This will be waived.

Do you think Gary Bettman is going to fool around with the Italian owners of these 2 teams - the Aquilinis or Vinny Viola? Those guys have friends that will fit him with cement shoes quickly.
- RickJ

LOL

Say good-bye to Jay Beagle or Antoine Roussel.
- RickJ

Or they may have to reconsider if they can afford Tyler Myers who's rumoured to be going there.

They can buy him out - it just doesn't impact the cap hit to the team. Buying him out will free up a roster spot and allow him to sign a different contract with another team.
- L_B_R

Correct but carolina stiil had the cap hit right

They can buy him out - it just doesn't impact the cap hit to the team. Buying him out will free up a roster spot and allow him to sign a different contract with another team.
- L_B_R

Yep. Trading him and eating part of his salary makes more sense than a straight buyout.

Or they may have to reconsider if they can afford Tyler Myers who's rumoured to be going there.
- paulr

You get that from Bob?

You get that from Bob?
- I Am The Breadman

Bob got it from me!

Ouch - $3M cap hit for 3 more years for Vancouver ... hehehe ... is it wrong to rejoice in their misery?

On the plus side of the de Haan and Maatta acquisitions:

We won’t have to entertain the possibilities of Myers, Gardner, etc. contracts.

Godspeed to the teams that pony up for their services.

Luongo Retired
- EnzoD

End of an era...

I don’t think I disliked a goalie more than him when he was with Vancouver.

It’s hard to build animosity toward a goalie - but he got me there.

Edit: Mike Smith is a distant 2nd.

Ouch - $3M cap hit for 3 more years for Vancouver ... hehehe ... is it wrong to rejoice in their misery?
- EbonyRaptor

If Schadenfreude is wrong, then I don’t wanna be right.

Feed him to the Bull Sharks! PowerEnforcer is on board with this, I'm sure!
- EnzoD

The league will be starting a new department, DOGS (Department of Goalie Safety) and hire Lou as Director, therefore saying he never "Retired".

Capfriendly says that Kampf did NOT receive a QO:

https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/blackhawks
- Larmer

Making room for Quenville at 4C?

If you read below... I mentioned there could be more to the trade in terms of picks and prospects.

Would he lose his job if it was Murphy and Boqvist for Lowry?
- Tyler Cameron

NO, but Stan should lose his

End of an era...

I don’t think I disliked a goalie more than him when he was with Vancouver.

It’s hard to build animosity toward a goalie - but he got me there.

Edit: Mike Smith is a distant 2nd.
- Chief4Feathers

I hated the Canucks during the 2008-2015 seasons but I never had a problem with Luongo. I guess I could only hate so much .... Kessler, Burrows, Rypien, Lapierre, Bieksa ....

If Schadenfreude is wrong, then I don’t wanna be right.
- Chief4Feathers

The calm before the storm ... Frolik should be a Hawk in 3 . 2 . 1 ...
- EbonyRaptor

Perhaps the Sikura can’t play in the NHL because he can’t find the back of the net advocates need to remember how Frolik started his Blackhawk career. I’m not saying that Sikura is Frolik, I’m simply saying that they both couldn’t hit the ocean from the pier early. They both played the game the right way while working through their scoring issues though.

Went for a walk this morning and came across a construction site...



Looks like they’re getting the old barn ready for the new Seattle Yettobenameds.

Perhaps the Sikura can’t play in the NHL because he can’t find the back of the net advocates need to remember how Frolik started his Blackhawk career. I’m not saying that Sikura is Frolik, I’m simply saying that they both couldn’t hit the ocean from the pier early. They both played the game the right way while working through their scoring issues though.
- SDHawkFan

NO WAY!!!! Someone actually watches a player before he or she posts!

And what I like about Sikura is he still played the right way and didn't try to force scoring a goal in what I'm sure was a frustrating time for him. That's called maturity and composure, two characteristics players need to succeed.

I hated the Canucks during the 2008-2015 seasons but I never had a problem with Luongo. I guess I could only hate so much .... Kessler, Burrows, Rypien, Lapierre, Bieksa ....
- paulr

Don't forget Raffi Torres. Only played for them for one year, but his hit on Seabrook puts him on that list.

Don't forget Raffi Torres. Only played for them for one year, but his hit on Seabrook puts him on that list.
- Tanuki

And the little twerp Derek Dorsett, oh add the big twerp Tom Sesito

And the little twerp Derek Dorsett, oh add the big twerp Tom Sesito
- LAHawk

And the green men. (frank) those creepy ass guys.

Went for a walk this morning and came across a construction site...



Looks like they’re getting the old barn ready for the new Seattle Yettobenameds.
- Ogilthorpe2

Come back in a couple of months. Everything under the roof will be gone.

If Schadenfreude is wrong, then I don’t wanna be right.
- Chief4Feathers

It is always right, haha!!!

And the green men. (frank) those creepy ass guys.
- Ogilthorpe2

Don't forget that asswipe Hansen.

Yep. Trading him and eating part of his salary makes more sense than a straight buyout.
- Tanuki

No - Marealu has a full NMC and only wants to play for San Jose who cannot afford him at even partial of his cap hit. Instead, Carolina will buy out him out so that Marleau can sign a new contract with San Jose. Carolina doesn't care that they'll have the full cap hit against them - they have a ton of cap room.

This is exactly what happened with Orpik just last season - Caps traded him to the Avs, Avs bought him out, and the Caps resigned him for only $1m.