Just doesn't seem right to penalize the team in this case
- steve362

they still received a cap benefit from his contract.

he made $11M this year, cap hit was only $6.66M

if he played the next 5 years and then retired, Devils would take it right in the ass for a decade. at least $2.5M per year

OR before the Free Agent market opening up! Im sure Lou would have liked to have his 7mil in space to work with.

I'm sorry, but I get "he can do what he wants," but boy did he just (frank) that team and its fans hard.
- markmark

yup

wouldn't be as bad if they had 1st overall to look forward too...


oops.

I guess the obvious response to that would be... would have been nice if he decided to do that before signing a 15 yr contract promising NOT to go play in Russia?
- Big_Lightnin

what does the contract length matter?

what does the contract length matter?
- senstroll

It would imply commitment. Although it was only a means of circumvention.

what does the contract length matter?
- senstroll

I suppose nothing, but it's what he signed...

Just doesn't seem right to penalize the team in this case
- steve362

Why? That was a pretty (frank)ed up contract

OR before the Free Agent market opening up! Im sure Lou would have liked to have his 7mil in space to work with.

I'm sorry, but I get "he can do what he wants," but boy did he just (frank) that team and its fans hard.
- markmark

the Devils also (frank)ed themselves trying to cheat the cap system.

were the devils going to sign anyone even if he left before? what FA would they have gotten instead?

It would imply commitment. Although it was only a means of circumvention.
- Leafland

funny ass thing is, he only made $6M the first 2 years
and whatever protion of $11M he got his year...

hmm... now that makes me think something's fishy from the Devils side

It would imply commitment. Although it was only a means of circumvention.
- Leafland

the length was just to get the cap hit down, thats the devils org doing, they wanted the benefit. i dont see a difference if he signed a 7 year one and left or 15

Why? That was a pretty (frank)ed up contract
- Canada Cup

I agree, just... wow like I'm speechless!

funny ass thing is, he only made $6M the first 2 years
and whatever protion of $11M he got his year...

hmm... now that makes me think something's fishy from the Devils side
- Big_Lightnin

That's what I'm thinking....

the Devils also (frank)ed themselves trying to cheat the cap system.

were the devils going to sign anyone even if he left before? what FA would they have gotten instead?
- senstroll

I have no sympathy for the team, they dug this hole and Kovi just decided to help them out using his excavator.

I do feel for the fans. Its going to be a rough ride for a couple years.

That's what I'm thinking....
- JIMI-JAMES

Can you imagine if they got Penalized again and lost the next two first round picks!

I think you are referring to the Chick'n'Deli on Mount Pleasant...
- Atomic Wedgie

hey I worked there

I have no sympathy for the team, they dug this hole and Kovi just decided to help them out using his excavator.

I do feel for the fans. Its going to be a rough ride for a couple years.
- markmark

soo... does Brodeur just say (frank) it and retire too? can't imagine he wants to face 57 shots a game at 41 yrs old

I have no sympathy for the team, they dug this hole and Kovi just decided to help them out using his excavator.

I do feel for the fans. Its going to be a rough ride for a couple years.
- markmark

pretty much the same here, it would suck to say lose Kessel for nothing right now.
but I dont blame Kovalchuk if he wants to go. i also dont feel bad for the org.

its not like he signed a big contract and then shot someone in the face and is a horrible person

funny ass thing is, he only made $6M the first 2 years
and whatever protion of $11M he got his year...

hmm... now that makes me think something's fishy from the Devils side
- Big_Lightnin

How so?

hey I worked there
- zazzle

Impossible to walk from the pool table to the bar on a Saturday night without some old bag grabbing your Richard

How so?
- Leafland

Devils never actually paid him any large amount of money.

Devils have been flirting with bankruptcy for 3-4 yrs now.
They signed him to a massive big-money contract, and never really had to pay any of it.

just seemed strange.

wouldn't be surprised if we learned ownership was whispering in his ear that retiring to KHL might not be a bad idea...

pretty much the same here, it would suck to say lose Kessel for nothing right now.but I dont blame Kovalchuk if he wants to go. i also dont feel bad for the org.

its not like he signed a big contract and then shot someone in the face and is a horrible person
- senstroll

true, but Leafs have more than 1 player capable of scoring a goal more than once in a blue moon...

and they have their 1st next year

just sucks to be a Devils fan next year.

I may have been kidding.
- Big_Lightnin

Lol

My fault, was my last post while I was trying to leave the office (insert Office Space scene)...there was no time to filter anything I was reading.

Impossible to walk from the Church on a Sunday afternoon without some old bag grabbing your Richard
- Big_Lightnin

Go to dailyfaceoff.com and look at New Jersey's "team lineup". Yeeesh.

Devils lineup going into next season assuming Henrique and Josefson sign.

Elias-Zajac-Ryder
Clowe-Henrique-Bernier
Zubrus-Loktionov-Josefson
Tedenby-Gionta-Olesz

Volchenkov-Greene
Zidlicky-Salvador
Harrold-Fayne/Larsson

Brodeur
Schnieder

...Solid goaltending....

Impossible to walk from the pool table to the bar on a Saturday night without some old bag grabbing your Richard
- Big_Lightnin

This is a bad thing?