redwings8831
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Husso
Hellberg
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Ned
Bratsström
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Cossa
Lethemon
Odd man out, since Hellberg arrived.
I think it's a good thing for both parties. He was struggling, was surpassed by Ned and Brattstrom. Plus, he doesn't seem to have a future in GR (with Cossa most likely playing there next year).
Not sure how the minimum guarantee's work if the contract is terminated (IIRC, if a player with an AHL minimum doesn't meet that minimum with NHL call ups, they get the difference in a big check at the end of the season), but Olkinuora is walking away from around $200k for the rest of the year. I'm guessing he either found a better paying gig overseas, or he knew he wasn't going to be playing much and wanted to go somewhere where he could play the rest of the year so as to not affect his value for next season.
I did count 60% of NHL season is played.
So 60% of his NHL contract with AHL salary 375k = 225k. That was paid.
He did left 150k on the table.
Will get probably get the rest back from Europe.
It's metaphors like these that inspire me to continue posting.Then it turned out Olkinuora was the smelliest turd in the punch bowl.
Olkinuora is very good. But weird. His playing style does not instill any kind of confidence though. But he sure can make some saves.
Glad to see him available for the national team again.
Olkinuora is very good. But weird. His playing style does not instill any kind of confidence though. But he sure can make some saves.
Glad to see him available for the national team again.
Maybe they should give Jalonen a go.It's funny how he was super good behind Finnish National defensive system integrated to goalie. World Championship Gold and Olympic Gold, thank you. Säteri played another one and Olkinuora another as a starter.
Both have failed at Griffins. Just perfect proof how GR Griffins won't have or can't build any kind of good defensive system, which will support the goalie.
But hey, when both Säteri (at 2019) and Olkinuora, these great winning goalies visited at Griffins, the Head coach was Ben Simon.