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2009 NHL off-season trades, rumours, draft thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by AMacIsaac, May 12, 2009.

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  1. friend of the friendless

    friend of the friendless Active Member

    Mr F,

    I have a beer that says two years from now he'll be looking for an extension.

    o-<
     
    friend of the friendless, Jul 8, 2009
    #757
  2. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Would I have to live in Edmonton?
     
    Armchair_QB, Jul 8, 2009
    #758
  3. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Mrs. Pronger liked the city.
     
    JR, Jul 8, 2009
    #759
  4. derwood

    derwood Active Member

    Hudler to KHL.
     
    derwood, Jul 8, 2009
    #760
  5. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Not as much as Mr. Pronger.
     
    Armchair_QB, Jul 8, 2009
    #761
  6. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    this makes this contract the worst signed this offseason. you'd think an organization would no the CBA before handing out this kind of money.
     
    JC, Jul 8, 2009
    #762
  7. Sea Bass

    Sea Bass Well-Known Member

    What if they buy him out - still $5M?
     
    Sea Bass, Jul 8, 2009
    #763
  8. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Just got this off Twitter: Saku Koivu's going to sign with the Ducks
     
    JR, Jul 8, 2009
    #764
  9. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    Flyers are trying to fight this one; we'll see how it goes.

    Sea Bass,

    The Flyers could buy out Pronger, but, according to the CBA, if you sign an over-35 player, his cap figure does not come off the books for the duration of the contract. So, the $5 million would last on the payroll until 2016-17. That includes retirement, or burying someone in the minors. None of that works on those over-35 deals. The league was tired of "retirement contracts" and attacked them in the new CBA via this route.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Jul 8, 2009
    #765
  10. cougargirl

    cougargirl Active Member

    Did you notice that "Saku Koivu" is an intermittent trending topic this afternoon on Twitter?
     
    cougargirl, Jul 8, 2009
    #766
  11. Sea Bass

    Sea Bass Well-Known Member

    Thanks - yeah, I knew it applied to retirement (i.e. why Sakic had been on one-year deals since the lockout) but wasn't sure about other scenarios. Because of that rule, I could never figure out why Gillis offered Sundin a two-year deal at $10M per.
     
    Sea Bass, Jul 8, 2009
    #767
  12. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    and Gillis must thank god everyday that Sundin turned that down.
     
    JC, Jul 8, 2009
    #768
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