Rumor: Vinny Lecavalier bought out... UPD: signed in Philadelphia

[Levie]

Can we get Philly in our division somehow? I want all the free points.

Holmgrem and Feaster should be restricted to trading with each other.

With all the NTC they would be forced to trade draft picks at each other.

 

[Kitten Mittons]

Man, Flyers just trade for everyone and sign everyone. Do they even have cap space?

 

[SactoShark]

With all the NTC they would be forced to trade draft picks at each other.

In a 3-way deal, Sharks acquire a NTC in exchange for a 2nd, 3rd and conditional 5th in 2014.

GM Doug Wilson stated, "We really like this clause. We've had our eyes on it for a while now. You have to give to get in this league."

 

[SharksFan1]

Man, Philly is a bizarre team.

No kidding. I would go crazy having their GM. At least they always know the offseason will be exciting.

 

[bigwillie]

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[Gilligans Island]

Man, Flyers just trade for everyone and sign everyone. Do they even have cap space?

Bettman should force Pronger into retirement just so the Flyers can't use the LTIR loophole any longer. What a sham.

 

[bigwillie]

Your move, Doug. Go bring Philly's Czech man home.

Do the Sharks have the assets to land Voracek? Philly needs some cap relief (I think) but Voracek is most likely untouchable or very expensive.

Still, it is nice to dream...

 

[The Ice Hockey Dude]

@DarrenDreger
5 years, $4.5 per for Vinny in Philly confirmed.

Full NMC as well

And people around here thought he'd take less than $1 million

Wow, looks like the other vinny is not going to the flyers, five years! Kind of another crappy contract...

 

[glasgow26]

Such a weird signing for Philly. I like Lecavalier as a player and I think a $4.5M cap hit is actually quite reasonable, but they don't need another forward, especially not another center. This could mean they're moving Couturier for a defenseman, I suppose.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Do the Sharks have the assets to land Voracek? Philly needs some cap relief (I think) but Voracek is most likely untouchable or very expensive.

Still, it is nice to dream...

Highly unlikely. Nice to dream though.

 

[The Ice Hockey Dude]

Do the Sharks have the assets to land Voracek? Philly needs some cap relief (I think) but Voracek is most likely untouchable or very expensive.

Still, it is nice to dream...

I was thinking more like M Reed. If they can resign to a three year deal, then to us for Demers, a mid level pick or prospect.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

They wouldn't trade a signed Matt read for that package. I really like read tho.

 

[Grave]

Awesome, no slowpoke! Guy makes Thornton look like Grabner.

 

[Kegsey]

Such a weird signing for Philly. I like Lecavalier as a player and I think a $4.5M cap hit is actually quite reasonable, but they don't need another forward, especially not another center. This could mean they're moving Couturier for a defenseman, I suppose.

Giroux for Schneider

 

[FeedingFrenzy]

Read would work/probability high from Philly, getting Voracek is a whole other beast..

Still think DW offersheets somebody

 

[Nighthock]

How the hell do you sign a UFA before free agent begins???

 

[FeedingFrenzy]

How the hell do you sign a UFA before free agent begins???

"These are not the droids you're looking for"

 

[Irbes Mask]

How the hell do you sign a UFA before free agent begins???

Bought out players can begin negotiating immediately.

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

5 years way to long and with a nmc, they are going to regret this.

 

[Barrie22]

5 years way to long and with a nmc, they are going to regret this.

I believe the flyers still have a buyout they can use on him next offseason lol

 

[SJeasy]

I believe the flyers still have a buyout they can use on him next offseason lol

My take is that they couldn't see a good market for dmen this off season. It may be that they are stockpiling forwards to have some to trade for skilled dmen (and it probably won't work to their benefit). Philly's strategy of buying d and developing forwards is backfiring in a big way right now.

 

[Kitten Mittons]

My take is that they couldn't see a good market for dmen this off season. It may be that they are stockpiling forwards to have some to trade for skilled dmen (and it probably won't work to their benefit). Philly's strategy of buying d and developing forwards is backfiring in a big way right now.

Well they're shopping Cobourn so I dunno what they're doing ...

 

[SJeasy]

Well they're shopping Cobourn so I dunno what they're doing ...

They don't know how to assess dmen unless they are first pairing (which means everyone's consensus). Same issue they have with drafting them. The last two dmen that they drafted that were more than last pairing or reserve were Seidenberg and Pitkanen.

 

[OrrNumber4]

I believe the flyers still have a buyout they can use on him next offseason lol

No. Teams cannot use the compliace buyout on contracts signed post-new-CBA.

 

[Kitten Mittons]

Down Goes Brown ‏@DownGoesBrown

If my math is right, since '07 the Flyers signed contracts totaling 61 years and $374.5M with six players who won’t play for them this year.