"Sign and Trade" contracts

[alko]

According to this article (from TSN), there is a some "sign and trade" contract between Islanders and Tavares possible. The idea behind this is, that Islanders could sign him for 8 years, what could lower the salary cap for other teams.

How many such contracts did we saw?

First, i remember, was that between Marian Hossa and Atlanta Thrashers. Few hours after they agree on contract, Hossa was traded to Ottawa.

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[Michael Farkas]

Not very many, the only one that came to mind is Hossa. There was really no advantage to doing this in hockey for the longest time, so there was no reason to anticipate it happening.

 

[Brodeur]

Not sure if Hossa was really in the "sign and trade" sense where he was aware of what was happening. Similarly, the Sharks signed Devin Setoguchi to a three year deal and a couple days later traded him in a package for Brent Burns.

For the hypothetical Tavares scenario, he'd be aware that he'd be getting dealt which is usually what I would consider a "sign and trade."

 

[alko]

Not sure if Hossa was really in the "sign and trade" sense where he was aware of what was happening. Similarly, the Sharks signed Devin Setoguchi to a three year deal and a couple days later traded him in a package for Brent Burns.

For the hypothetical Tavares scenario, he'd be aware that he'd be getting dealt which is usually what I would consider a "sign and trade."

He was not. But Ottawa was.