Recalled/Assigned: Kevin Gravel

[mouser]

He actually loses $$$ because of escrow holdback for everyday he is up .... I hope Sandin is not hurt ... I would rather have Gravel playing then Marty. But more than likely a trade is in the works.

He might gain some offsetting money from the NHL pension plan by being in the NHL for a day. Haven't looked into all the minutia.

 

[mouser]

There is some type of cap voodoo that requires the Leafs to be as close to the limit with the active roster. (I don't understand the detail)
To do this they make these odd call ups based on how the contract fits against the daily cap hit.

Nah. As an earlier reply correctly stated: being close to the cap only matters when LTIR is first invoked. Once a team is operating in LTIR space there's no benefit gained from staying close to the cap ceiling.

 

[egd27]

this is only needed when the team initially activates LTIR but once using LTIR it no longer matters how close Leafs are to the limit or when.

Nah. As an earlier reply correctly stated: being close to the cap only matters when LTIR is first invoked. Once a team is operating in LTIR space there's no benefit gained from staying close to the cap ceiling.

Hmmm...ok then.

Guess I read some BS somewhere.

 

[Joey Hoser]

He might gain some offsetting money from the NHL pension plan by being in the NHL for a day. Haven't looked into all the minutia.

As confusing and nebulous as some of this stuff can seem, it's nice to have a management that actually operates on a level above the average message board user, who used to be able to easily understand everything done by previous GM's like Burke, and a lot of other guys around the NHL.

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

yes it does. It goes down. He pays into escrow when he's in the NHL.

He actually loses $$$ because of escrow holdback for everyday he is up .... I hope Sandin is not hurt ... I would rather have Gravel playing then Marty. But more than likely a trade is in the works.

I agree thats pretty straight forward lol

escrow won’t determine if he gets paid less. It will be collected up front but could be paid back either entirely or in part. What would determine if he’s paid less by the end of the year is whether or not the league ends up earning less hockey related revenue than originally projected when the escrow was determined.

if the league over performs the revenue projections then it’s possible for example an NHL salary of 700k ends up being 750k.

 

[Marshy]

escrow won’t determine if he gets paid less. It will be collected up front but could be paid back either entirely or in part. What would determine if he’s paid less by the end of the year is whether or not the league ends up earning less hockey related revenue than originally projected when the escrow was determined.

if the league over performs the revenue projections then it’s possible for example an NHL salary of 700k ends up being 750k.

Time value of money. Money today > money months from now.

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

Time value of money. Money today > money months from now.

At most on an index of like 3% given this time frame.

 

[Marshy]

At most on an index of like 3% given this time frame.

Ya I was being facetious LOL.

 

[1specter]

Weird. Doesn't fit the "young guy practicing with the big team as a reward" scenario. He's 27.

I'm calling trade, with him replacing either Ceci or Marincin some scenario.

Mirtle revealed the reason. Apparently Gravel has had a difficult year and was diagnosed with Crohn's disease and has been going through a lot of challenges, but he's been working really hard with the Marlies so this was a way to reward him

 

[ShaneFalco]

Mirtle revealed the reason. Apparently Gravel has had a difficult year and was diagnosed with Crohn's disease and has been going through a lot of challenges, but he's been working really hard with the Marlies so this was a way to reward him

Dubas is a good guy. Real

 

[ULF_55]

Mirtle revealed the reason. Apparently Gravel has had a difficult year and was diagnosed with Crohn's disease and has been going through a lot of challenges, but he's been working really hard with the Marlies so this was a way to reward him

Be interesting to see if he gets a contract offer, and if it is a one-way again.

Hasn't earned a lot of money over the years, only 109 NHL games.