Mike Jones
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To who?And that he's wrong for that. He could have retained 50% on Domi and immediately flipped him.
To who?And that he's wrong for that. He could have retained 50% on Domi and immediately flipped him.
To who?
No, taking UFA's just allowed them to offer 8-year contracts.Seattle is brutal.
I thought they were only allowed to take UFAs if they had a contract agreed?
To who?
I know this is a longshot, but maybe, MAYBE in light of what happened with Kivlinieks Seattle picked Bayreuther as a kind of "mercy pick" rather than taking one of the other guys because it would have been so disruptive to the CBJ through no real fault of their own.
Francis calls up Jarmo "Hey man, sorry about what happened, so here's what I'm going to do...". Maybe Francis hopes it puts him in a good light for some future consideration down the road. Purely a solid citizen move.
I know there's no room for humanity and compassion in business or sports, but 20 years from now, I would not be surprised at all to read this in someone's memoir, Pollyanna-ish as it may be.
Forget Domi, why didnt they take Stenlund, Kukan, Carlsson or a bag of pucks? Even if they didnt want them, they could have traded any one of those for a draft pick.
Are you implying that they wouldn't have had any takers on Domi at 50%? Pretty stupid take. Look at the contracts getting handed out and tell me you actually think they wouldn't have any takers for Domi at $2.3 mill/year and is UFA after the season.
I know there's no room for humanity and compassion in business or sports.
He would have to clear waivers first. There's no guarantee he passes through so then you lose him for nothing as well. At least now you've lost a guy early enough to replace them.In Stenlund's case they could have also buried him in the minors and use him as first call-up without it affecting their cap. At least they'd have had a depth piece to rely on in case of injuries.
He would have to clear waivers first. There's no guarantee he passes through so then you lose him for nothing as well. At least now you've lost a guy early enough to replace them.
As for Domi, they just spent 700M on a franchise. Why waste almost 6M on a guy who won't play for you at the start of the year and maybe does for a few games before you trade him while retaining, so you're continuing to pay for him just to get a 3rd maybe a 2nd? Passing on him was a good idea.
Oh. I hope he sold his house then..
Nah, Vegas actually drafted 3 UFAs and let them walkSeattle is brutal.
I thought they were only allowed to take UFAs if they had a contract agreed?
The only person interested in properties in Cleveland and Detroit is Ron Francis.
And Zach Werenski.