Speculation: Brett Kulak arbitration ask

[hockeykicker]

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[The Ugly Truth]

If I was one of his teammates and saw the GM waiving a player to save on $500,000 I wouldn't be too impressed.

 

[Siignal]

If I was one of his teammates and saw the GM waiving a player to save on $500,000 I wouldn't be too impressed.

Maybe he wants a one-way?

 

[Pi]

If I was one of his teammates and saw the GM waiving a player to save on $500,000 I wouldn't be too impressed.

Money is money. And this is a business. If every player on your team is overpaid by 500K because it’s not really that big a deal, your roster is about 11.5M above the cap.

 

[Lunatik]

If I was one of his teammates and saw the GM waiving a player to save on $500,000 I wouldn't be too impressed.

With the recent additions, the cap will be tight this year, plus there are potential bonus overages for next year. 500k is 500k.

Maybe he wants a one-way?

He should have accepted his QO then.

 

[The Ugly Truth]

Maybe he wants a one-way?

Maybe. In any event, since he cleared waivers it looks like the team will win on this one. Pretty ruthless though.

Money is money. And this is a business. If every player on your team is overpaid by 500K because it’s not really that big a deal, your roster is about 11.5M above the cap.

Yeah I know, but when you look at how many bad contracts there are in the league trying to nickel and dime one of your grunts is a bad look. Maybe if the GMs didn't blow so much money on horrid contracts they wouldn't have to pull stuff like this?

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

If I was one of his teammates and saw the GM waiving a player to save on $500,000 I wouldn't be too impressed.

Kulak was asking for more than he was worth so Treliving made him available to every team in the league and nobody would take him for free. I fail to see the problem here. It's empirical proof of his league-wide value.

 

[Lunatik]

also a reminder that the decision is rarely one or the other, it is almost always a number between the two asks.

I expect Kulak to fall at about 750k on a 1-way deal

 

[DFF]

650K? Isnt that less than what he made last year? and two way?

So basically the Flames is claiming that Kulak went backward when he made their roster? brutal

 

[Lunatik]

650K? Isnt that less than what he made last year? and two way?

So basically the Flames is claiming that Kulak went backward when he made their roster? brutal

It's exactly what he made last year.

 

[Snazu]

also a reminder that the decision is rarely one or the other, it is almost always a number between the two asks.

I expect Kulak to fall at about 750k on a 1-way deal

I agree with your estimate. I'd say Kulak just learned a valuable lesson because he should've just taken his QO and avoided abitration, which was almost the same as what he will probably end up with. The Flames would probably want a number that can be buried without affecting the cap if they decide to send him down and call up someone else.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

As if he would get a 1way... Cmon

Shoulda just accepted his qualifying offer

 

[Volica]

If I was one of his teammates and saw the GM waiving a player to save on $500,000 I wouldn't be too impressed.

Yet this forum falls apart on deals that are 5.0 vs 4.5 because it’s an ‘overpayment of 500k’.

 

[BleedBlue14]

Maybe. In any event, since he cleared waivers it looks like the team will win on this one. Pretty ruthless though.




Yeah I know, but when you look at how many bad contracts there are in the league trying to nickel and dime one of your grunts is a bad look. Maybe if the GMs didn't blow so much money on horrid contracts they wouldn't have to pull stuff like this?

Ruthless? It’s almost double what the team thinks he’s worth to them.

 

[Lunatik]

Bump.

The ruling for Kulak is due this morning.

 

[madmike77]

If I was one of his teammates and saw the GM waiving a player to save on $500,000 I wouldn't be too impressed.

The Flames have Anderson and Valimaki knocking on the door. Kulak is going to need to fight to keep his job. There’s a decent chance he’ll be the 7th D at this point so it’s not like he has any real leverage.

 

[Lunatik]

Kulak awarded 900k per the Flames twitter account

 

[Agalloch]

Again, split in half