2019-2020 NHL season thread

Some salary cap "addendum" always seems to turn up. One I saw recently was when I was reading about Corey Perry's buyout. If a player is injured for more than 100 days, they can sign a smaller contract that can be loaded with bonuses. Who knew??

 

Godspeed, Brooks Orpik. It was time.

 

Erik Cole would not disagree.

Really want to know what's behind dealing Calvin de Haan to Chicago for a younger, not-as-skilled D and a backup goalie at best.

Supposedly, this will save more than the Marleau buyout will cost. But, unless it means they either shop for other players and/or re-sign Petr Mrazek and get Sebastian Aho re-upped, it's just another cheap maneuver by Tom Dundon. Guess we'll find out ...

 

Alfredsson passed over again

Hayley Wickenheiser, Guy Carbonneau among six selected for Hockey Hall of Fame induction - TSN.ca

 

Interesting ... no Rod Brind'Amour - which is turning into a sore spot for some in Raleigh - but JR (not SJ's version, as highly as I regard him) gets in.

Makes sense. Win a Cup with two different teams leaves a strong legacy. Putting up with Peter Karmanos' quirks and epic cheapness is almost reason alone ...

 

I'd love to know the rationale for Carbonneau over several guys who are more deserving than him. It seems very Baines-ish

 

Anything on the Bruins trading players? A sports station and some blogs are bleating about trading Backes to a team needing to reach the cap floor. Another theme is trading Krejci or Krug for cap space.

 

If they're tight against the cap, it could have legs. I think Sweeney has done it before, and Chiarelli before him in Boston.

 

Krug is going to make a ton when he’s up next summer. Trading him saves 5.25 this season and maybe 7.5 for the next eight. It would really hurt to lose the guy, but...

I don’t see how Backes is still a Bruin in September. Buying him out seems a no brainer, I think they’d save $4M this year.

 

No one but no one is interested in Backes, so a buyout is the only option.

 

Not true. Teams that need to meet the cap floor, or have cap space willing to take a pick or a player for him might. You may have to add a sweetener to get rid of the contract but it’s possible.

Or offer to the Canucks they might even give you a pick for him. #Stupidestteaminsports