let's talk about 60% + of the players that have a no trade clause.
- Pecafan Fan

yes. GM's hand them out like candy.

Ya, but if you wait too long, price and patches will have new contracts and will probably be making 6 or 7 million dollars more between them.
- cburgess

Toews and Kane make 10.5M each.
Pretty sure Habs can manage Price and Pax.

that and revenue sharing.

Habs and leafs among other profitable teams are paying for contracts on other teams.
- blarneylad

A luxury tax that lets you spend about 10% more over the cap but makes you also contribute dollar for dollar to the league for revenue sharing would be awesome

The loser point doesn't help either. It keeps the playoff race tighter than it should be which makes team more cautionary to give up and sell.

Everyone in the organization thinks the habs will always have a shot if they have Carey price in the line up.
- cburgess

Well, that's what I mean by this will define his tenure. if he continues with this fantasy then it truly is on him. and a colossal failure

let's talk about 60% + of the players that have a no trade clause.
- Pecafan Fan

Emelin and his NMC

let's talk about 60% + of the players that have a no trade clause.
- Pecafan Fan

Dave Bolland deal being discussed elsewhere...my goodness.

The loser point doesn't help either. It keeps the playoff race tighter than it should be which makes team more cautionary to give up and sell.
- blarneylad

makes it nearly impossible to gain ground on any teams in ahead of you either


(frank)ing despise 3 point games

yes. GM's hand them out like candy.
- Fountain-San

Well it's a throw-in of negociations when both teams are offering similar salaries.

Kinda like smoked meat on a poutine.

the salary cap has ruined hockey.
- dt99999

Hockey is hard.

makes it nearly impossible to gain ground on any teams in ahead of you either


(frank)ing despise 3 point games
- Crimsoninja

Should be 3 points for a regulation win, 2 for OT win, 1 to the losing team.

Hockey is hard.
- hscesq

Not the way Pacioretty plays it.

the salary cap has ruined hockey.
- dt99999

and the instigator rule.

makes it nearly impossible to gain ground on any teams in ahead of you either


(frank)ing despise 3 point games
- Crimsoninja

well.... from here, it looks pretty easy to lose ground on many teams in a month or two.
must be the other way around for them no?

Toews and Kane make 10.5M each.
Pretty sure Habs can manage Price and Pax.
- fidopro

Habs don't have a teows or kane. That's the problem. And the hawks have young kids making a low salary that actually contribute

yes. GM's hand them out like candy.
- Fountain-San

This is a bit outdated, mostly due to the fact that nobody takes candy from just anyone these days. The reasons are twofold. First, people are afraid they will be given a poisoned candy. And second, many people are concerned about the effects candy has on their dental health and their girth.


Ok. You should just read the first reason.

and the instigator rule.
- pete26

And Obama.

Habs don't have a teows or kane. That's the problem. And the hawks have youno kids making a low salary that actually contribute
- cburgess

Hawks are the best managed team in the league, by a mile.

Well it's a throw-in of negociations when both teams are offering similar salaries.

Kinda like smoked meat on a poutine.
- Fredo

This is a bit outdated, mostly due to the fact that nobody takes candy from just anyone these days. The reasons are twofold. First, people are afraid they will be given a poisoned candy. And second, many people are concerned about the effects candy has on their dental health and their girth.


Ok. You should just read the first reason.
- hscesq

my weakness is not sweets.

Hawks are the best managed team in the league, by a mile.
- fidopro

I hope Bergevin learned something

Hawks are the best managed team in the league, by a mile.
- fidopro

Yep

my weakness is not sweets.
- Fountain-San

Fish and chips!

my weakness is not sweets.
- Fountain-San

young boys?

The loser point doesn't help either. It keeps the playoff race tighter than it should be which makes team more cautionary to give up and sell.
- blarneylad

Loser point is dumb because it assigns different values to a game played in the NHL.

If you want to award 1 point for an OTL, then make a regulation win worth 3 points, and an OT win worth 2 points because you failed to put the game away & basically tied it & required extra time to win it.

So, that way, every game is worth 3 points in total divided among 2 teams instead of some games being worth 3 and others worth 2. It's batpoop stupid