Hughes J Laffy
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Hope he return to his old form... because the Bishop from last season... but anyhow cant be worser than Lehtonen and Niemi so Im very very very happy
6 years are scary...
Contract is front loaded. Last 3 years only at 3.5 million per. Buyout at that point significantly less.
Contract is front loaded. Last 3 years only at 3.5 million per. Buyout at that point significantly less.
For Ben's sake I hope he whispers in Nill's ear to upgrade the defense in case he forgets again.
That's the first thing I thought of when I saw the lower then expected AAV; betcha it's "buyout proof" (or at least partially in this case).
This one's not the worst at least.
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On the positive side, it might make it easier to trade in the last couple years of his contract.
Signing bonuses are paid on July 1st every year. So, if Bishop declines significantly and Dallas wanted to dump him 5 years from now, they can just wait till July 2nd on the year they wish to trade him. That way, $1 million of his yearly income is already paid by the Stars. The acquiring team would only have to pay $2.5 million in real money. And that could be big for a budget team.
Similar thing happened last year with Bernier. $2 million of his $4.15 million salary was in signing bonus. So, the Leafs waited till after July 1st, ate $2 million dollars and traded him to the Ducks getting rid of his entire cap hit in the process. The Ducks only had to pay Bernier $2.15 million last season against rather than his full $4.15 million cap hit.
Granted, Gagliardi would still have to open the purse strings and pay the million dollars. But, if we're up against the cap, that's a get out of jail free card.
He's basically trade proof. If he's already declining at age 35 nobody will want him. There are always better cheaper options.
lmao
didnt want to give up a 3rd round pick jesus ****ing christ
On a radio program, Friedman threw out today like it was common knowledge Bishop and Calgary had a deal in place last summer which was overruled by ownership. Did you all know that?
I remember Dallas and Calgary pursuing him, and I vaguely remember he and Calgary couldn't get a deal done. I don't recall any report though that they had agreed on a 6 year $36-$39 deal which ownership said no.