Nicely done.
And then the hockey gods hurt all their D in the postseason.
Nicely done.
Others have done this.I mean all that money comes right back (or goes away?) when Hamilton returns. It would be different if he were out for the season.
Meh… what’s the worst case scenario? Ottawa loses another 1st and just before the draft Bettman gives that Senators pick to the Devils.LeBrun seems to forget the letter and warning teams received before the playoffs started last season. This will NOT be allowed anymore. The NHL will go over his medicals, and won’t allow any funny business IF the player plans on returning for the playoffs. Several players had to be taken off LTIR before the playoffs started last season EVEN if their time frame for return went longer.
They won’t get away with just saying 4-6 months anymore. He’ll be forced to be activated before the playoffs, if they believe he’ll return.
They’d be playing with fire if they try it, and the league is just looking for someone to test them on this, so they can drop the hammer….
Really? Didn’t realize that. That is pretty good news then.
Well, they would do that because some other team was really blatant before them and the league said.... ehhhhhhhh and let it go and then the Devils just said "f*** it, full send."The league deciding to punish the Devils for something they previously allowed would be very on brand.
Well, they would do that because some other team was really blatant before them and the league said.... ehhhhhhhh and let it go and then the Devils just said "f*** it, full send."
If we're going to do this, let's be honest.
If the Hawks hadn't skirted on the edge of blowing past credulity with Hossa's backdiving contract and openly speaking to him about retiring early followed by the Devils giving Kovalchuk a 17 year deal with 7 fake years bolted onto it that took him to 45, the Devils wouldn't have been whacked for it. It's like speeding. Everyone does it a little. The cop thinks about pulling out when someone's going 10-15 over and is forced to do so when someone goes 35 over.
Same idea here. Canucks (I guess) and Chicago do it legitimate and have a star player injured with a time frame that brings him back just as the playoffs start. Then, Tampa monkeys around with it to make it obvious that Kucherov was being held back a couple weeks to avoid trouble. Now, Devils were going to say "yup, he's gonna be out... 'how long is it until the playoffs?'... That long".
It's not a conspiracy against the Devils when they blow past reasonableness.
The league deciding to punish the Devils for something they previously allowed would be very on brand.