Corey Crawford Retires

[cc]

Not a bad time to retire. It will be interesting to see if he's considered for the Hall of Fame

 

[Csonked Out]

Plenty of time to find a backup.......I respect him as a player but right about now is where I need a middle finger emoji for him. Pretty crappy thing to pull on a team this close to the start of a season.

 

[Gargyn]

His head just wasn’t in it. Great career and a great guy. Best of luck Crow with the rest of your life! You’ll be missed!

 

[JT Kreider]

I agree. The team is bad, and moving the family to NJ wouldn't be to appealing.

This is insane. NJ suburbs are some of the nicest in the country with top public school districts

 

[volcom92886]

Devils sure get the short end of the stick, literally get no games played and are stuck with his caphit for the next two seasons.

 

[JT Kreider]

Not a bad time to retire. It will be interesting to see if he's considered for the Hall of Fame

He wont. He has to get to the back of the line behind Lundqvist, Price and maybe Fleury, it is doubtful any other goalies from this generation get in

 

[AfroThunder396]

The Devils are not stuck with his cap hit, they changed the +35 rule in the most recent CBA.

They do need a new goalie though.

 

[Csonked Out]

Devils sure get the short end of the stick, literally get no games played and are stuck with his caphit for the next two seasons.

it goes away due to being backloaded and not front loaded. We are still screwed from a roster standpoint though as no one else is available on the free agent market to replace him.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Well, that's awkward for New Jersey. Even without getting stuck with dead cap.

 

[volcom92886]

He wont. He has to get to the back of the line behind Lundqvist, Price and maybe Fleury, it is doubtful any other goalies from this generation get in

Quick will get in before Fleury or Crawford. Arguably Price as well, but Price's team and nationality give him the edge.

 

[SladeWilson23]

He wont. He has to get to the back of the line behind Lundqvist, Price and maybe Fleury, it is doubtful any other goalies from this generation get in

Quick is definitely getting in.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Quick will get in before Fleury or Crawford. Arguably Price as well, but Price's team and nationality give him the edge.

Team? You mean the Habs? He's got 1 conference finals and this isn't the 70s. Being a career Hab won't move the needle at all for the Hall.

 

[volcom92886]

it goes away due to being backloaded and not front loaded. We are still screwed from a roster standpoint though as no one else is available on the free agent market to replace him.

It was to my understanding any team who signs a player 35 and over is stuck with the caphit until the contract expires. Did the rule change recently?

 

[JT Kreider]

Quick is definitely getting in.

Fair enough, so it is locked at 4 goalies max from this generation getting in. Lundqvist Price Fleury Quick. Love Crow though

 

[Khelandros]

Per Amended CBA:

64. 35+ Year Old Rule for Cap Counting

CBA §50.5(d)(i)(B)(5) shall have no application to a multi-year SPC that has: (1) total compensation (Player Salary and Bonuses) that is either the same as or increases from one League Year to the immediately subsequent League Year, and (2) a Signing Bonus, if any, that is payable in the first year of the SPC only.

 

[Csonked Out]

It was to my understanding any team who signs a player 35 and over is stuck with the caphit until the contract expires. Did the rule change recently?

most recent CBA, it only sticks if it's a front loaded contract.

 

[jetsforever]

Great career
Interesting that he and Lundqvist both got prevented from joining another team

 

[Mrfenn92]

Devils will not be on the hook for his cap hit.

 

[volcom92886]

most recent CBA, it only sticks if it's a front loaded contract.

Oh good to know, thank you!

 

[Mrfenn92]

Good luck to crawford was a true pleasure to watch in net for the Blackhawks.

 

[LokiDog]

It’s good that NJ doesn’t get stuck with that cap hit (even if NJ is my most disliked team), but it’s still a poor situation for them. I get it... if he just didn’t have his head in the game and isn’t gonna be able to compete what can you do? But he signed up pretty quick when he was able to and then let the team spend the entire off season believing they had a 1B goalie on the roster, only to bail now, a week before the season begins. I can’t fault him for the decision as I’m sure it was tough, but I can say it wasn’t well done. At least Blackwood looks pretty promising and NJ wasn’t looking to compete this year, but they still got shafted.

 

[JaegerDice]

f***ing fantastic goaltender that never got the full respect he deserved, even from a lot of Blackhawks fans.

 

[LokiDog]

So he will of only played games for 1 franchise even after signing for another. Anyone know how many such instances of such a thing happening?

This is the summer of goalies doing so, apparently, as Lundqvist just did the same. Hasn’t retired officially but after open heart surgery and a year away from the game I have to imagine this will be curtains for him as well.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Not a bad time to retire. It will be interesting to see if he's considered for the Hall of Fame

No.

 

[Melrose Munch]

My avatar!!! one of my favourite Blackhawks forever.

gg crow