2009-10 NHL Thread

I'm not sure if there's an exemption just because a player sucks.

Teams can get an exemption if a player can't play for a long while. When Jiri Fischer had his heart problem on the bench during a game, the Wings were able to get an exemption that his salary didn't count toward the cap.

Maybe that was a special situation though, because it was such a rare occurence (in terms of why Fischer wasn't able to play again).


Oh and headbutt, how about a trade of useless forwards between our teams: Nylander for Bertuzzi.

 

If a player is on the IR, his salary doesn't count toward the cap for the period during which he's on the IR. Doesn't matter if the circumstances are Fischer-like or if the injury is a routine hip pointer.

As for waiving players, as long as the player doesn't have a no-movement clause (Bryan McCabe, come on down!) there's nothing stopping a team from sending a player to the minors. His salary stops counting toward the cap while he's down.

Teams can also buy players out of the remaining years of their contracts, but they don't save much cap room that way. One-third of the player's salary counts against the cap for twice the number of years remaining on the deal. So if a player's making $3 million, he's got two years left on his deal, and his team buys him out, the team has to count $1 million of his salary against their cap for the next four years.

 

Well, this should be fun.

Pens at the ACC tonight.

 

It appears that Quebec City is trying to get back into the NHL:
Sound like they are ready to build a state of the art hockey arena with hopes of attracting a team. If they do, don't pull a Winnipeg and build a 15,000 seat building which is just too small for the NHL, go the 18,500 route or there abouts. I for one would welcome the Nordiques back with open arms. I wonder if they would be able to use the Nordiques name and logo or if those rights are held by someone else?

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=294409

 

I realize it's early and all ... and anything could happen and whatnot ... but do the Leafs do anything other than get scored on and fight?

 

Not so far.

Burke wanting them to be the new Broad Street Bullies only works if you can, you know, win a game or two

Oh, and shots were 14-2 for the Pens in the first.

 

My humble suggestion for the Leafs, for what little it's worth: If you're going to take that many penalties, might want to be just a little ... OK, a whole hell of a lot ... better on the PK.

Pens 3-for-3 on the PP tonight.
Leafs have killed a grand total of 5 of 11 this year.

 

Interesting. Do the Avs hold the rights to the Nordiques name?

 

I imagine this would be similar to watching a pro team play a minor-league team.