News: Shea Weber likely retiring/LTIRetiring

[Filthy Dangles]

Didn’t see a thread on this. Welcome, future Arizona Coyote

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[BigDaddyLurch]

...he's done and we're the worse for it...and now I'm screwed for my favorite gif:

THE STARE!!

 

[Tripledeke333]

Hopefully he can be back for the playoffs if the Habs make it.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Hopefully he can be back for the playoffs if the Habs make it.

...he basically needs his ankle fused to his foot...he's done...

 

[GeeoffBrown]

Offer sheets, clappers, big trades, gold medals. Very entertaining career Mr. Weber!

 

[Tripledeke333]

...he basically needs his ankle fused to his foot...he's done...

It’s too bad if so. Weber was an absolute warrior.

Im hoping the Habs GM is talking about how bad he is injured so the NHL lays off and let’s them Kuch him for the year.

Maybe I’m wrong, but that is my hope least.

 

[miscs75]

Hopefully he can get the surgery/rehab he needs and is able to come out. Guy deserves a cup.

 

[Captain97]

It’s too bad if so. Weber was an absolute warrior.

Im hoping the Habs GM is talking about how bad he is injured so the NHL lays off and let’s them Kuch him for the year.

Maybe I’m wrong, but that is my hope least.

This is the second time they've talked about this injury ending his career. He basically has not gotten the required surgery for almost 2 years and the reason being if he gets it it's most likely the end. This seems like the end of The Man Mountain.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Preds in trouble cap wise if he retires correct??

 

[Paul4587]

Preds in trouble cap wise if he retires correct??

He won’t officially retire he will go on LTIR

 

[vanarchy]

Preds in trouble cap wise if he retires correct??

Why would he retire, though? He can retire unofficially and still get paid.

 

[cyris]

But I have been hearing for years that Montreal was going to trade him back to Nashville for a huge return because of cap recapture…..

So shocked that didn’t happen lol

 

[cyris]

Preds in trouble cap wise if he retires correct??

He will be paid millions not to play. Why would he retire and give that up?

 

[SEALBound]

My god, he has 5 years left on that deal. Jeeeeeeeeeeeez

 

[boredmale]

I personally think Philadelphia should get dinged the cap penalty for giving him that stupid contract

 

[Esq]

We will never forget that hole.

 

[SnS]

I personally think Philadelphia should get dinged the cap penalty for giving him that stupid contract

Senseless. Nashville matched.

 

[matt trick]

I personally think Philadelphia should get dinged the cap penalty for giving him that stupid contract

Yeah, Nashville having to deal with the poison pill on a matched deal they didn't structure is absurd.

I wouldn't rule out Weber continuing to play in the future. Seems like an ultimate rink rat.

 

[boredmale]

Senseless. Nashville matched.

Their hand was basically forced by Philadelphia going way out of their was to screw them over in hopes the contract structure would be a problem for them

 

[Mickey Marner]

Preds in trouble cap wise if he retires correct??

Approximately 24.6 million in recapture penalties if he retires. Will be avoided with LTIRetirement though.

 

[Thorton02]

I guess this means he's headed to Arizona.

 

[SnS]

Their hand was basically forced by Philadelphia going way out of their was to screw them over in hopes the contract structure would be a problem for them

They weren’t forced to match. They could have walked away from it.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Preds in trouble cap wise if he retires correct??

Yes and no. They’ll get hit with like, $7.5M if he does instead of the $24M penalty. Still a lot, but not franchise crippling.

Approximately 24.6 million in recapture penalties if he retires. Will be avoided with LTIRetirement though.

Not anymore. The NHL changed it so that wasn’t the case.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Yes and no. They’ll get hit with like, $7.5M if he does instead of the $24M penalty. Still a lot, but not franchise crippling.




Not anymore. The NHL changed it so that wasn’t the case.

It's capped yearly at Weber's AAV, but the total penalties are approximately 24.6 million.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

They weren’t forced to match. They could have walked away from it.

They could have. But losing Weber and Suter in the same offseason would have killed the franchise.

It woulda been similar to the Sabres losing Drury, Briere, AND Vanek in the same offseason (fortunately for Buffalo they could match Vanek, but imagine if they didn’t match the Oilers offer). Buffalo would be a footnote in the NHL, instead of an active footnote