Would you trade LA's entire roster for our entire roster?
- youarewrong

Probably. Do we get to keep our non-NHL prospects?

Would you trade LA's entire roster for our entire roster?
- youarewrong

Good question. I like our team, but they have both a stud tender and a stud dman in Drew Doughty.

Forwards are easier to acquire than that stud dman that you need to win.

That's what Bob McKenzie was saying earlier this year. Yikes.
- BulliesPhan87

That is who I heard it from... and he is usually spot on...

See, if they wanted smaller teams to be able to compete then they should allow teams to hold onto cap hit without having to hold onto salary... But a team can only have an X amount of "dead" cap space. The teams would be able to trade its players to cap straped teams, while keeping the cap hit... bringing them above the minimum without paying the salary... Which would allow them to spend more money in FA and to resign thier own players.
- youarewrong

You'd essentially be allowing the richest teams to spend above the cap AND increasing the players' share.

Probably. Do we get to keep our non-NHL prospects?
- jmatchett383

Nope... Franchise for Franchise...

Would you trade LA's entire roster for our entire roster?
- youarewrong

No, but that's not me being rational or impartial.

Nope... Franchise for Franchise...
- youarewrong

Just move to LA and pretend that happened.

You'd essentially be allowing the richest teams to spend above the cap AND increasing the players' share.
- Tomahawk

Good. Trickle down effect. In return for spending over the Cap... they will have to give up better assets. Smaller teams get better teams, without having to pay as much money...

Just move to LA and pretend that happened.
- wolfhounds

Nope... too many lib.... er um... nevermind.

Good. Trickle down effect. In return for spending over the Cap... they will have to give up better assets. Smaller teams get better teams, without having to pay as much money...
- youarewrong

Not saying it's for better or worse, but owners want a hard cap, and what you're describing breaks that.

WOW. Word from Pittsburgh beat writers is that Kris Letang had a freaking STROKE.

WOW.

Nope... too many lib.... er um... nevermind.
- youarewrong

Too many libations?

WOW. Word from Pittsburgh beat writers is that Kris Letang had a freaking STROKE.

WOW.
- AllInForFlyers

WOW. Word from Pittsburgh beat writers is that Kris Letang had a freaking STROKE.

WOW.
- AllInForFlyers

"Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will miss at least six weeks after having a stroke last week, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manger Ray Shero.

The condition is treatable with blood thinners and at this point is not believed to be career threatening.

Further testing also revealed that Letang, 26, has had a very small hole in the wall of his heart since birth. This small defect in the wall is present in all individuals before birth but seals shut in most people. It is possible that the hole in the heart led to the stroke"

That's freaking bonkers. Holy crap.

"Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will miss at least six weeks after having a stroke last week, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manger Ray Shero.

The condition is treatable with blood thinners and at this point is not believed to be career threatening.

Further testing also revealed that Letang, 26, has had a very small hole in the wall of his heart since birth. This small defect in the wall is present in all individuals before birth but seals shut in most people. It is possible that the hole in the heart led to the stroke"
- Tomahawk

That's one of the...wow. That rivals "Lindros nearly dying in a bathtub in Nashville with a ruptured spleen" for how out of nowhere that is.

"Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will miss at least six weeks after having a stroke last week, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manger Ray Shero.

The condition is treatable with blood thinners and at this point is not believed to be career threatening.

Further testing also revealed that Letang, 26, has had a very small hole in the wall of his heart since birth. This small defect in the wall is present in all individuals before birth but seals shut in most people. It is possible that the hole in the heart led to the stroke"
- Tomahawk

Um. Whoa. Scary to say the absolute least

That's one of the...wow. That rivals "Lindros nearly dying in a bathtub in Nashville with a ruptured spleen" for how out of nowhere that is.
- AllInForFlyers

Think Lindros has the collapsed lung, Forsberg had the spleen.

But yeah, that's just kinda out there.

"Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will miss at least six weeks after having a stroke last week, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manger Ray Shero.

The condition is treatable with blood thinners and at this point is not believed to be career threatening.

Further testing also revealed that Letang, 26, has had a very small hole in the wall of his heart since birth. This small defect in the wall is present in all individuals before birth but seals shut in most people. It is possible that the hole in the heart led to the stroke"
- Tomahawk

That team seems cursed.
I hope Letang is ok that is horrible news

You can't play hockey on blood thinners
He will need to get the septal defect in his heart fixed before playing again

What I'm saying is him coming back in six weeks seems way too optimistic

WOW. Word from Pittsburgh beat writers is that Kris Letang had a freaking STROKE.

WOW.
- AllInForFlyers

Holy poop. WTF is that all about? That could be his career right there. Hope, when all is said and done, he comes out of it ok.

That team seems cursed.
I hope Letang is ok that is horrible news

You can't play hockey on blood thinners
He will need to get the septal defect in his heart fixed before playing again

What I'm saying is him coming back in six weeks seems way too optimistic
- Marc D

They can fix that?

Think Lindros has the collapsed lung, Forsberg had the spleen.

But yeah, that's just kinda out there.
- jmatchett383

Nah, Lindros had a ruptured spleen, internal bleeding.

See, if they wanted smaller teams to be able to compete then they should allow teams to hold onto cap hit without having to hold onto salary... But a team can only have an X amount of "dead" cap space. The teams would be able to trade its players to cap straped teams, while keeping the cap hit... bringing them above the minimum without paying the salary... Which would allow them to spend more money in FA and to resign thier own players.
- youarewrong

Goes agains the entire principle of a Salary Cap. One of the basics of the Cap is that salary paid out equals cap hit paid out. Otherwise it skews the players share.

Nah, Lindros had a ruptured spleen, internal bleeding.
- AllInForFlyers

Spleen was definitely 21. Collapsed lung was 88.

They can fix that?
- wolfhounds

though better of posting what I was going to post.