Chris Johnston @reporterchris
Dean Lombardi: "We thought Abdelkader clearly should be in the first group."

Why??..Jesus Christ...

seems this idea is dead in the water.

Maybe it would benefit certain sports TV shows and some websites....

We need to stop trying to 'fix' everything in sports, it's never going to be a jolt-per-second all the time. It's not reality tv. You need lame, boring periods, games, trade deadlines and even championship games in order for the electrifying ones to be any different.

seems this idea is dead in the water.

Maybe it would benefit certain sports TV shows and some websites....
- Beatle_john

It wouldn't benefit anyone even a certain site who never get's anything right....

How do you still have a job? Was this an article? Nothing about this idea makes sense. Trade deadline was boring and predictable? Despite you not predicting one correct trade...

The trade deadline allowed the Hawks to load up to the tits and it removed all competition for the cup this year..

TD day was dead this year because teams knew they had no fk'n shot at taking down the Hawks..
- Fruitcakenipple

How would any other instantiation of a trade deadline prohibit the 'Hawks from loading up?

And I think LAK, ANA, StL, Dal, NYR & Wsh would like to have a say.

'Hawks will be loaded (when Hoss and Kruger return) but it won't be any cake walk.

How do you still have a job? Was this an article? Nothing about this idea makes sense. Trade deadline was boring and predictable? Despite you not predicting one correct trade...
- HockeyMo

lolz

How do you still have a job? Was this an article? Nothing about this idea makes sense. Trade deadline was boring and predictable? Despite you not predicting one correct trade...
- HockeyMo

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MAN WHO WORKS FOR HIMSELF HAS JOB SECURITY

How dumb. Why change anything just for the fans enjoyment and for content on sports television?

Considering Rogers' $12Billion investment in the league, I expect next year three things to happen. Most Canadian provinces have the 3rd Monday (I think) of February as a holiday, so the deadline will be moved to that date, or the Friday prior to it to make an extra special long weekend! There will be a trade deadline deadline. Meaning there will be a trade freeze for the 7 days leading up to trade deadline day. The market will re-open at midnight on deadline day. Since Stamkos will have since resigned with TB, there will be a 4 hour discussion explaining why John Tavares will be a Leaf since he's heading into the last year of his contract. It will be super exciting. If it's on the Friday, I might just take that day off to watch the glorious frenzy. I best go book it off now before my coworkers...

How dumb. Why change anything just for the fans enjoyment and for content on sports television?
- TheIronSheik

realistically, long-term ek's proposed change would unfairly favor the oilers.

they will have lots of good assets to sell-off at upcoming TDL's.

I have a better idea.

How about we don't allow teams to with hold salaries in trades & circumvent the cap by having other teams eating part of a players salaries. This is just helping the have teams. Icing a roster over the 71.4 million cap at any time by having others eating salary so they can play for another team is a joke.

Here's another unique concept. Have players salary's count against the cap in the actual dollars being paid that season. Just another stupid way to circumvent the cap. This would force teams to truly be cap compliant & force far more trades as players come due for significant raises that can't be sloughed off 6 to 8 years into the future would require teams to move players more often to stay cap compliant & we wouldn't end up with so many over paid players years down the line.

This bull sh-- just wastes time. Only lawyers can think this crap up.

- eichiefs9BREAKING




MAN WHO WORKS FOR HIMSELF HAS JOB SECURITY

Big if true.

Big if true.
- glove_was_stuck

Code Red.

Code Red.
- smellmyfinger

Did you order it?

Big if true.
- glove_was_stuck

E5

realistically, long-term ek's proposed change would unfairly favor the oilers.

they will have lots of good assets to sell-off at upcoming TDL's.
- Tumbleweed

Nah...they won't be trading for futures. Perhaps overdue, the time is now to transform the pile of assets into a team. Because that is the issue. Sum of the parts is less than the whole.


Wait a minute...I'm a Leafs fan

I have a better idea.

How about we don't allow teams to with hold salaries in trades & circumvent the cap by having other teams eating part of a players salaries. This is just helping the have teams. Icing a roster over the 71.4 million cap at any time by having others eating salary so they can play for another team is a joke.

Here's another unique concept. Have players salary's count against the cap in the actual dollars being paid that season. Just another stupid way to circumvent the cap. This would force teams to truly be cap compliant & force far more trades as players come due for significant raises that can't be sloughed off 6 to 8 years into the future would require teams to move players more often to stay cap compliant & we wouldn't end up with so many over paid players years down the line.

This bull sh-- just wastes time. Only lawyers can think this crap up.
- striker777

Have a snickers.

Nah...they won't be trading for futures. Perhaps overdue, the time is now to transform the pile of assets into a team. Because that is the issue. Sum of the parts is less than the whole.


Wait a minute...I'm a Leafs fan
- TheIronSheik

are you the one they call jb?

Did you order it?
- eichiefs9

Yup. Whole case of Funyuns too. Uber PWNage

Did you order it?
- eichiefs9

Service was denied.

are you the one they call jb?
- Tumbleweed

Ummm (frank) no. I've never been more insulted in my life.

Ummm (frank) no. I've never been more insulted in my life.
- TheIronSheik

i don't even know who jb is, iggysbff...

i don't even know who jb is, iggysbff...
- Tumbleweed

You don't want to know jb

i don't even know who jb is, iggysbff...
- Tumbleweed

Iggysbff is my tag team partner....just ask your sister.