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some nuggets from the owners offer


The league's insistence on five-year limit has been a major sticking point with players, who countered Dec. 6 with a willingness to limit deals to eight years.

_ Term limit on player contracts moves to six years from the five years NHL asked in previous offers (7 years if you're re-signing your own player);
_ Year to year salary variance moves from five percent (NHL's previous offers) to 10 percent;
_ Each team will be allowed one compliance buyout prior to 2013-14 season which will not count against the salary cap but will count against the players' share;_ The Make Whole provision stays at $300 million.

some nuggets from the owners offer


The league's insistence on five-year limit has been a major sticking point with players, who countered Dec. 6 with a willingness to limit deals to eight years.

_ Term limit on player contracts moves to six years from the five years NHL asked in previous offers (7 years if you're re-signing your own player);
_ Year to year salary variance moves from five percent (NHL's previous offers) to 10 percent;
_ Each team will be allowed one compliance buyout prior to 2013-14 season which will not count against the salary cap but will count against the players' share;_ The Make Whole provision stays at $300 million.
- NYI78

Take the deal...

If this is the deal the players take, do you think the Islanders let DiPietro go?

Take the deal...

If this is the deal the players take, do you think the Islanders let DiPietro go?
- kear20

this deal should get voted on....yes dipietro would be gone in a heartbeat

this deal should get voted on....yes dipietro would be gone in a heartbeat
- NYI78

Don't forget about who we are dealing with here. All DP would have to say is I want to stay. They'll probably buy out Taveras

Don't forget about who we are dealing with here. All DP would have to say is I want to stay. They'll probably buy out Taveras
- Cptmjl

Awesome!

Don't forget about who we are dealing with here. All DP would have to say is I want to stay. They'll probably buy out Taveras
- Cptmjl

i have to believe in my soul that they would do the right thing and buy out dp...they can't seriously not do that...right??? ugh..

i have to believe in my soul that they would do the right thing and buy out dp...they can't seriously not do that...right??? ugh..
- NYI78

The sad truth is wang is so clueless that I would not be shocked at all if wang kept him

The sad truth is wang is so clueless that I would not be shocked at all if wang kept him
- Vukota

as clueless as he is i am 74% confident that he would do the right thing

as clueless as he is i am 74% confident that he would do the right thing
- NYI78

i have to believe in my soul that they would do the right thing and buy out dp...they can't seriously not do that...right??? ugh..
- NYI78

How many times have you been blind sided by this same thought. Countless times for me. "They wouldn't do that would they?".... Oh yes they would!

as clueless as he is i am 74% confident that he would do the right thing
- NYI78

It is really funny how they make you question common sense. It's also funny how I could totally see them not buying him out

as clueless as he is i am 74% confident that he would do the right thing
- NYI78

I think we found our next coach

I think we found our next coach
- mighty13duck

or GM...

- Vukota

Wrong. I think he has 8 seasons left after this. At 4.5 per thats 36 million. A buyout would be 24 mil. Wang would Probaby roll the dice and figure he will retire due o injuries in 5 years or less and save a few bucks

Wrong. I think he has 8 seasons left after this. At 4.5 per thats 36 million. A buyout would be 24 mil. Wang would Probaby roll the dice and figure he will retire due o injuries in 5 years or less and save a few bucks
- guno89

Define injuries because nothing seems to be working?

Stroke 2 goals today

Reinhart apparently played very well , and finished with +2 and 1 assist, Hamilton finished 0 across the board

Take the deal...

If this is the deal the players take, do you think the Islanders let DiPietro go?
- kear20

Don't you need his salary to help you reach the salary cap floor minimum?

Stroke 2 goals today

Reinhart apparently played very well , and finished with +2 and 1 assist, Hamilton finished 0 across the board
- Danformo

Amazing what one wrong letter can do to a post

Don't you need his salary to help you reach the salary cap floor minimum?
- Downeaster

We did for sure. Now? Maybe? I guess we'll know when there is a floor?

Don't you need his salary to help you reach the salary cap floor minimum?
- Downeaster

They have enough holes elsewhere to fill that money gap, plus I still don't think they would buy him out because we have the worst owner in all of sports

They have enough holes elsewhere to fill that money gap, plus I still don't think they would buy him out because we have the worst owner in all of sports
- Vukota

They'll give Boyes a 10,000,000 bonus if he scores seventy in a 48 game season. There you go, then they can trade Hamonic for a 2nd and buy out DP and still reach the floor.

Take the deal...

If this is the deal the players take, do you think the Islanders let DiPietro go?
- kear20

Are you kidding me, Wang is already pissed that when the contract with DP is up, He would be limited to only 7 years on resigning him!


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Are you kidding me, Wang is already pissed that when the contract with DP is up, He would be limited to only 7 years on resigning him!


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- XxNYIxX

Stroke 2 goals today

Reinhart apparently played very well , and finished with +2 and 1 assist, Hamilton finished 0 across the board
- Danformo

I love that Strome and Nino are putting up numbers. Anytime our prospects are playing this well their stock skyrockets. Very good for bargaining. Now im not saying rush to trade strome, but it costs nothing to listen. Other teams start to over pay when they really want someone.........and they really want someone when they start performing like Strome and Nino have been.