And Lucic was also 1 years older than him when he signed that deal, and he played a style that will likely decline faster than Kane.
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And Lucic was also 1 years older than him when he signed that deal, and he played a style that will likely decline faster than Kane.
When did the Leafs win something? In 1992? The Sharks won the Western Conference two years ago. That is winning something.
The Kessel contract was definitely a dud, and if it wasn't, then why did the Leafs retain salary?
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Not the biggest Evander Kane fan, I definitely think this is a little high. I think he probably would have gotten 6 from another team, but he fits a need for the Sharks and played well there after the trade. His goal production helps replace the loss of Patty Marleau, so I understand the overpayment, but I'm not necessarily the biggest fan.
They could have done worse, but it's a meh contract for me.
They could have done worse, but it's a meh contract for me.
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That's a different case-scenario, but I won't talk about my personal life too much on here.
One Winged Angel
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Went 7.5-8?
This isn't the worst contract I've ever seen. Not exactly great, but definitely not the worst deal I've seen.
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It's a bad contract and one I wouldn't give but let's not pretend this is in any way remarkable. It's pro sports. As long as the NHL is doing well financially and the salary cap goes up, there will be salary inflation and every year, some players who are in the right situation will break the bank.
In a competitive league, it takes only one to offer the contract and there are often many teams who are willing. Even when people cite awful contracts, it's not uncommon to find out that many teams, not just one, were willing to overpay. Lucic, who has been cited on this thread, comes to mind.
In a competitive league, it takes only one to offer the contract and there are often many teams who are willing. Even when people cite awful contracts, it's not uncommon to find out that many teams, not just one, were willing to overpay. Lucic, who has been cited on this thread, comes to mind.
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I'd say they were... Lupul was very good. It can't be helped he turned into glass.Yes, very unbiased. The Lupul and Phaneuf contracts were good.
Regardless... it's irrelevant. Kane's contract is just as bad if not worse. You can bash leaf contracts all you want, I won't even bother denying them cause really, who cares, we've passed the hurdle. We've suffered years of garbage hockey because of those bad contracts. It doesn't make Kane's contract look any better
My final post to this thread (hopefully it will make at least one person *think* before posting to another Evander Kane thread in the future):
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People (especially Jets fans) continue to hate Kane over even the most innocuous things over three years after he's left the team. Is that normal behavior? Is it normal for Jets fans to *immediately* rush over to *every* new thread about Kane in other teams sections on HFBoards and give a day by day, hour by hour documentation of all of his alleged transgressions against humanity? Or how about posting the "Moneyphone™" or "Moneypush™" photos in every Kane thread? Yesterday someone went as far as to post a photo of him being handcuffed by police. Is this supposed to publicly shame him? As far as I know Kane was never found guilty of doing anything. At what point will the Internet vigilantes stop? Ever?
And listen to the angriness in the language of most of the posts attacking Kane even now. How many times has he been called an idiot, stupid, dullest to tool in the shed (yesterday), etc.? W. T. F. ??? Do posting these comments make people feel better about themselves? Do you see *any* other players similarly being persistently attacked online (besides maybe Subban)? What does that tell you about the people attacking Kane?
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People (especially Jets fans) continue to hate Kane over even the most innocuous things over three years after he's left the team. Is that normal behavior? Is it normal for Jets fans to *immediately* rush over to *every* new thread about Kane in other teams sections on HFBoards and give a day by day, hour by hour documentation of all of his alleged transgressions against humanity? Or how about posting the "Moneyphone™" or "Moneypush™" photos in every Kane thread? Yesterday someone went as far as to post a photo of him being handcuffed by police. Is this supposed to publicly shame him? As far as I know Kane was never found guilty of doing anything. At what point will the Internet vigilantes stop? Ever?
And listen to the angriness in the language of most of the posts attacking Kane even now. How many times has he been called an idiot, stupid, dullest to tool in the shed (yesterday), etc.? W. T. F. ??? Do posting these comments make people feel better about themselves? Do you see *any* other players similarly being persistently attacked online (besides maybe Subban)? What does that tell you about the people attacking Kane?
The leafs retained salary because Pittsburgh couldnt afford to ice a full team if Toronto didn't retain on him.
When did the Leafs win anything relevant? 25 years x 2. 50 years plus. The Sharks have been the more successful team by a mile the last 25 years. This comment is ridiculous
Oh, my bad. Didn't know Pittsburgh was the only team in the NHL they could trade him to.
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Lol. Buffalo did the same and Winnipeg liked him in the beginning too. Maybe give him more than a couple months on the team before saying how much everyone loves him lol .
Unlike lots of people here, I think Kane is a pretty good player. I still think they overpaid.
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Kane is a good player but is probably over paid by $1 million AAV IMO. Such is life when a player is a pending UFA.
His cancerous atmosphere in Winnipeg was so bad, it still lingered in the Jets' dressing room this season.
My one issue with this contract is where's the discount for giving up a 1st round pick? I don't see any as this is UFA market rate pay. That's the one disappointment I have on DW for this contract/trade.
I'd much rather have Kane's contract than Toews. $7m vs $10.5M where Kane has a far better season in contribution to his club than Toews.
Also, comparing Kane to Marleau's contract at $6.25M, it's not horrible at all. Marleau has been performing at high 40's PTS per season these last seasons, and it doesn't look any better for the rest of his Leaf contract. Also, Kane brings far more physical play than Marleau ever did in teal. Finally, there's the age factoring in comparing the two.
I'd prefer something like $6.75M to show some discount for that 1st round pick. But, it's not like Buffalo is going to do something with it anyway. DW's track record for 1st round picks is not great either.
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I just noticed he has a 3 team limited trade clause. While this seems stupid since it doesn't really give SJ much power, I am guessing this is a safe guard for the next expansion draft which means Kane can be exposed
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Kessel has a no trade clause which limited the Leafs to 8 teams, all of them being good teams with no cap space at the time.
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