Confirmed with Link: Bryan little's contract to az with nathan smith for a 4th

[jamiebez]

This tells me they are selling. They save $4,750,000 in real money next year and $3,750,000 in 2023-24 with getting rid of Little's contract.

If the rationale to buy was to try & get a couple of home playoff dates to add some revenue, well, reducing expenses is maybe just as good.

Now I'm wondering if they are even going to be a cap team next year?

 

[Channelcat]

Yotes fan, here. Hoping for some help on a couple of things:

1. Any information been made public on the insurance status of Little’s contract? Is insurance picking up all of it? Or just a portion?

2. Scouting reports, predictions, or general thoughts or opinions on Nathan Smith?

Hello Bill Armstrong

 

[gojetsgo]

This tells me they are selling. They save $4,750,000 in real money next year and $3,750,000 in 2023-24 with getting rid of Little's contract.

If the rationale to buy was to try & get a couple of home playoff dates to add some revenue, well, reducing expenses is maybe just as good.

Now I'm wondering if they are even going to be a cap team next year?

they did it to get out of ltir.

 

[surixon]

This tells me they are selling. They save $4,750,000 in real money next year and $3,750,000 in 2023-24 with getting rid of Little's contract.

If the rationale to buy was to try & get a couple of home playoff dates to add some revenue, well, reducing expenses is maybe just as good.

Now I'm wondering if they are even going to be a cap team next year?

Is the team paying Little's deal or is insurance?

 

[surixon]

Dregger also reporting he wasn't signing with us. That is two insiders now reporting it.

 

[Aggie204]

Nathan Smith, f that guy. That’s right I’m petty.

 

[None]

Is the team paying Little's deal or is insurance?

There's no way the Coyotes take it if it wasn't insured.

 

[howkie]

Im oki with this move since Smith would not sign, and the Apelton move make even more sense

 

[Flyby]

Smith can rott in obscurity in Arizona. Be careful what you wish for,Ass!!

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

I'm not sure why people are bummed his contract is moved. Teams do this all the time with players that are done.

The org will likely bring him back to celebrate his tenure here at some point.

Not bummed at moving the contract. Bummed at paying to do so. I was looking forward to Smith.

This explains getting Apples back. Cost us a 4th. We got a higher 4th back.

 

[larmex99]

I was hoping Little would retire as a Jet.

Oh well.

Well, he will have played every game of his pro career for one team. Pretty rare these days.

 

[The Unknown Poster]

I imagine insurance pays a contract for an injured player, no? So it likely wasn't cash that was an issue. But getting rid of it gives the Jets more flexibility as the cap space can accrue throughout the year. It means they see themselves competing for the playoffs in the next two years and want to be able to add at the deadline. So any thought of Wheeler or Scheif leaving, you can forget it. This is the team.

Sucks to lose Smith but if he wasnt going to sign here and Arizona took Little's contract, a 4th is pretty good.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

There's no way the Coyotes take it if it wasn't insured.

That's my assumption as well. They are going to be playing in a 5,000 seat arena. Money will be even tighter than it has been in the past.

 

[irunthepeg]

"We don't want you" chant if Smith ever plays the Jets at home???

 

[Orrrules]

PLD money

 

[gojetsgo]

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

Arizona is an interesting place to accept a trade to, if your development is critical to your future success. That’s a risky gamble.

 

[Ossific]

Also in the camp that is bummed that Smith isn't signing here, but also **** you.

 

[CorgisPer60]

"We don't want you" chant if Smith ever plays the Jets at home???

God, we need to get over this. He was a college player that wasn't going to sign here. You don't need to wish him well, but he's so god damn insignificant that it isn't worth the energy to try to hate him for not wanting to sign here. Let him be insignificant elsewhere.

 

[bustamente]

Don’t want to sign or play here bye bye

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Don’t want to sign or play here bye bye

Don't want to sign here? Fine, we'll trade you to Ari. See how you like that! A big F U to Smith.

 

[SUX2BU]

thanks Bryan for everything ....

Other guy, bye

 

[SensibleGuy]

I'm fairly certain we can find other players who can fill whatever roll this Smith dude might end up developing into. No biggie...

 

[LucianoBorsato]

God, we need to get over this. He was a college player that wasn't going to sign here. You don't need to wish him well, but he's so god damn insignificant that it isn't worth the energy to try to hate him for not wanting to sign here. Let him be insignificant elsewhere.

Never even heard of him. At first glance I thought it was Nate Schmidt lol

 

[surixon]

I'm fairly certain we can find other players who can fill whatever roll this Smith dude might end up developing into. No biggie...

We already did in Appelton.