Non-Minnesota NHL News XV

[Bazeek]

Goalie fight!!!

The names and teams involved here game me vertigo for a second.

 

[TaLoN]

Ok,I couldn't help but laugh!

Vlasic's gift from Sharks less weird than one Burns got

Next up was an assortment of the Sharks' on-ice leadership: Joe Thornton, Erik Karlsson, Brent Burns, as well as Logan Couture (using a crutch and walking boot) and Tomas Hertl (wearing a knee brace). As they limped out to join Vlasic on the ice for a group photo, the P.A. announcer informed the crowd that Vlasic's teammates had gifted him a hydrofoil.

Sorry. A what?

According to the announcer, the gift is "a surfboard with a high-energy lithium-ion battery-powered board that extends below the board into the water."

Vlasic was more succinct when describing it after the loss.
"You can power it by itself," he said. "You don’t need a boat or a wave."

Alrighty then. If you're thinking that's a bit random of a gift, consider the fact that when fellow defenseman Brent Burns reached his 1,000th game last year, he was gifted a pair of pregnant antelopes. So ... yeah

So he's into more than just snakes these days... I'm guessing he has quite the menagerie now!

 

[TaLoN]

 

[MuckOG]

Can the Wild and Parise/Suter work out mutual contract terminations towards the end of their deals???

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Can the Wild and Parise/Suter work out mutual contract terminations towards the end of their deals???

We had a long discussion about this in the early part of the season and think the conclusion that was reached was 'probably not'.

 

[TaLoN]

Can the Wild and Parise/Suter work out mutual contract terminations towards the end of their deals???

Buff's contract isn't subject to the penalties that Parise and Suter's are because of the loophole used and rules put in place as a result. I don't think the Wild get off the hook in any way unless the league agrees to a new round of compliance buy outs.

 

[Wabit]

We had a long discussion about this in the early part of the season and think the conclusion that was reached was 'probably not'.

LA is on the hook until the 31-32 season for Richards termination. They also had to pay a recapture penalty for the last 5 seasons. Capfriendly has them on the hook for Kovolchuk next year too because he had a 35+ contract.

 

[AKL]

If the league offered two compliance buyouts this summer, would you use both of them, and who would you use them on?

Obviously this isn’t going to happen, just curious to see the opinions.

 

[Wabit]

Buff's contract isn't subject to the penalties that Parise and Suter's are because of the loophole used and rules put in place as a result. I don't think the Wild get off the hook in any way unless the league agrees to a new round of compliance buy outs.

The Jets will probably get hit with a minor cap penalty. He did get paid $1.2m-$1.6m (depending how they figure this year out) more than his AAV.

 

[TaLoN]

If the league offered two compliance buyouts this summer, who would you use them on?

Obviously this isn’t going to happen, just curious to see the opinions.

Zuccarello and Parise.
Zuccarello doesn't fit as I'd hoped, Parise just isn't going to be good at the back end of that deal.

The Jets will probably get hit with a minor cap penalty. He did get paid $1.2m-$1.6m (depending how they figure this year out) more than his AAV.

Yet we know Zach and Ryan's penalty wouldn't be minor.

 

[Wabit]

If the league offered two compliance buyouts this summer, who would you use them on?

Obviously this isn’t going to happen, just curious to see the opinions.

Zuccerello and one of Parise, Suter, or Spurgeon.

 

[AKL]

Zuccarello and Parise.
Zuccarello doesn't fit as I'd hoped, Parise just isn't going to be good at the back end of that deal.

This would be my response as well, and I’d imagine most here would say this.

I should have rephrased, what I’m also curious to know is if you’d use both, one or none of them.

 

[TaLoN]

This would be my response as well, and I’d imagine most here would say this.

I should have rephrased, what I’m also curious to know is if you’d use both, one or none of them.

Both, on the two I listed.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

If the league offered two compliance buyouts this summer, would you use both of them, and who would you use them on?

Obviously this isn’t going to happen, just curious to see the opinions.

Zuccarello and Parise

 

[SupremeNachos]

We had a long discussion about this in the early part of the season and think the conclusion that was reached was 'probably not'.

If there is no way out from these contracts, then I hope if Weber retires early Nash is f***ed with the recapture. The whole LTIR excuse for some players needs to be revised or removed in the next CBA.

 

[Webster]

Zuccarello doesn't fit as I'd hoped

Have no idea what you hoped for. But thank you, much appreciated.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Ovi hits 40 goals with the Hat-trick tonight. It’s funny, every time Washington gets an empty net, Ovi just jumps over the boards and scores it. He’s got 698 on the career. What was he drafted?

 

[TaLoN]

Ovi hits 40 goals with the Hat-trick tonight. It’s funny, every time Washington gets an empty net, Ovi just jumps over the boards and scores it. He’s got 698 on the career. What was he drafted?

7th round

 

[AKL]

7th round

That doesn't sound right

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

That doesn't sound right

It's technically true.

 

[grN1g]

If I remember right it was a technicality with his age and birthday a team scoped out and tried to take advantage of, was promptly denied and he went on to be drafted the next year.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

If I remember right it was a technicality with his age and birthday a team scoped out and tried to take advantage of, was promptly denied and he went on to be drafted the next year.

Florida tried to draft him in ‘03 to no avail

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Florida tried to draft him in ‘03 to no avail

Tried to argue leap years or something like that, I think.

 

[TaLoN]

Close enough... starting new thread.