Good glad he didnt sign here at those numbers, same with Brian Boyle..had enough of these 20 - 35 point guys acting like they the cats meow
- PinkSock

$2mil for Boyle is a good deal.

So, he said he would take a significant discount to play with the Leafs and then "Thun indicated that the Leafs offer was “not literally close in any way, shape or form until Noon on July 1” and that the Panther’s offer(5 years, $27.5 Million) was $800,000 better per season than Toronto’s final offer"

So, he wasn't willing to sign for an $800,000 difference, despite saying he would take a significant discount.

And don't use that tax BS because it simply isn't something 93% of the league can offer. He's greedy and trying to hide behind it. what a tool
- ILoveLamp

he could have played in front of friends and family for 5 mil a year (shocking for a #3 center! ) but chose the extra cash to head to a lottery team.

I knew all along.bolland wasnt gonna stay, what a bunch of bs about wanting to stay and willing to take a hometown discount.

How long till the Panthers discuss buying him out? I say 2 years

I said tampa is doing well


florida has no state taxes
- homiedclown

they even got grade 12 in Buffalo?

Agent talking poop to make his client look good.I'm glad they didn't massively overpay for Bolland. He's not worth that much.
- burn

He's the second coming of Kris Versteeg

$2mil for Boyle is a good deal.
- burn

not what he was signing here for

good god why would I talk about the panthers?



flames have more upside
- homiedclown

ya he kinda slipped tampa in there at the end, but ya Florida isnt going anywhere your right I think..but Tampa is the new hotspot
- PinkSock

the arena looks sweet with the renovations

no state tax

nice breeze to damper the heat a bit

hotties on the beach


if they keep stamkos, they will be a hot spot long term IMO

- JVR_42_PK81

he was pretty quick to erase that, I havent seen a back peddle like that since Kessel and John Scott

they even got grade 12 in Buffalo?
- PinkSock

no but I have trailer park boys on netflix

not what he was signing here for
- PinkSock

Huh??

the arena looks sweet with the renovations

no state tax

nice breeze to damper the heat a bit

hotties on the beach


if they keep stamkos, they will be a hot spot long term IMO
- homiedclown

we get it, no taxes, sunny...

Huh??
- burn

he wasnt signing here for 2 mill, that was Tampa Bays price

no but I have trailer park boys on netflix



- homiedclown

good god why would I talk about the panthers?



flames have more upside
- homiedclown

Florida had something going last year. Then they go and sign all these overpayments to long term contracts

he was pretty quick to erase that, I havent seen a back peddle like that since Kessel and John Scott
- PinkSock

ya I saw that left out the hacking and whacking though.

Florida had something going last year. Then they go and sign all these overpayments to long term contracts
- JVR_42_PK81

I liked the jokinenn deal

the others sucked

ya he kinda slipped tampa in there at the end, but ya Florida isnt going anywhere your right I think..but Tampa is the new hotspot
- PinkSock

Ditto...........what he said! Florida can have Bolland and the rest of the overpaid free agents.........and Buffalo can have Gorges, he looked terrible against New York in the playoffs.

he wasnt signing here for 2 mill, that was Tampa Bays price
- PinkSock

Leafs offered more, but it's not like it was $4mil/yr and he took $2/yr.

I liked the jokinenn deal

the others sucked
- homiedclown

He's past his days in Dallas and Carolina. I want to see him without Malkin and playing with Bolland.

Florida had something going last year. Then they go and sign all these overpayments to long term contracts
- JVR_42_PK81

Flames trying to get to the cap floor and draft high for the next few years....rebuild is in full on mode.

we get it, no taxes, sunny...
- PinkSock

Exactly!

well no taxes for 43 or 44 games anyway. his whole salary is not tax free.

Does anyone know when Hockeys Future will be doing a prospect update?

There is a discount and then a market Leaf discount which salary demands are higher than anywhere else..
- LeafMan

Yeah that reads really weirdly.

So if he's worth $5M to Florida he's worth what, $7M to Toronto? So taking a huge discount to play in Toronto would be signing for $6M I guess.

Exactly!

well no taxes for 43 or 44 games anyway. his whole salary is not tax free.
- TML93

In Canada you pay taxes where you work, provincially, until the end of the year when you pay in the province you reside. SO...you get it back if you pay more in a different province during the year.

Does it not work the same down there?

The possibility of a trade involving team captain Dion Phaneuf appears unlikely

thanks for ruining my Tuesday Mike