Official: Tim Thomas Traded to Islanders

[awaz]

i'm just glad we had a lockout to prevent deals that broke the 'spirit' of the salary cap. how does bettman (a lawyer by trade) make deals that are so easily loop-holed? he's gotta be a worse lawyer than he is a comissioner.

 

[forty_three]

I doubt it happens, but it would be hilarious if it did.

Show up, play one game, get paid and be the center of attention again?

He'll be there.

on the radio this AM, they were speculating Boston's motivation (besides dumping Thomas and his salary) was to clear room to make a move on Iginla.

Before I comment, was this on Boston Radio or was this a sane, rational person with more than four minutes' journalism training?

 

[wings-pens2166]

Show up, play one game, get paid and be the center of attention again?

He'll be there.



Before I comment, was this on Boston Radio or was this a sane, rational person with more than four minutes' journalism training?

lol, actually it was the nhl channel on XM radio

 

[puckhead]

I don't know what TSN and other sports sites are saying but militianation.com's Whitey Rogers is reporting Thomas may report to the Islanders

Would be hilarious if he showed up 40 lbs overweight, cigarette dangling, and was completely un-subtle about phoning it in.
Bos loses its pick, Isles have to pay him, and we all get free comedy.
Or he fails his physical, the deal gets rescinded, and we still get some chuckles

 

[pixburgher66]

Would be hilarious if he showed up 40 lbs overweight, cigarette dangling, and was completely un-subtle about phoning it in.
Bos loses its pick, Isles have to pay him, and we all get free comedy.
Or he fails his physical, the deal gets rescinded, and we still get some chuckles

This one please.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Would be hilarious if he showed up 40 lbs overweight, cigarette dangling, and was completely un-subtle about phoning it in.
Bos loses its pick, Isles have to pay him, and we all get free comedy.
Or he fails his physical, the deal gets rescinded, and we still get some chuckles

This one please.

Isn't the need for a physical - or the standards to pass said physical - determined by the team though?

So if the Islanders set the standards for passing that he has to weight less than 500 pounds and be able to run the 40 in under 10 minutes, it would be awfully hard to fail.

 

[puckhead]

i'm just glad we had a lockout to prevent deals that broke the 'spirit' of the salary cap. how does bettman (a lawyer by trade) make deals that are so easily loop-holed? he's gotta be a worse lawyer than he is a comissioner.

huh... though teams weren't allowed to talk about payers during the lockout?

tweet was deleted 10m later, btw

 

[awaz]

huh... though teams weren't allowed to talk about payers during the lockout?

tweet was deleted 10m later, btw

there's no way the isles/bruins dont get punished for this.. they're circumventing the cap in the same way that back-diving contracts did (which got the devs punished), AND they were apparently in discussions during the lockout? this is ridiculous.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

huh... though teams weren't allowed to talk about payers during the lockout?

tweet was deleted 10m later, btw

jebus

 

[jstewismybastardson]

there's no way the isles/bruins dont get punished for this.. they're circumventing the cap in the same way that back-diving contracts did (which got the devs punished), AND they were apparently in discussions during the lockout? this is ridiculous.

going back to mattolas post a page or 2 back ... why isnt the NHLPA screaming bloody murder about this?

 

[awaz]

Isn't the need for a physical - or the standards to pass said physical - determined by the team though?

So if the Islanders set the standards for passing that he has to weight less than 500 pounds and be able to run the 40 in under 10 minutes, it would be awfully hard to fail.

why you gotta discriminate against byfuglien?

 

[forty_three]

there's no way the isles/bruins dont get punished for this.. they're circumventing the cap in the same way that back-diving contracts did (which got the devs punished), AND they were apparently in discussions during the lockout? this is ridiculous.

If only the rules applied to Jacobs.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

going back to mattolas post a page or 2 back ... why isnt the NHLPA screaming bloody murder about this?

 

[KennyBanyeah]

If only the rules applied to Jacobs.

Poor little Gimp Gary would get locked back in his crate for 6 months if he made a peep about this shit to Sir Jeremy.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Would be hilarious if he showed up 40 lbs overweight, cigarette dangling, and was completely un-subtle about phoning it in.
Bos loses its pick, Isles have to pay him, and we all get free comedy.
Or he fails his physical, the deal gets rescinded, and we still get some chuckles

Actually Thomas has to play 1 game for the Islanders to lose the pick. If he's out of shape & not ready to play he'll never see the ice.

 

[dboy97]

going back to mattolas post a page or 2 back ... why isnt the NHLPA screaming bloody murder about this?

They aren't screaming because it is a zero sum exchange. With TT on the Bruins books they could not have aquired anyone the Islanders would. Now the Bruins can and the Islanders have TT cap hit.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

They aren't screaming because it is a zero sum exchange. With TT on the Bruins books they could not have aquired anyone the Islanders would. Now the Bruins can and the Islanders have TT cap hit.

this isnt true ... its not like the Bruins are gonna bring someone onto their roster that isnt being paid somewhere in the nhl with that cap space they freed up

meanwhile ... Nino Neiderreiter is getting paid 67,500 playing in the AHL because the Isles dont want to pay actual players actual dollars ... he must be thrilled

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

I have a couple of CBA questions for those in the know.

Is it true that a contract can only be tolled during the offseason?

We know Thomas's deal ends at the end of this season. So going by that if they can't toll his contract this offseason does Thomas become an UFA at the end of the year?

 

[Nasty_Magician]

This still really bothers me. This is just another example of the inconsistency with decision making in the league. Whether it's what contracts and deals are allowed (Kovy 17 yrs not allowed, Kovy 15 yrs, allowed), what hits are suspension worthy or not, what teams get bail outs from the league (Phoenix) and which don't (Atlanta). If I'm the Devils I'm filing a grievance to retain their 1st round pick.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

This still really bothers me. This is just another example of the inconsistency with decision making in the league. Whether it's what contracts and deals are allowed (Kovy 17 yrs not allowed, Kovy 15 yrs, allowed), what hits are suspension worthy or not, what teams get bail outs from the league (Phoenix) and which don't (Atlanta). If I'm the Devils I'm filing a grievance to retain their 1st round pick.

I don't blame you or anyone else for being upset about this. Trust me no teams fans are more upset than Islanders fans. On the fansite there are 34 pages of fans ripping the team about this move.