I can’t believe they will start the year with Skinner on the 4rh and play Rieder with Cozens over Skinner. Basically making 2 checking lines vs a 3rd scoring line. What a joke
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Jan 13 @ 11:51 AM ET
I can’t believe they will start the year with Skinner on the 4rh and play Rieder with Cozens over Skinner. Basically making 2 checking lines vs a 3rd scoring line. What a joke - lulags
You can't play Cozens with Skinner because Skinner doesn't play defense, yet let's play him with the center that is HORRIBLE defensively
I agree with you on Ralph putting Cozens on that line instead of with Skinner, but Okposo is definitely playing with Rieder and Eakin when he's healthy. - kingcong39
but then why put your best prospect, who you need to produce this season, on a line practicing with guys you are not going to play him with
That's just not true and overly simplified. - kingcong39
correct...my bad...i red it wrong...the savings comes from the difference between their nhl and ahl salaries if they're on a two-way deal...that's why the players on buffalo's taxi squad are on two-way deals...
thanks for helping this non-capologist figure it out
nice...need to get to red rocks for a show...maybe this year after i get vaccinated
Edit: has there ever been a rock icon with less natural rhythm than Neil?...love the guy, he bounces to the beat with the best of 'em and cranks out more from one note than almost anyone else can
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Jan 13 @ 2:12 PM ET
I read the article, and he worded it poorly and didn't get into enough detail.
Reference this below first:
A team has to carry at least 4 players on the taxi squad, of which is 1 goalie, assuming the team doesn't already have 3 goalies in the NHL roster.
They also have to complete player recalls from the taxi squad by 5PM on game days.
The players count against a team's cap from this respect: Let's say they move Cody Eakin to the taxi squad. He'd have to clear waivers, and if he does, only around $1M of his $2M deal would be saved against the cap, as that's the rule when waiving players or sending them to the AHL.
Mirtle's full cap savings idea only works if a team only has the bare minimum of 20 players on their NHL roster for each game, and that is a bit of a scary proposition when you have to have recalls done by 5PM of a game day. - kingcong39
Exactly.
The $3m Cap Savings quoted in The Athletic article is achieved by carrying a minimum 20 player roster every day, rather than the normal 23 with healthy scratches on game day. It assumes the Cap Hit of those players 21, 22 and 23 are $1,000,000 or more. In the event the Cap Hit for a player is more; then the max savings is limited to the $1,045,000 as per the CBA for players sent down.
In the event of an injury for a team carrying on 20 the roster, the team plays that game with only 19 players as normal...however, then the next day that player is placed on IR and a callup from the Taxi squad is used...thereby maintaining a daily roster of 20 players and continuing the assumed $1,000,000 Cap Hit.
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY Joined: 07.16.2006
Jan 13 @ 2:13 PM ET
nice...need to get to red rocks for a show...maybe this year after i get vaccinated
Edit: has there ever been a rock icon with less natural rhythm than Neil?...love the guy, he bounces to the beat with the best of 'em and cranks out more from one note than almost anyone else can - Michael Pachla
Thinking about seeing Jimmy Buffett there the week of Labor Day.
If memory serves me, he’s playing Tuesday and Wednesday of that week.
