Around the NHL: 2018-2019 (Part 2) Off-Season Thread, Arbitration Anyone?

[Jim Bob]

Buffalo is one of those teams that gets screwed by this the most. High tax state, small market team.

I'm pretty sure if you make the cap tax neutral, then the Canadian teams will see the biggest benefit followed by the teams in California and then teams in NY.

It will be interesting to see if the teams that will see a benefit of this (NYI, NYR, Buf, Tor, Mon, Ott, Buf, Win, Ana, SJ, LA, Cal, Edm, and Van) will get enough support to change things.

Fla, TB, and Dal are the obvious teams that will get hurt by this. I wonder what happens to the other 14 teams?

 

[Zip15]

They need to fix this stuff in the new CBA.

Fix what stuff? State tax rates? How could this "problem" be addressed in a CBA? Different teams are permitted to offer different max deals based on state tax rate? That'd never make it into a CBA for any number of reasons.

 

[Icicle]

Fix what stuff? State tax rates? How could this "problem" be addressed in a CBA? Different teams are permitted to offer different max deals based on state tax rate? That'd never make it into a CBA for any number of reasons.

AAVs being prorated is really that hard to comprehend?

 

[Zip15]

AAVs being prorated is really that hard to comprehend?

It's easy to understand. And it's a stupid idea. And it'll never get into a CBA.

 

[1972]

Must be nice to sign a guy for less for production that is the top end potential of what we payed Eich for, with a ton more rfa years. Oof.

Oh well, if Jack continues to grow a bit I couldn’t care one bit about his contract. He’s a franchise centre.

 

[joshjull]

 

[haseoke39]

Not for nothing, though, that if you want to get those tax benefits, then you have to live in those places.

 

[joshjull]

 

[1972]

A slow team getting even slower

 

[joshjull]

Folks

Get back on topic

 

[joshjull]

 

[jc17]

Wait, when did we go from "EK is going to TB" to "some argue TB has a shot"?

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Wait, when did we go from "EK is going to TB" to "some argue TB has a shot"?

When they realized that he wouldn't sign an extension right away. I don't necessarily blame them -- it should absolutely affect his value.

 

[1972]

Wait, when did we go from "EK is going to TB" to "some argue TB has a shot"?

Aside for Bob McKenzie and guys really connected these guys don’t have a clue. Any fan on here could come up with likely destinations for Karlsson.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[joshjull]

It was interesting listening to a discussion on NHL network radio how guys or their agents can overplay their hands and miss out on money or even a NHL job. They talked about how the money dries up considerably after the first day or so of free agency. It came up in light of Maroon not signing until today and switching agents a few days ago. They were speculating that his agent messed up and cost him a better deal by overplaying his hand. Its plausible with him only signing for 1yr 1.75mil.

 

[1972]

It was interesting listening to a discussion on NHL network radio how guys or their agents can overplay their hands and miss out on money or even a NHL job. They talked about how the money dries up considerably after the first day or so of free agency. It came up in light of Maroon not signing until today and switching agents a few days ago. They were speculating that his agent messed up and cost him a better deal by overplaying his hand. Its plausible with him only signing for 1yr 1.75mil.

This is where you get the value, isn’t Mark Letestu out there as well?

 

[joshjull]

This is where you get the value, isn’t Mark Letestu out there as well?

From team pov sure. But that wasn't the thrust of what they were talking about and why he fired his agent.

 

[Jame]

@Jame How much does Kucherov’s contract impact Karlsson going to Tampa?

Probably increases chances. Future certainty. They’d have to force Callahan out

 

[Jame]

LOL@ the people thinking Kucherov would get 12m. I was ridiculed for saying good move for Tampa going after Karlsson cause Kucherov will get 12m

Lol@ the people who thought Eichel’s contract would look good a year later

 

[joshjull]

Probably increases chances. Future certainty. They’d have to force Callahan out

I can’t exactly put my finger on why but I want Tampa to pull this off. Maybe it’s Leaf hate bubbling up and wanting Tampa to block them.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[vcv]

How much would Pac cost? 4 seasons of 30+ goals 60+ points with meh centers.

 

[DapperCam]

How much would Pac cost? 4 seasons of 30+ goals 60+ points with meh centers.

I’d pay a late first plus a small add. That would be the price at the deadline, and would at least indicate management is somewhat serious about making us watchable next year.

 

[struckbyaparkedcar]

How much would Pac cost? 4 seasons of 30+ goals 60+ points with meh centers.

The extension hurts worse than the cost of acquisition, and Bergevin can’t be dumb enough to trade him for less than his deadline value...

...can he?