Contract Termination: [CHI] F Corey Perry contract terminated by the Blackhawks

[francis246]

It could be a million things but what it couldn’t be is the rumor. You can’t terminate contracts over that. Absurd.

You can, I believe some contracts have morality clauses. I’ve never seen a standard contract but what from some of the insiders are saying. Those are a thing. Probably something new from the newest CBA.

 

[cowboy82nd]

A decent guess, but I don’t think he would have his contract terminated over that.

Yes, you can.

 

[BatVader]

I see the wild speculation and high school rumour mongering is still running rampant in here

 

[canuckslover10]

If the Blackhawks were smart they would have just told the truth, cause now all you've done is let a dumb middle school rumour spread like wildfire when this could have been squashed within 30 minutes. absolute dummies I swear.

 

[Dr Pepper]

If the Blackhawks were smart they would have just told the truth, cause now all you've done is let a dumb middle school rumour spread like wildfire when this could have been squashed within 30 minutes. absolute dummies I swear.

Something something lawyers and lawsuits for even hinting at something truthful so they couldn't, etc.

(Also yes, would've been far better for everyone if they were just honest and open from the start)

 

[GrumpyKoala]

No one is getting a contract terminated over a consensual interaction, cheating or not.

Unless it happened at the workplace.

 

[Gospel of Prospal]

I see the wild speculation and high school rumour mongering is still running rampant in here

I still would like to know what happened

 

[cowboy82nd]

He literally said "It did not involve any other players or their families."

And people don't lie?

 

[bigdog16]

I still would like to know what happened

You don’t have to look too hard. Its making the rounds . Not sure if it got deleted or not but I was lurking on the Hawks board last night and it was getting talked about there

 

[rojac]

Cap implications of picking him off waivers? Does Chicago take half the hit? Or is this different than regular waivers?

Even on regular waivers, the claiming team takes on the whole remaining part of the contract and its full cap hit.

 

[cowboy82nd]

Wondering is the path to speculating which leads to fear. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. Hate is the path to the dark side.

Welcome Vader

 

[DEANYOUNGBLOOD17]

Unless it happened at the workplace.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Even on regular waivers, the claiming team takes on the whole remaining part of the contract and its full cap hit.

Ok I wonder where I got the idea that a player going through waivers was only half the cap hit and the waiving team had to eat 50%

 

[DEANYOUNGBLOOD17]

Ok I wonder where I got the idea that a player going through waivers was only half the cap hit and the waiving team had to eat 50%

1992 cBA [MOD]

 

[rojac]

I doubt it. OJ Simpson is still honored by the Buffalo Bills, on their ring of honor/wall of fame.

How this kind of thing gets handled will vary from club to club. It's also easier to simply not honour a problematic player than to remove honours already given.

The Blue Jays, on the other had, did remove Roberto Alomar from their Level of Excellence and removed the banner for his retired #12. It also appears they may have unretired the number as they no longer list it as a retired number on the web site.

 

[Jussi]

"Heeeey, CONNOR! WITH TWO Ns! Or is it one, WHO CARES! YOU'LL NEVER WIN AS MUCH AS I HAVE IN MYCAREER! NEVER!! ESPECIALLY NOT WITH THIS TEAM!" *tries to punch him, misses wildly, hits someone else* "WHOOPS, MY BAD!"

Not saying that's how things went down but I can picture it.

 

[Pebble live]

You can, I believe some contracts have morality clauses. I’ve never seen a standard contract but what from some of the insiders are saying. Those are a thing. Probably something new from the newest CBA.

Anything that represents the organization in a bad light can be grounds for contract termination. If this was a team event where he got shit faced and caused issues, as a representative of the team and organization, it can absolutely be grounds for termination as you've noted.

 

[clydesdale line]

And people don't lie?

I suppose Emily Kaplan is lying too.

 

[Fatass]

I suppose Emily Kaplan is lying too.

Isn’t she simply repeating what was leaked to her though?
Right now the Hawks control the message. Perry will likely have his in civil court. And if it’s consensual sex (if it was not then this is a police matter) the Hawks will be in for a big hit.

 

[Otto]

1992 cBA [MOD]

There was no cap in 1992

 

[Ezekial]

Yes they're lying and the person that made up the very believable meme report is the truth teller.

 

[smytty]

There was no cap in 1992

But there was a CBA

 

[rojac]

You can, I believe some contracts have morality clauses. I’ve never seen a standard contract but what from some of the insiders are saying. Those are a thing. Probably something new from the newest CBA.

The NHL Standard Player Contract contains a list of things that the player promises to do, including:

(e) to conduct himself on and off the rink according to the highest standards of honesty, morality, fair play and sportsmanship, and to refrain from conduct detrimental to the best interest of the Club, the League or professional hockey generally.

This is from the 2013 CBA and from a quick look through the 2020 MOU, it appears to have not changed.

 

[LuGBuG]

Ok I wonder where I got the idea that a player going through waivers was only half the cap hit and the waiving team had to eat 50%

When they call a player back up and they go through re-entry waivers I believe is 50% or at least used to be.

 

[Frank Drebin]

When they call a player back up and they go through re-entry waivers I believe is 50% or at least used to be.

Ah thats where it is. Re entry waivers @DEANYOUNGBLOOD17