can be tolled. That's how it worked in the previous CBA but I don't know if that's changed with this new one.

Thomas signed the contract at age 35 or older. The contract is on the books no matter what.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

of course they did it helps out Boston tremendously and thats all they are there for

this league really is a joke

Trust me I'm not happy about it. No Islanders fan is. Wang is a cheap asshole.

 

[mattola]

Thomas signed the contract at age 35 or older. The contract is on the books no matter what.

correct but only until the end of the contract term if he officially retired. if not it hangs on their cap. just brutal really that this was allowed

(edit: not mad at you for your posts just the whole thing is wrong)

 

[KennyBanyeah]

The league has approved the trade.