I still can't wrap my mind around walking away from 77 million.
- the deaninator

even if you're walking toward $150 million?

I still can't wrap my mind around walking away from 77 million.
- the deaninator

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." - Gandhi

Maybe. But what about players who are signed to 4 year deals, that aren't making a ton of money. And get a better offer from the KHL? Just retire and take the better offer!
- MJL

Why should there be rules against people doing this? The players lose that do this lose all the money left in the contract.

Good idea. I am all for drafting Russians. What could go wrong?
- feelingkettle

Lock him up quick to a 8 year deal! LOL

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- bodiva88

Thanks

I know that draft is really crapshoot, but wouldn't make more sense to get somebody who has already some pedigree: Ryan Pullock who is scoring defencemen (14g, 45p in 61 games last year and had his shot register at 101mph) or Nikita Zverev who is huge but skates so well for a big man ...just saying
- SGTrader

*Zadorov

I trust our drafting team. Flyer scouts followed Morin for literally the entire year, and Pronger personally did an good extent of scouting on Morin. They decided he was the best guy to take, and they took him.

Why should there be rules against people doing this? The players lose that do this lose all the money left in the contract.
- Flyersgod

There's a lot of angles to look at this from. If a player leaves the NHL for a better contract in the KHL, how is he losing anything. If a player making 4M a year in the NHL, can make 8M in the KHL. How is he losing?

Maybe. But what about players who are signed to 4 year deals, that aren't making a ton of money. And get a better offer from the KHL? Just retire and take the better offer!
- MJL

I think that's a very real threat if you have a Russian player on your team, for sure.

Maybe also, to a lesser extent, for other players from former Soviet bloc countries.

But I'm be surprised if a North American kid walked away from a pile of money to go play in Russia.

I'd be very interested to see the breakdown, by nationality, on KHL rosters. I also wonder if there are any rules in the KHL regarding how many non-Russians you can have (I believe such a rule exists in Japanese professional baseball leagues....maybe the KHL has a similar rule?).

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." - Gandhi
- feelingkettle

I'm pretty sure Gandhi got that from the Semisonic song "Closing Time".

I think that's a very real threat if you have a Russian player on your team, for sure.

Maybe also, to a lesser extent, for other players from former Soviet bloc countries.

But I'm be surprised if a North American kid walked away form a pile of money to go play in Russia.

I'd be very interested to see the breakdown, by nationality, on KHL rosters. I also wonder if there are any rules in the KHL regarding how many non-Russians you can have (I believe such a rule exists in Japanese professional baseball leagues....maybe the KHL has a similar rule?).
- johndewar

It's Russia. There are no laws or rules.

I'm pretty sure Gandhi got that from the Semisonic song "Closing Time".
- johndewar

I'm pretty sure they got it from him. Gandhi also co-wrote a couple Spice Girls songs, specifically, 2 become 1.

I'm pretty sure they got it from him. Gandhi also co-wrote a couple Spice Girls songs, specifically, 2 become 1.
- feelingkettle

I'm pretty sure they got it from him. Gandhi also co-wrote a couple Spice Girls songs, specifically, 2 become 1.
- feelingkettle

You're on a roll today!

8 days until Weber becomes a Flyer.
- Flyersgod

Ed Snider is the KHL of the NHL.

You're on a roll today!
- MJL

love that you know that song


even if you dont, please let me continue thinking you do

love that you know that song


even if you dont, please let me continue thinking you do
- Crimsoninja

It's actually the song he listens to when he is on capgeek.com

The OFFICIAL song for MJL's cap crunching.

Lou got three years of Kovalchuk for Johnny Oduya, Niclas Bergfors and Patrice Cormier, a first round pick in 2010, a third round pick in 2011, and a first rounder in 2014 that will probably be a lottery pick.

In all seriousness, it's 100x a better song than some of the poop out there today. My ears bleed from all the autotune on recordings these days.

Lou got three years of Kovalchuk for Johnny Oduya, Niclas Bergfors and Patrice Cormier, a first round pick in 2010, a third round pick in 2011, and a first rounder in 2014 that will probably be a lottery pick.
- Feanor

Compare that to what the Flyers gave up for 2 years of Pronger only the Flyers have to deal with LTIR for the next 4 years and the NJD don't.

Although as far as slow 90's jams go, Kiss From A Rose definitely has it beat.

In all seriousness, it's 100x a better song than some of the poop out there today. My ears bleed from all the autotune on recordings these days.
- feelingkettle

i liked the one where they were superheroes in the desert

Although as far as slow 90's jams go, Kiss From A Rose definitely has it beat.
- feelingkettle

so haunting

so haunting
- Crimsoninja

Best thing that came from that movie, besides Jim Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones' roles.

8 days until Weber becomes a Flyer.
- Flyersgod

I laughed.... That I seriously hope so laugh.

Although as far as slow 90's jams go, Kiss From A Rose definitely has it beat.
- feelingkettle

one of the greatest songs ever made