Location: Bernier is better than Reimer, Reimer is better than Bernier - #TOproblems, ON Joined: 06.08.2012
Jan 8 @ 12:11 PM ET
Can't wait until Stamkos loses those 20 PPG's from the slide pass from St. Louis for a one-timer from the left circle and we all roast Stammer if he gets 38 goals and places 5th in scoring some year. - AdamFrench
Location: RELEASE THE LATVIAN!, ON Joined: 11.09.2009
Jan 8 @ 12:11 PM ET
are you seriously comparing gauthier to stevens? should i bring out the stevens hit on lindros video? - peddy-93
How many concussions has Ovechkin had? How many games has he missed in his career? I've seen guys like Crosby/Stamkos etc. all get caught with their head down, I haven't seen Ovechkin caught with his head down outside of the Olympics, and when guys go for that big stevens hit on Ovie, the above usually happens. When 38 goals and 215 hits is a bad season for a player, I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. I don't write off 27 year old hockey players and assume they are on the downswing of their career.
Location: Not here to sell jerseys , ON Joined: 07.06.2007
Jan 8 @ 12:12 PM ET
I don't know if that's what Mirtle actually said or not, but that's completely wrong. - prock
The way the rule is understood -- there is lots of confusion on it -- the closer your retirement is to the end of the contract, the higher the hit. If Luongo retires three years before end of contract the penalty is $2M/year. If he retires one year before, the hit for a single year is $6M. If Suter/parise leave 4 years early, penalty is almost $5/year each. If one year early, it is almost $20M each. Extend that to Weber leaving one year early and the penalty is $32.9M.
Location: RELEASE THE LATVIAN!, ON Joined: 11.09.2009
Jan 8 @ 12:13 PM ET
Can't wait until Stamkos loses those 20 PPG's from the slide pass from St. Louis for a one-timer from the left circle and we all roast Stammer if he gets 38 goals and places 5th in scoring some year. - AdamFrench
It's always what have you done for me lately with hockey fans.
Location: MATTHEW 20:16 "So the last will be first, and the first will be last.", ON Joined: 10.25.2011
Jan 8 @ 12:13 PM ET
How many concussions has Ovechkin had? How many games has he missed in his career? I've seen guys like Crosby/Stamkos etc. all get caught with their head down, I haven't seen Ovechkin caught with his head down outside of the Olympics, and when guys go for that big stevens hit on Ovie, the above usually happens. When 38 goals and 215 hits is a bad season for a player, I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. I don't write off 27 year old hockey players and assume they are on the downswing of their career. - mykokes
Location: Bernier is better than Reimer, Reimer is better than Bernier - #TOproblems, ON Joined: 06.08.2012
Jan 8 @ 12:14 PM ET
How many concussions has Ovechkin had? How many games has he missed in his career? I've seen guys like Crosby/Stamkos etc. all get caught with their head down, I haven't seen Ovechkin caught with his head down outside of the Olympics, and when guys go for that big stevens hit on Ovie, the above usually happens. When 38 goals and 215 hits is a bad season for a player, I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. I don't write off 27 year old hockey players and assume they are on the downswing of their career. - mykokes
i guess you missed one of my recent posts.. i didnt say ovechkin isnt an elite scorer, i said he isnt the score he used to be because hes become more and more predictable. can he still score 45-50? of course he can, dont see the 60's happening for him anymore.
and whether ovie has his head down or not, when stevens hits you, he's not going to be the one falling. And if stevens caught ovechkin cutting into the middle for a shot and lined him up, RIP ovie
I'm going to screw around on Excel and see if I can figure out what the cap punishment would be for retiring early, but I'd say there's about a 20% chance I get it right. - Atomic Wedgie
Friedman's explanation makes sense. A 2.1 million dollar cap hit to Leafs and a 2 million for the Canucks for the remainder 3 years if Lou was traded to TO and retired at 40.
Location: MATTHEW 20:16 "So the last will be first, and the first will be last.", ON Joined: 10.25.2011
Jan 8 @ 12:18 PM ET
Friedman's explanation makes sense. A 2.1 million dollar cap hit to Leafs and a 2 million for the Canucks for the remainder 3 years if Lou was traded to TO and retired at 40. - Fakepartofme
Location: RELEASE THE LATVIAN!, ON Joined: 11.09.2009
Jan 8 @ 12:18 PM ET
i know right - peddy-93
Am I comparing Gauthier as a player to Stevens or as a hitter? Please don't make assumptions. Thanks. PS. It was hitting that got Gauthier selected in the first round, problem was he had poop all to the rest of his game.
Location: "Obviously, Reimer must be the, AB Joined: 02.02.2010
Jan 8 @ 12:19 PM ET
The way the rule is understood -- there is lots of confusion on it -- the closer your retirement is to the end of the contract, the higher the hit. If Luongo retires three years before end of contract the penalty is $2M/year. If he retires one year before, the hit for a single year is $6M. If Suter/parise leave 4 years early, penalty is almost $5/year each. If one year early, it is almost $20M each. Extend that to Weber leaving one year early and the penalty is $32.9M.
I don't know if the NHL thought this one through if that's the case.
Isn't the idea to punish teams who gave out clear cap circumvention deals? Isn't the idea to make teams eat the cap hit for deals that extend far beyond the actual end of the player's career?
It seems to me that retiring one year early as opposed to three is actually much more honest and fair. Nail the teams who tacked on three garbage years at the end of deals to bring the cap hit down.
Location: MATTHEW 20:16 "So the last will be first, and the first will be last.", ON Joined: 10.25.2011
Jan 8 @ 12:20 PM ET
Am I comparing Gauthier as a player to Stevens or as a hitter? Please don't make assumptions. Thanks. PS. It was hitting that got Gauthier selected in the first round, problem was he had poop all to the rest of his game. - mykokes