Official: Tim Thomas Traded to Islanders

[sabresfaninthesouth]

thing is that it IS a legit move. there is no rule stating you cant trade a suspended player. (did thomas have a NTC or NMC?) but like the long term front loaded deals it is a clear circumvention of the cap in every sense of the word and they went and penalized teams like the canucks that signed Luongo to that deal in the new CBA. Daly said Boston is trading an asset for an potential asset if he reports there now or next year. so its legit in that sense and I agree but as mentioned above I just find it wrong and so should everyone else that was affected by the lockout.

Yeah, I guess legit was the wrong word. It's allowed, but that doesn't mean that it isn't a steaming pile of shit.

 

[mattola]

Yeah, I guess legit was the wrong word. It's allowed, but that doesn't mean that it isn't a steaming pile of shit.

100% agreement

 

[mattola]

Is the answer Jeremy Jacobs uses Bettman as a hand puppet?

was going to post this but didnt want the wrath of bruins fans come down upon me but yeah something like this

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Is the answer Jeremy Jacobs uses Bettman as a hand puppet?

LMAO.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

We can butter this move up all we want, at the end of the day it's cap circumvention. Weeks after a fucking lockout, no less.

 

[DevilishWon]

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Or he fails his physical, the deal gets rescinded, and we still get some chuckles

All we have to do is convince Timmah that Obama thinks the deal is a great idea and he'll do it just to piss him off.

..............anyone got Tim's number?

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

I don't see how you can call it zero sum when the benefit to the Bruins is clearly a lot higher than the benefit to NYI. Keep in mind that the Bruinds get a 2nd rounder if Thomas does come back and play too. Their advantage from this will be on the ice because they can now make a big move at the deadline. NYI's move is purely financial, not hockey related in any way (I consider it a wash even if he plays because of the 2nd rounder).

Boston had what, about $2.5M in cap space before? Which put them in the bottom 5 for space. Now they have ~$7.5M, which is right around the middle of the pack. For a team that's already a contender, that's a HUGE advantage going into the trade deadline.

No they don't. All the Bruins get is cap space. If the Islanders decide not to toll his contract Thomas becomes an UFA at the end of the season.

 

[elocomotive]

For anyone pissing on the Bruins/Isles here or thinking this is circumventing the cap, let's keep in mind that Thomas' "I'm taking some time off but not retiring" position created the possibility for this situation.

This isn't just straight GM playing games with the cap. It wouldn't have happened if Thomas would just man up and either retire or play.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Bill Daly said today that if Tim Thomas doesn't return next season his cap hit will go away even if the Islanders want to toll his contract. This is a cap space trade. The Islanders aren't going to toll Thomas's contract. The Bruins aren't getting the draft pick.

The Islanders made this deall so they could trade Visnvosky, Streit or other players & still be above the cap floor.

 

[dboy97]

was going to post this but didnt want the wrath of bruins fans come down upon me but yeah something like this

Say what you want about JJ he is a fucking miser and probably the driving force behind the last two lockouts.

 

[mattola]

Say what you want about JJ he is a fucking miser and probably the driving force behind the last two lockouts.

lol I think you just said it

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

For anyone pissing on the Bruins/Isles here or thinking this is circumventing the cap, let's keep in mind that Thomas' "I'm taking some time off but not retiring" position created the possibility for this situation.

This isn't just straight GM playing games with the cap. It wouldn't have happened if Thomas would just man up and either retire or play.

Wouldn't they have been on the hook even if he had retired because of his age?

 

[dash]

TT update:

TSNBobMcKenzie: BTW, NYI are not "tolling" contract of G Tim Thomas. That means his NHL contract expires this summer and is UFA with no obligation to anyone

 

[KennyBanyeah]

TT update:

TSNBobMcKenzie: BTW, NYI are not "tolling" contract of G Tim Thomas. That means his NHL contract expires this summer and is UFA with no obligation to anyone except the Michigan Militia

FTFY

 

[Nasty_Magician]

CAP CIRCUMVENTION!

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

TT update:

TSNBobMcKenzie: BTW, NYI are not "tolling" contract of G Tim Thomas. That means his NHL contract expires this summer and is UFA with no obligation to anyone

Philly is reportedly already preparing a 5 year $35M contract offer.

 

[awaz]

Philly is reportedly already preparing a 5 year $35M contract offer.

7 mil cap hit, you're a little low i think

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

7 mil cap hit, you're a little low i think

They learned their lesson after the Pronger deal.

 

[awaz]

They learned their lesson after the Pronger deal.

but also, fuck. the pronger trade and subsequent resigning has gotta be the 2nd and 3rd worst GM moves in the past 10 years. (sorry dash)

 

[mattola]

TT update:

TSNBobMcKenzie: BTW, NYI are not "tolling" contract of G Tim Thomas. That means his NHL contract expires this summer and is UFA with no obligation to anyone

what does that mean? they paid him NOT to play?