joestevens29
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If you are missing games it's an injury. Unless you have a funeral or something.What do any of these have to do with bacterial infections, though?
If you are missing games it's an injury. Unless you have a funeral or something.What do any of these have to do with bacterial infections, though?
Souray was actually the fighting one. Third one was the joke being made about RNH tripping over the blueline.The first 2 are Moreau. Whats the 3rd quote?
I mean, if you're arguing that a player is injury prone I feel like we shouldn't be counting freak accidents. Same with Hall getting stepped on in the warmup.If you are missing games it's an injury. Unless you have a funeral or something.
Some people are much more prone to infection due to compromised immunity. With such susceptibility come more infections, of various kinds. so thus more time lost through recurring bouts. Not entirely unlike injury, the lost time effect is the same.
What on Earth does this have to do with the Nurse signing?
This team has defended freak accidents for years.I mean, if you're arguing that a player is injury prone I feel like we shouldn't be counting freak accidents. Same with Hall getting stepped on in the warmup.
I just wish they weren’t starting the season in Europe. I can’t see that helping out there start. They’ll need to readjust to the time zones and they only have two games in the first week or so.The Oilers come out blazing this season. Just pedal to the metal, Here's hoping they shut the rest of HF up after a strong start.
The only logical explanation here is that the team is cursed.This team has defended freak accidents for years.
Until a guy can constantly play 80ish games a year he is injury prone.
If we’re talking about freak accidents, the one that really bugged me was when Gagner took his glove off sitting on the bench. He let his bare hand rest on the railing and it got sliced by a skate from a guy jumping over the boards. One of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen a hockey player do.I saw this before.
"Not really a hockey injury, he hurt his ankle playing basketball"
"Not really an injury that he should have if he stops fighting"
"Just a fluke accident where the blueline came out of nowhere"
My favourite might've been about hemmer "Can't hurt his shoulder anymore than it is already". Shortly after he really ****s it up and gone.
In Chia we trust
Well looks like it was worth the wait!
3 years... Matheson signed last October. If he signed now... it would already be over $5 million.It's not about skills, it's about opportunity and I don't see Nurse getting the kind of chances that get D men paid.
So for cap inflation to take care of the jump from $4.875M (Matheson's deal) to $6M, we'd need a 23% increase in the cap in like two years.
Nurse had no leverage, and when Morrissey signed that set the market. ANY GM could have made this happen.
Thanks for coming out.Nurse had no leverage, and when Morrissey signed that set the market. ANY GM could have made this happen.
Nurse had no leverage, and when Morrissey signed that set the market. ANY GM could have made this happen.
Nurse interview comments summarized (w/ Gregor):
- Wanted to get back on the ice as soon as possible - understands that negotiations are just a part of the business
- Excited to get a chance to be more involved offensively under Yawney
- Spoke about working with Adam Oates ... yadda yadda ... status quo
- Skated with Upshall at Biosteel - templated answer, but leadership is important and he mentioned that Scottie is a likeable guy
- PK lacked commitment last year (seemed to think the system wasn't the problem)
Basic stuff.
If you are comparing this situation to the UFA signings there really is no comparison.
Benning, Caggiula. Both RFAs and overpaid anywhere from 200k to 500k. The UFAs are overpays too, but I agree that's apples to oranges.
Cheap deal... and the Oilers win by getting a 2 year deal instead of having Nurse go to arbitration next summer and likely getting $4.5 to $5 million.
Nurse is a team player and not greedy like most here seem to think.
He'll now get his payday in 2 years with cap inflation and his progression and the Oilers will be paying out $6-7 million on his next contract. In the next 2 years they have a cheap top 4 dman though.
Good deal for all.
Yeah...the UFA overpays dont count. Virtually every UFA gets overpaid. Player has all the leverage.
As for the other RFA contracts...IIRC Benning had arb rights which changes the nature of the negotiation...gives more leverage to the player.
Not sure about Caggiula.
I think even in Arbitration we could have had Benning at something like 1.6mill.
Regardless, I'll drop it here as I like this signing and am relieved Nurse can join Camp now.
Nobody said that.