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- Sep 25, 2005
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The only thing I don't like about this trade is that we're still on the hook for 2m if Bjug ends up on LTIR.
Which is a distinct possibility.The only thing I don't like about this trade is that we're still on the hook for 2m if Bjug ends up on LTIR.
I don't get this trade.
The Pens would have roughly 1.1 cap hit removed (league minimum 750k +350k) if Bjugstad is waived to the AHL (or some equivalent of it with Covid19). The Pens wasted a 1/3 of their salary retentions to effectively save 900k in cap hit (since they only obtain 2 mill through this trade).
Pens are still a small market team. Playoffs account for a huge chunk of their revenue. As does attendance. They'll be hurting financially for the next few years.HOW THE f*** ARE THE PENGUINS CASH STRAPPED?????
They aren't the Pirates.
If they can't absorb a couple million to have a better team, then they might as pack up for Kansas City, again
Pens are still a small market team. Playoffs account for a huge chunk of their revenue. As does attendance. They'll be hurting financially for the next few years.
And make no mistake, the second they're not longer considered a contender they will have a self imposed salary cap. This franchise is not the Rangers or Flyers with deep pockets.
COVID is a bitch in a gate driven league. Maybe "cash strapped" isn't the right term. We aren't the Arizona Coyotes. But like, I wouldn't be surprised if you see the Penguins spend much more conservatively. Which, with JR at the helm, is actually a good thing.HOW THE f*** ARE THE PENGUINS CASH STRAPPED?????
They aren't the Pirates.
If they can't absorb a couple million to have a better team, then they might as pack up for Kansas City, again
That has been the conventional wisdom for the Penguins for a number of years. Of course this year is an outlier as the Penguins get to pocket $21.66 million for their share of the Kraken's NHL franchise fee ($650 million).I think they have to make the 2nd round in order to actually make a profit. Making the first round just means breaking even. Missing the playoffs probably results in a loss.
COVID is a bitch in a gate driven league. Maybe "cash strapped" isn't the right term. We aren't the Arizona Coyotes. But like, I wouldn't be surprised if you see the Penguins don't throw money around like crazy. Which, with JR at the helm, is actually a good thing.
Actually now that I think about it, when we fire JR I wonder if he will do well on a budget team like Arizona because then he won't be able to do stupid shit like sign more Jack Johnson's
You're going to see a ton of one and two year deals.I think people really really really need to switch expectations this year. You have said it that this COVID season is going to be very strange with how teams spend. Many posters have said it as well. I think this is going to be an unusual year with contracts and trying to see where the cap goes.
I’d love it if the owners and players just took net revenues this upcoming season and played for that. Everyone would lose major dollars, but it would show who is playing for the love of the game.
I know it would never work, but I’d love to see it. Just for a single season. A throwback to before big money took over the game, and the players didn’t make much more than a white collar worker.Good idea in principle but man... these guys signed contracts and then have bills based on what they perceived to be their contract. Now i trust the average hockey player is much smarter with finances, but this would be vastly unfair.
I've thought about this a lot. The players association should understand they are not exempt from a possible loss in a pandemic, but the owners should shoulder most of the load.
I think it is an elegant idea. And maybe it could actually work? Except... For agents. Player reps have such narrow, self-serving drive, couched in the "doing the best for my client" rationalization.I know it would never work, but I’d love to see it. Just for a single season. A throwback to before big money took over the game, and the players didn’t make much more than a white collar worker.
I know it would never work, but I’d love to see it. Just for a single season. A throwback to before big money took over the game, and the players didn’t make much more than a white collar worker.
Yeah, I don't really feel nostalgic for the time that owners were even bigger shitheads to their employees than previously.
Now, if everyone, including the owners and front office, was earning the same measly salary, I'd get on board.
When does that window open for teams to negotiate with UFA's prior to July 1st? If it was a normal season?We’d have to trade Letang to both afford Pietrangelo and open a roster spot for him... which would be cool since he’s younger and has a lot less mileage but do you risk trading Letang first on the hope you can maybe land a UFA? Even if he’s somehow already agreed verbally via some intermediary in principle on a deal that’s a huge risk that some dumb GM won’t throw so much money at him he couldn’t refuse, or his family changes their mind about leaving St. Louis at the last minute.
When does that window open for teams to negotiate with UFA's prior to July 1st? If it was a normal season?
I thought teams could do that earlier after the new CBA tweaks, but I might be remembering incorrectly.
They got rid of it in the new CBA.
No Humor League, innit?
Well this is boring.
Now that you've attached JJ to it, I hate it too.I think the issue was teams were straight up signing contracts with players versus gauging interest hence contracts like JJ being leaked a week before FA.
150% retention?This screams a retention on a JJ deal