Ongoing NHL Thread

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Not sure why they couldn't buy him out...unlike an injured player, this is a case of a player making a poor life decision. I can understand the NHLPA still offering help in form of rehab, but why in the world can't they buy him out?

Any player who is unable to play, the NHLPA will stand behind.

Because if they deny this and allow him to be bought out, then LTIR can be invalidated because playing the way Pronger played could be argued as a "Poor life decision" which led to him being incapacitated.

There's going to be legal wrangling too because substance abuse is classified in a lot of jurisdictions as a disability.

I'm sure they've been on the phone with the lawyers a lot about this one.

 

[forty_three]

There's going to be legal wrangling too because substance abuse is classified in a lot of jurisdictions as a disability.

I'm sure they've been on the phone with the lawyers a lot about this one.

That's the other side of it. Any player that a team wants off the books, then can just "leak" the things a player is using that may be banned and drop him to LTIR status and be off the hook. Free buyout.

As much as it sucks to have to stand behind a dumbass like Malone, they pretty much have to stand behind him and treat it just like Pronger, etc. Disregard the *reason* he is unable to play, and treat it the same way.

Will be interesting to watch.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Curious to see if Ales Hemsky is interested in joining his Czech brethren on the Devils? Not sure if he's a top 6 guy anymore (really we need a top 3 guy). Devils were also rumored to be front runners for another Czech, Jiri Sekac out of the KHL (no idea if he'd crack the lineup, know nothing about him).

 

[Cobiemonster]

Curious to see if Ales Hemsky is interested in joining his Czech brethren on the Devils? Not sure if he's a top 6 guy anymore (really we need a top 3 guy). Devils were also rumored to be front runners for another Czech, Jiri Sekac out of the KHL (no idea if he'd crack the lineup, know nothing about him).

I like Ales Hemsky(and I think he's a good 2nd line player) but like you said, the Devils need more of a top line guy - all those second line guys won't get it done for them

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Elliotte Friedman ‏@FriedgeHNIC ·8 mins
Booth (VAN) and Leino (BUF) to be bought out

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Elliotte Friedman ‏@FriedgeHNIC ·8 mins
Booth (VAN) and Leino (BUF) to be bought out

I like Friedman and all, but that was a wholly unneccesary use of 16 of his allotted characters.

 

[dash]

Dutch Gretzky gets a two year deal with Les Habs.

Canadiens agree to terms with Weise on two-year deal

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Leino already got $16M in salary and will get $7.333M from the buyout.

So all together he gets $23.333M for his 10 goals and 46 points.

$2.333M per goal or just over $500K per point.

 

[forty_three]

Elliotte Friedman ‏@FriedgeHNIC ·8 mins
Booth (VAN) and Leino (BUF) to be bought out

Oh no. How are they going to trade for the missing piece now?

 

[dash]

This is getting good (lol)

Penguins to talk to Crawford, Wilson about coaching job

 

[Cobiemonster]

This is getting good (lol)

Penguins to talk to Crawford, Wilson about coaching job

I just don't get why people are enamored over those guys

 

[Cobiemonster]

 

[dash]

I don't often agree with Ryan "Trolly" Lambert, but I do here...

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

They cut him off before he got to finish. The full quote was "Shawn Thornton has earned the right to be mentioned in the same breath as Bobby Orr, Terry O'Reilly, Ray Bourque, and Cam Neely. People will look back and say about Shawn Thornton, 'why couldn't he be a good hockey player like those other guys I just mentioned?'"

 

[mattola]

Dutch Gretzky gets a two year deal with Les Habs.

Canadiens agree to terms with Weise on two-year deal

$2 million contract extension

 

[dash]

$2 million contract extension

Wasn't Wayne Gretzky the first guy to crack the $1 million dollar value as far as NHL contracts are concerned?

/Bobby Hull did it in '73 with the Jets of the old WHA

 

[mattola]

Wasn't Wayne Gretzky the first guy to crack the $1 million dollar value as far as NHL contracts are concerned?

/Bobby Hull did it in '73 with the Jets of the old WHA

What is your point Dash? Dale Weise deserves to be mentioned in the same names as Guy Lafleur, Rocket Richard, and Larry Robinson.




he earned $2M for 2 1/2 rounds of good hockey

 

[dash]

Dale Weise wears #22 better than Steve Shutt (lol)

 

[Comeds]

I could be wrong as I did not know his game well before he was a Hab but I think Weise will be better than Ryan White who he is probably replacing.

 

[Cobiemonster]

I could be wrong as I did not know his game well before he was a Hab but I think Weise will be better than Ryan White who he is probably replacing.

Dale Weise already did more than Ryan White in these playoffs than Ryan White did in his entire time with the Habs - Ryan White took some bad penalties