1000!

One simple way to avoid getting in a passing match is to not insert yourself into one that's already going on.

Liver wurst sucks.
- Der Kaiser

I've been pro trade Bogosian since the beginning of last season so.... I don't think he's Mike Weber bad or anything but the parts of his game he's weak on are the parts that define what a defenseman is

Tonawanda/Amherst.

Bocce is my go to, but maybe I need a change.
- rmiethaner

Leonardi's, Francos, Johns

I wonder who will trade for Stamkos rights... My guess is (frank)ing Toronto but I hope I'm wrong. I can see Toronto over paying and giving up a 2nd round pick for his rights....

Leonardi's, Francos, Johns
- bluengold12

Leonardis is where I went today. Don't really care for Francos. Never had pizza from Johns, but their Chicken Finger sub is the best.

‏@dfeschuk 12m12 minutes ago
Breaking: Ron MacLean to replace Strombo as Hockey Night in Canada host, sources tell Star. http://on.thestar.com/1V9bWbX

Good riddence

Yeah not sure, but I know when it is traded the cap hit goes to the team it is traded to. I guess they just assume it will be terminated because while the cap hit stays, the money doesn't have to go to the player then. It makes it only a cap hit and nothing more. At least that is my take.
- RhinoFan

This is correct. Players failure to report is a breach of the contract, permitting team to terminate the contract and excusing the team's obligation of payment to the player.

But the cap hit can't be excused.

I would do it in a heartbeat

pearson has size, nice shot, decent wheels and plays a 2 way game

perfect guy to move up a line if needed and is getting better each year

of course I would cut ties with foligno if we got him
- homiedclown

Big fan of Tanner Pearson. I'd rather have Toffoli, but I'd definitely take Pearson.

As far as 2nd or 3rd flight guys I'd go:

Schwartz
Hoffman/Stone
Toffoli
Pearson

‏@dfeschuk 12m12 minutes ago
Breaking: Ron MacLean to replace Strombo as Hockey Night in Canada host, sources tell Star. http://on.thestar.com/1V9bWbX

Good riddence
- GilPerreault11

Good. Just seemed like a marketers decision to have a hipster as the face of HNIC

Say what you will about his play, he has incredible fancy stats. It's worth giving him a bigger role. The way I look at it is like this, by eye test/current role, he's a 3rd pair guy. The fancy stats say he's top 2 (which I don't think he is), but meet in the middle and he could be a decent top 4 defenseman.
- chilliard77

The advanced stats do say he's better than his current role, however, he's not playing top minutes, neither is he playing in crunch time that often. The "level of competition" argument is also quite misleading, because in the end it pretty much evens out. There might be some guys who play against better competition 53% of the time, but generally it falls right around 50-50 +/- a little bit. So until he does both of those things and his advanced stats stay about where they are now, it's a bit of a red herring to say he's that good.

The advanced stats do say he's better than his current role, however, he's not playing top minutes, neither is he playing in crunch time that often. The "level of competition" argument is also quite misleading, because in the end it pretty much evens out. There might be some guys who play against better competition 53% of the time, but generally it falls right around 50-50 +/- a little bit. So until he does both of those things and his advanced stats stay about where they are now, it's a bit of a red herring to say he's that good.
- Wetbandit1

This is why I don't solely rely on stats for grading players, there needs to be balance between the stats and the other factors like eye test, ice time, etc.

Good. Just seemed like a marketers decision to have a hipster as the face of HNIC
- Frizzlefry

I think I'm one of the few who actually didn't mind Strombolomboepididymitis. Probably because his name lends itself to infinite riffing. Also, he's not Mike Milbury.

Leonardis is where I went today. Don't really care for Francos. Never had pizza from Johns, but their Chicken Finger sub is the best.
- rmiethaner

Not missing much.

This is correct. Players failure to report is a breach of the contract, permitting team to terminate the contract and excusing the team's obligation of payment to the player.

But the cap hit can't be excused.
- Der Kaiser

I'm assuming we're talking about Datsyuk?

He's retiring. It's not failure to report.

This is correct. Players failure to report is a breach of the contract, permitting team to terminate the contract and excusing the team's obligation of payment to the player.

But the cap hit can't be excused.
- Der Kaiser

Happy Fathers Day to you.

Leonardi's, Francos, Johns
- bluengold12

When someone says either johns or Franco's are great pizza let alone both, that person does not know pizza.

TSN rumors...

http://www.tsn.ca/news-an...ove-up-from-no-6-1.510763

So does anyone know why you would trade for Datsyuk and then terminate the contract as opposed to just trading for it? Doesn't the team trading for it take the cap hit anyway? What does terminating it do for the team?
- Frizzlefry

You cant trade a cap hit of a terminated contract. So Detroit needs to trade the contact before it is terminated.

When someone says either johns or Franco's are great pizza let alone both, that person does not know pizza.
- Fattony1187

picasso

Slow day today!

Travis Yost ‏@travisyost 2h2 hours ago
This weekend I've seen a combo of Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle for Cam Fowler and Bogosian.
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I'm assuming we're talking about Datsyuk?

He's retiring. It's not failure to report.
- Wetbandit1

He signed a contract that says he will play the 2016-17 season. I'm not saying the reasons for his decision are wrongly made, and I don't care what label you put on it, but when he doesn't come to camp, it will be a failure to report and it will excuse the team that owns the contract from paying him. Therefore they will "terminate" the contract.

That was the question.

spector talked yesterday how the oilers want risto

if they overpay, the sabres should listen
pick 4 ference and eberle for risto and 2017 first rd pick

I'd consider it
- homiedclown

Gross. No. Nasty. The non compliment kind. Ference is trash.

When someone says either johns or Franco's are great pizza let alone both, that person does not know pizza.
- Fattony1187

Franco's pizza, especially their slices are prime. Everyone I know loves them. Johns is inconsistent but does have good pizza once in a while and their pepperoni is on point. I know more about pizza than most trust me. My top three are Leonardis, Imperial Pizza and Francos. Pizza Inn, in Clarence is good sometimes La Nova is overrated but they do have good chicken finger pizza. Pescis is good too.

He signed a contract that says he will play the 2016-17 season. I'm not saying the reasons for his decision are wrongly made, and I don't care what label you put on it, but when he doesn't come to camp, it will be a failure to report and it will excuse the team that owns the contract from paying him. Therefore they will "terminate" the contract.

That was the question.
- Der Kaiser

I get what you're saying, but I was reading yesterday he's filling retirement papers with the league. It's different than just not showing up. Players fairly often retire with term left on their contracts. It's just not usually $7.5M.

Travis Yost ‏@travisyost 2h2 hours ago
This weekend I've seen a combo of Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle for Cam Fowler and Bogosian.
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- Cup Crazy '07

Yost also thinks Stamkos is a lock to go to Toronto