And $40m of that in the first season, $1m each of the next 7 seasons
Why not, it's the Rangers.
- puckhead17

Sather approves.

Yes because ROR get's 22 million of the 52.5 million in years 1 and 2.

The buyout #'s

http://www.generalfanager.com/buyouts/588

http://www.generalfanager.com/buyouts/526

Saad's buyout would never vary more than ~850,000. See the difference.
- blacksheep1

WHO.

(frank)ING.

CARES?

Its not your team. You're not the owner. Its not your money.
Shut up all ready.

with that logic, Gionta is better then Johansen


your better then that
- homiedclown

Not last 2 years.

sign a tv deal with espn

problem solved


no reason why nbc and espn can't both show games
- homiedclown

It would be great but neither NBC nor ESPN will pay enough money to make all teams profitable like the other major sports.

Grigorenko.......
- blacksheep1

Nikita Filatov

WHO.

(frank)ING.

CARES?

Its not your team. You're not the owner. Its not your money.
Shut up all ready.
- seedy

Well, the blogger who wrote a piece on it. So.....

Those issues will never to away as the NHLPA is only looking out for its top members.
- BigStew

I know, I still had a problem with that during the last lockout.
Among other things.

This is false.
The Kovy contract was an attempt to lower the players AAV, thereby giving NJ an advantage over other teams given there was no commitment in seeing the contract through to the end. I believe the term one owners lawyer used was "product competitive circumvention". Basically calling NJ dishonest in its on ice product.

That is nowhere near the case here as the AAV is on a 7 year stretch wherein on the back side the player is still very much serviceable.

In the end. This will stand, you'll see.
- TWGsabres

Bettman even stated that the reason it was voided was that it went against the spirit of the cba, the cba at that time, as it was structured like others but they wanted to take a stand, read the quotes after the hearing and all, you will keep seeing "spirit"

I didn't like the contract in the first place but if you go through it there was nothing wrong with it when you looked at that cba and used other contracts like his as comparables

Ror contract may not have anything wrong with it other than it's going to annoy others and players and the spirit of the cba has been removed due to the kovy contract revision of the cba

WHO.

(frank)ING.

CARES?

Its not your team. You're not the owner. Its not your money.
Shut up all ready.
- seedy

I think the problem people are having is that it's deals like this that are really dangerous for the future of the NHL. I just wanna watch hockey, I don't really care what the players are making. BUT, pretty soon we're gonna end up with one player being 25% of a teams' cap. And every team will have the problem. It's going to be be a really bad period, financially, for the league.

WHO.

(frank)ING.

CARES?

Its not your team. You're not the owner. Its not your money.
Shut up all ready.
- seedy

Because it affects the entire structure of the damn league, where all our teams play, and lockouts with no hockey matters to all.

Nikita Filatov
- homiedclown

I would say that hurts, but the Sabres ran out a Calder winner in Tyler Myers for Zach "I can't stay healthy" Bogosian. Not a real win in hat deal.

Not last 2 years.
- blacksheep1

now it's a 2 year window?


if your going 4 years out ROR is better then Johansen

Well, the blogger who wrote a piece on it. So.....
- blacksheep1

nah you were posting on this last night before the blog

I think the problem people are having is that it's deals like this that are really dangerous for the future of the NHL. I just wanna watch hockey, I don't really care what the players are making. BUT, pretty soon we're gonna end up with one player being 25% of a teams' cap. And every team will have the problem. It's going to be be a really bad period, financially, for the league.
- Panthers88

Chicago is already finding this out, 30% cap to 2 players.

I would say that hurts, but the Sabres ran out a Calder winner in Tyler Myers for Zach "I can't stay healthy" Bogosian. Not a real win in hat deal.
- blacksheep1

calder trophy is as useful as a used condom once the season calender is turned

means nothing

Chicago is already finding this out, 30% cap to 2 players.
- puckhead17

Yep. It really is time for a different pay system in the NHL. I don't see the problem with coming up with some sort of metric for forwards, defensemen, and goaltenders that involve performance based pay.

Chicago is already finding this out, 30% cap to 2 players.
- puckhead17

bolts have to pay stamkos next summer, and johnson and hedman the following summer


they are (frank)ed

I would say that hurts, but the Sabres ran out a Calder winner in Tyler Myers for Zach "I can't stay healthy" Bogosian. Not a real win in hat deal.
- blacksheep1

Can't really disagree

Can't really disagree
- sbroads24

if you want to list good trades and bad trades, it will take a week long pissing contests once you list all the blue jackets bad trades

calder trophy is as useful as a used condom once the season calender is turned

means nothing
- homiedclown

I hit a 45 foot chip right in the cup yesterday

Yep. It really is time for a different pay system in the NHL. I don't see the problem with coming up with some sort of metric for forwards, defensemen, and goaltenders that involve performance based pay.
- Panthers88

NHLPA would have the problem.
I like the cap, no offense, it showed which GM's could really manage, and then there was Paul Holmgren.

I would say that hurts, but the Sabres ran out a Calder winner in Tyler Myers for Zach "I can't stay healthy" Bogosian. Not a real win in hat deal.
- blacksheep1

he's only calder winning when he leaves, but when he was on the sabres he was a one hit wonder.

Same way Zadorov was somehow "overrated" when he was a sabre but now that he's on the avs he's a future #1.

Even Grigorenko went from bust to i can't believe the sabres gave him up!


It's getting a little old, try something creative for a change.

bolts have to pay stamkos next summer, and johnson and hedman the following summer


they are (frank)ed
- homiedclown

They'll have to make some tough choices like Chicago has
It's gonna be down the road a bit,
But we're gonna have to make some of those as well

I hit a 45 foot chip right in the cup yesterday
- sbroads24

good job


last sunday I holed out from the trap, about 40 yards from the cup

worst part is I didn't see it, deep bunker and could only see the flag

Already mentioned that. Weber's deal is longer and in years 2016-22 the League gets to escrow out of 4 million dollar and 6 million dollar salary.


- blacksheep1

Oh, okay, that makes a huge difference...

$68M dollars the league is losing on escrow to Shea Weber signing bonus. Thats more than most of the leagues players contracts. Thats $22.5M MORE than what the league is losing to ROR contract.

"We're losing out on escrow of $68M, but don't worry, we get some of that back..." what a terrible argument.