GDT: Game 22: Sharks vs. Capitals 7:30pm NBCSCA

[The Nemesis]

He turns into a vigilante underground dog rescuer?

That would mean he wouldn't have time to play any hockey, leading the Sharks to be able to claim he's violating the terms of his contract by failing to show up for games and sleeping through practices. And so the problem is solved.

 

[coooldude]

I don't know. He's still owed 12.5 mil over the final two years of his deal after this season. If he's too prideful to not play, he hasn't really said anything publicly to indicate that sort of thing. I don't think it's a matter of spite even for him to not retire. Asking anyone to pass up that kind of money to retire due to not being good enough anymore seems like a stretch. The team ought to make that decision for him and buy him out unless some sort of injury situation comes up before the season is over. I'd prefer to bury him for his final two years and make him earn that money in the minors where he belongs even among this group of mostly fringe NHL d-men. But organizations tend to buy out guys like Vlasic in this sort of situation.

Sure, as discussed before, he likely isn't going to hang 'em up, but either a buyout or some sort of LTIR in retirement is possible. Why keep living the NHL life if you've already made your money, you're going to make the rest, you're not playing much, and you're not playing well when you are? Time comes for everyone. We've covered this extensively elsewhere. The original point was, lots of folks didn't think they'd sit him like they are, or begged the staff to do it, and they're doing it. So that's good at least.

There's just very little precedent for sending someone like him down to the AHL to finish out their career in the minors. We kind of froze Kane out that way but that was super unique.

 

[Dicdonya]

I missed last game, what happened to Hertl?

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Sure, as discussed before, he likely isn't going to hang 'em up, but either a buyout or some sort of LTIR in retirement is possible. Why keep living the NHL life if you've already made your money, you're going to make the rest, you're not playing much, and you're not playing well when you are? Time comes for everyone. We've covered this extensively elsewhere. The original point was, lots of folks didn't think they'd sit him like they are, or begged the staff to do it, and they're doing it. So that's good at least.

There's just very little precedent for sending someone like him down to the AHL to finish out their career in the minors. We kind of froze Kane out that way but that was super unique.

There's enough precedent out there for sending Vlasic down to finish his career. It's whether management would prefer to finish out the rest of his deal like that or buy him out. Depends on how they feel about his dead money moving forward. I'm glad they're scratching him and give them credit for that.

 

[fasterthanlight]

cant he ̶f̶a̶k̶e̶ have an injury like those other guys ?

 

[landshark]

He turns into a vigilante underground dog rescuer?

This is the plot to the Canadian version of "Ace Ventura, Pet Detective?"

 

[Munnyro]

cant he ̶f̶a̶k̶e̶ have an injury like those other guys ?

 

[Anomie2029]

I missed last game, what happened to Hertl?

Nothing. Supposedly an injury at home.

I feel for Eklund - Quinn really loves to attach Kunin to him at every opportunity.

 

[coooldude]

There's enough precedent out there for sending Vlasic down to finish his career. It's whether management would prefer to finish out the rest of his deal like that or buy him out. Depends on how they feel about his dead money moving forward. I'm glad they're scratching him and give them credit for that.

I don't know if you have a bunch of examples in your head, but I don't. I googled it, and here are 15 examples, none of whom were as big a deal to the organization they were in, and none of whom played more than ~20 or so AHL games before being bought out. So if the org does that, the likely outcome is just a buyout.

Top 15 NHL Players Who Were Buried in the Minors

In the old NHL, teams were free to spend their money willy nilly. Aside from a cap on rookie salaries that was introduced in 1995, there were no restrictions on how much money teams could throw at pla

www.thesportster.com

 

[fasterthanlight]

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Somewhere on that island is the fabric they would have found to cure Marian Hossa's equipment allergy had he been in his prime...

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Pinkfloyd]

I don't know if you have a bunch of examples in your head, but I don't. I googled it, and here are 15 examples, none of whom were as big a deal to the organization they were in, and none of whom played more than ~20 or so AHL games before being bought out. So if the org does that, the likely outcome is just a buyout.

Top 15 NHL Players Who Were Buried in the Minors

In the old NHL, teams were free to spend their money willy nilly. Aside from a cap on rookie salaries that was introduced in 1995, there were no restrictions on how much money teams could throw at pla

www.thesportster.com

Vlasic may be the most prominent example on a list like that but I don't think he's that important to the team. They never really put a letter on his chest and they're not going to retire his number or anything like that. I agree that the buyout is the most likely option. It's just not my preferred. I'd rather make Vlasic finish his deal in the minors than buy him out but I realize that the org probably wants to move on and let Vlasic try and earn his way elsewhere...which good luck to him if so but he's probably a PTO-release sort of option for teams now.

 

[Juxtaposer]

No Hertl? This team without Hertl could probably be defeated by an average AHL team.

 

[sharski]

I thought Team Tank wanted Vlasic playing as many minutes as possible, not scratched... all of you should be picketing in front of SAP Center right now demanding he be added to the lineup tonight

 

[weastern bias]

SNOG 3-1 WSH

Kunin

Ovechkin, Oshie, McMichael

 

[timorous me]

I missed last game, what happened to Hertl?

His kid punched him in the nuts. Or something along those lines. (Mid-body injury suffered at home yesterday but they won't say how/what, but it's short-term.)

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

No Hertl?

Top line centerman Mikael Granlund?

1-0 Sharks
Granlund

 

[SJSharksfan39]

Hertl not playing tonight sucks. I think Washington has been pretty hot lately.

SNOG

Caps 6 (Ovechkin x2, Milano, Oshie x2, Strome)
Sharks 2 (Eklund, Granlund)

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

I thought Team Tank wanted Vlasic playing as many minutes as possible, not scratched... all of you should be picketing in front of SAP Center right now demanding he be added to the lineup tonight

Team Tank is small now. Everyone's jumped on the bandwagon, four wins in our last seven games boooyah!

 

[bluefunnel]

SNOG:

4-2 Sharks.

Kunin, Eklund, Zetterlund and Granlund.

Oshie and Strome.

 

[Dicdonya]

I thought Team Tank wanted Vlasic playing as many minutes as possible, not scratched... all of you should be picketing in front of SAP Center right now demanding he be added to the lineup tonight

Well good thing replacing Vlasic with someone else is not going to do anything to help this team win. None of Vlasic's replacements bring anything noteworthy to the table

So team tank is still getting what they want, while team accountability and max effort will hopefully get a guy that seems to try more.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

I thought Team Tank wanted Vlasic playing as many minutes as possible, not scratched... all of you should be picketing in front of SAP Center right now demanding he be added to the lineup tonight

I don't think anyone that they can replace Vlasic with will worsen their tank odds. Nobody is really good enough to win games on their own with offensive artistry.

 

[Alaskanice]

Let’s go Sharks!!

 

[The Nemesis]

@Tw1ster do you get the stupid Panago commercial non-stop on Sportsnet+ too?


I swear to god if I have to hear "you earned that 'za. YASSSSS!!!!" one more time I'm going to lose it.

 

[Kcoyote3]

Caps 4-0
Strome, Ovi, Carlson, Kuzy