His agent probably told him that's the only way to get out of dodge...

No nuts should retain 3mill in salary and trade him so someone can put him on the third line as a 2.25 mill per winger...
- kaptaan

Does he even get paid 3 mil in salary? I thought it was mostly signing bonuses.

There kind of the same player
- pker2theend

Yea Grabner isn't exactly a top 6 forward

Those Sedins are goons

Vey!!

Daniel not taking any shiite from Strajan... Sedins looking like the elite players of old on that shift.

http://youtu.be/rek_Cxrc1pE

Does he even get paid 3 mil in salary? I thought it was mostly signing bonuses.
- A_SteamingLombardi

He has to retain that amount from the cap hit, not necessarily actual dollars

Daniel not taking any shiite from Strajan... Sedins looking like the elite players of old on that shift.

http://youtu.be/rek_Cxrc1pE
- kaptaan

This could be the most important period of the season.

From globe n mail... There are four golden rules that apply to retaining salary:

1. Teams can only have three contracts on the books where they’ve retained salary in a trade

2. Teams can keep only up to 15 per cent of the salary cap in a given year, meaning they would max out at $9.645-million under the $64.3-million cap that’s likely to be in place in 2013-14 and 2014-15

3. Only 50 per cent of a contract can be kept

4. A contract can only be traded in one of these deals twice

This is going to be a fairly complicated provision in the deal, and one that will make following the salary cap machinations of teams even more difficult.

Let’s use some examples here to make the rule easier to understand, with the cap-strapped Montreal Canadiens and (likely) unwanted defenceman Tomas Kaberle as the guinea pigs.

Kaberle has two seasons left on his deal, both for $4.25-million in both salary and cap hit. The Habs can then choose to keep $2.125-million of that, continue to pay half his contract, but gain the rest in cap space by sending him to another team.

Let’s say the New York Islanders take on that deal. They will be on the hook for two more years of both cap hit and salary.

If the Isles then choose to move him, they can then keep up to $1.06-million of Kaberle’s contract and another team will get him for that paltry amount."

I say next time flames send out Westgarth and Mcgrattan , you send out the twins

Can't afford to have Edler out of commission...

I say next time flames send out Westgarth and Mcgrattan , you send out the twins
- VANTEL

Just on comparison with the flames alone, everyone in the oilers management should fired.

Monahan is a legit top line player.
- kaptaan

Sam B has a pretty high potential it seems also. Don't build your team around flash, build it around complete players.

Can't afford to have Edler out of commission...
- kaptaan

Word trickling out on Twitter is "upper body"...

From globe n mail... There are four golden rules that apply to retaining salary:

1. Teams can only have three contracts on the books where they’ve retained salary in a trade

2. Teams can keep only up to 15 per cent of the salary cap in a given year, meaning they would max out at $9.645-million under the $64.3-million cap that’s likely to be in place in 2013-14 and 2014-15

3. Only 50 per cent of a contract can be kept

4. A contract can only be traded in one of these deals twice

This is going to be a fairly complicated provision in the deal, and one that will make following the salary cap machinations of teams even more difficult.

Let’s use some examples here to make the rule easier to understand, with the cap-strapped Montreal Canadiens and (likely) unwanted defenceman Tomas Kaberle as the guinea pigs.

Kaberle has two seasons left on his deal, both for $4.25-million in both salary and cap hit. The Habs can then choose to keep $2.125-million of that, continue to pay half his contract, but gain the rest in cap space by sending him to another team.

Let’s say the New York Islanders take on that deal. They will be on the hook for two more years of both cap hit and salary.

If the Isles then choose to move him, they can then keep up to $1.06-million of Kaberle’s contract and another team will get him for that paltry amount."
- kaptaan

Sorry, I didn't mean to give you the idea I cared.

Sorry, I didn't mean to give you the idea I cared.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Lols. I just wanted to make sure I was clear on it myself...

Are these guys the flames announcers?

Nice goal by flames but Stanton was juggling his stick for to long instead of taking out Bouma...

Time for Sedins to get on the board...

Are these guys the flames announcers?
- pker2theend

How is that three straight goals for the flames?? I think you might be right.

How is that three straight goals for the flames?? I think you might be right.
- kaptaan

I caught that too.

Vey has been coming on strong as of late. The kids look very good.

Good effort tonight on a back2back

Vey has been coming on strong as of late. The kids look very good.

Good effort tonight on a back2back
- VANTEL

Announcer just compared Kenins to Gallagher

Announcer just compared Kenins to Gallagher
- bezz44

Maybe he meant Tony

Horvat line getting a lot of minutes here. They've been dangerous as well.Nice line that one.

Maybe he meant Tony
- VANTEL