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Wasn't it like the 17th and dats for 22nd or something???
It was a swap of that years 1st round picks.
Wasn't it like the 17th and dats for 22nd or something???
What do we get out of giving Marleau a 3rd year? What does he get out of it? He could have just signed for 2 if his intention to retire anyway. Is it the signing bonus?
What do we get out of giving Marleau a 3rd year? What does he get out of it? He could have just signed for 2 if his intention to retire anyway. Is it the signing bonus?
35+ contract is the difference as I understand it.
As usual people are worrying about something years down the road that likely never negatively effects us.
This board, at times, is full of more people worried about the cap then it is people excited to actually watch hockey....it's unbearable at times.
I would say it's unusual that people actually paying attention to buyouts and bad contracts.
And good on them for learning something from history.
We will all watch the games. You don't need to pretend that people that don't want history to repeat are somehow not fans of the team/sport. That's a pretty self serving stance and not at all connected to reality
There are people who worry more about cap space then they enjoy victories. We see it here regularly even now as we've turned the corner from our full on rebuild that some can't simply enjoy the success and need to find something negative to obsess over.
It's not a self serving stance. It's very much a reality for some people.
Well enjoy playing with your strawmen.
It's quite possible to enjoy the success AND be concerned about contract decisions that have risk associated with them
why would you be concerned about contract decisions if we're being successful? why not worry about that when it[s actually time to worry about it - if at all?
why would you be concerned about contract decisions if we're being successful? why not worry about that when it[s actually time to worry about it - if at all?
why would you be concerned about contract decisions if we're being successful? why not worry about that when it[s actually time to worry about it - if at all?
Exactly, pretty silly.
It was a swap of that years 1st round picks.
I know right?
Why plan anything? Retirement? Mortgage? Saving for a vacation? Running a business with a 5 year plan?
Close your eyes and live on impulse. I'm sure that's a sure fire way to have long term success.
And you're talking strawmen You don't see the difference between a 3 year contract and any of those other things?
I know right?
Why plan anything? Retirement? Mortgage? Saving for a vacation? Running a business with a 5 year plan?
Close your eyes and live on impulse. I'm sure that's a sure fire way to have long term success.
I know right?
Why plan anything? Retirement? Mortgage? Saving for a vacation? Running a business with a 5 year plan?
Close your eyes and live on impulse. I'm sure that's a sure fire way to have long term success.
We're fans though. Planning for retirement, etc has nothing to do with this. We don't really need to be stressing out about the long term implications of NHL contracts. That's for management to worry about, and I'm quite confident that they do have a plan in place for how they're going to manage our cap situation. It's their job. We don't exactly know how things are going to pan out, but why not just enjoy the moment and the fact that we might be genuinely competing for the cup for the first time in what seems like forever.
Watching a Cup run and being concerned about risky deals aren't mutually exclusive. You can do both.
For a team that has had players like Komisarek, Gleason, Lupul, Robidas, Tucker, Cowan on the books for years... you'd think that some fans would at least pause to note that for every $1M cap hit spent on players not playing, that's an opportunity cost that takes the team away from useful players that could contribute.
Watching a Cup run and being concerned about risky deals aren't mutually exclusive. You can do both.
For a team that has had players like Komisarek, Gleason, Lupul, Robidas, Tucker, Cowan on the books for years... you'd think that some fans would at least pause to note that for every $1M cap hit spent on players not playing, that's an opportunity cost that takes the team away from useful players that could contribute.