Waived: Good Night, Sweet Prince (Alex Semin Buyout Mega Thread)

[RodTheBawd]

Counter-argument (all hypothetically speaking, of course):

1. The wrist injury is something with more permanence and the Canes know this. Rather than watch him struggle for another year, they buy him out now.

2. The Canes have someone they want to target in FA and need the cap space to do so. After failing to find takers on Semin at 50% and no one making a good offer for Skinner, they buy Semin out.

3. The relationship between Semin and the coach has broken beyond repair, at which point the Canes would be foolish to keep him around for another year.

4. The Canes are struggling financially and can't afford to pay for a luxury item during a time where their roster needs to be as cost-friendly as possible. Staal and Ward are approaching new contracts (that will hopefully be lower), Skinner is still a marketable star, so that leaves Semin as the expensive oddman out.

Do any of those sound unreasonable, based on what we know?

#2 is the only one I can buy into.

And the comments about Eric using Semin's contract for leverage are pretty funny.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

what if they are actually wrong though and we just dont know it yet??!!

 

[NotOpie]

I read on another board a post by somebody who is well respected on that board. That person indicated that Alex Semin met with GMRF at the end of the season was encouraged to train and rehab, was given several options in Russia where he could do so, and he apparently agreed. He even left Raleigh saying he was coming back in early July. Turns out he left Raleigh and apparently went to NYC and partied it up w/his new wife before returning to Russia to continue doing the same. He trained next to none and this apparently infuriated the front office. The dye was cast.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

die*

 

[What the Faulk]

^ that seems like an overreaction to hearsay

 

[DaleCooper]

Can confirm. They were partying with me and Stephen Goalbert. Brighton Beach.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Can confirm. They were partying with me and Stephen Goalbert. Brighton Beach.

Isn't partying with underage boys a material breach of contract? Goddamnit RF, where were you on that one dip****?

 

[nobuddy]

Can confirm. They were partying with me and Stephen Goalbert. Brighton Beach.

Oh man, what a night.

 

[Svechhammer]

 

[A Star is Burns]

I got a laugh out of that when I heard about it too. Too bad it didn't work out better but good to have it completely behind now.

 

[Bunch of Jurcos]

In addition, I see we have no dead money at all now. Great job by management on this!

 

[Tryamw]

In addition, I see we have no dead money at all now. Great job by management on this!

Technically correct but we are still paying Gardiner. Wish it was working out better.

 

[Unsustainable]

This thread has came to a climax

 

[NotOpie]

This thread has came to a climax

You've got to quit spewing that stuff....

 

[tarheelhockey]

So this means we’re free to sign him to a new deal, right?

 

[Roboturner913]

Good to finally get rid of the stain of that contract

 

[Navin R Slavin]

wellbye.gif

 

[Unsustainable]

So this means we’re free to sign him to a new deal, right?

come on dude

 

[A Star is Burns]

So this means we’re free to sign him to a new deal, right?

Was anything stopping us until now? I think the Flames bought out Michael Stone a couple of years ago and then signed him like a month later but perhaps there were different circumstances.

 

[Lempo]

I was hoping you'd finally spare me of stupid wordplays.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

This thread has came to a climax

Pretty much all I remember about story structure from my high school English classes is that after the climax comes the falling action.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Was anything stopping us until now?

Better to draw it out a little at a time, rather than dump it all on him at once.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Better to draw it out a little at a time, rather than dump it all on him at once.

Regardless, if his wrist is better, it should be a good time had by all once we're together again.

 

[HisIceness]

After going through this thread and reading about runaway wives, bribing police officers with Pizza, backseat moderators, and climaxes, I have come to a conclusion.

We here at HFCANES need a reality TV show.

 

[Tryamw]

After going through this thread and reading about runaway wives, bribing police officers with Pizza, backseat moderators, and climaxes, I have come to a conclusion.

We here at HFCANES need a reality TV show.

It'd be dysfunctional..