Hanzal's injury timeline has been pushed back from September to December.
Hanzal's injury timeline has been pushed back from September to December.
It's unfortunate that injuries has followed him his entire career.The guy should just really hang them up. If it hasn't already, the next injury could completely ruin him
It's unfortunate that injuries has followed him his entire career.
Does that Wilson contract seem a little rich?
We live in one of four worlds.
a) He is worth it, and another team was offering as much or almost as much.
b) He is worth it, but no other team would offer anything like it.
c) He is not worth it, but another team was offering about that much.
d) He is not worth it, and no other team would offer anything like it.
Based on the comments on the main board, it seems a lot of people believe we are in world d.
Based on the comments on the Caps board, there is some trust we live in either a or b.
If the Caps analytics says they wouldn't have won the cup without him, and why else would they seemingly go over the top like that, it may well be another team has done the same math. Ie we move towards A, then.
Well, that was my pointless rant for today ;-)
Reading through all those possibilities I think it's actually likely to be C. He was testing the market but gave the Capitals a chance to match an offer he had elsewhere out of loyalty, and they chose to match it. However, it's a pretty ridiculous contract, if you ask me.
Who are we talking about? Wilson? He was a RFA.
I agree, you can't pay guys like Wilson that money and term, it will catch up with them.I love the guy, but he turned a monster playoff run into an extra 2.15M dollars a year. This is why the Kings and Chicago, etc, couldn't keep their gangs together. Too much money for too long to the nonessential guys. Caps guys are just happy to have kept him, which I understand, but how long does that last?
Stole this from another forum, if I owned a team I would fire my GM right after winning the Cup. I'm only half joking.I love the guy, but he turned a monster playoff run into an extra 2.15M dollars a year. This is why the Kings and Chicago, etc, couldn't keep their gangs together. Too much money for too long to the nonessential guys. Caps guys are just happy to have kept him, which I understand, but how long does that last?
Skinner trade is rough. Have to imagine the Coyotes would have been involved if money wasn't an issue.
He had an NMC, probably why the value was so low. If these rumors are to be believed.
You're home a lot more on an East coast team. So if he has a family, that probably factors.
"Hey honey, it's 118° today in Phoenix. Do you thin--"
"No."
Plus Eichel probably has an appeal.