Yeah its bad, but I think thats one thread down.Kunitz and Cam Ward with NTC/NMC. Stan literally just passes them out.
Those are going to kill us in three years.Kunitz and Cam Ward with NTC/NMC. Stan literally just passes them out.
Those are going to kill us in three years.
Savage. I guess I'll slink away in embarrassment now.
Interesting article about Darling.
After awful year, Scott Darling tries to rise again. Can he save his career – and the Canes?
It's the kind of offseason workout NHL players all over the world are doing to get ready for the season, and it's what Darling apparently wasn't doing last summer when he signed a four-year, $16.6 million contract, came in out of shape, struggled in net and became the single most critical factor why the Hurricanes missed the playoffs yet again (although there were several).
No, but when Kunitz and Ward inevitably suck, which rest assured they will because they're very bad hockey players, it would have been nice to bury 950k of their salaries in the minors where they belong.
Also, weren't you the guy who claimed Kempny was bad and Seabrook is good? LOL
No, don't make me deal with them down here. You can keep them.
Man, I'm not one to judge but if coming into the season out of shape is true that's a bad look for a guy who's worked his way into a second chance at a career that was all but dead a few short years ago.
Ward and Kunitz would still both be REALLY good AHL players CD.
Since Ward is on an NMC...I think he stays with the 'hawks all year.
It's possible they don't want to lose Forsberg on waivers and still have faith in him. That's a reason why they may go with 3 goalies. And let's be honest, they shouldn't be fired for going with a 3 goalie system, they should be fired for signing the UFAs they signed.If they go with a 3 goalie system just clean house already. Total misuse of cap space with other glaring holes on roster. You pay a backup 3m and they better be good enough to force the #3 down to the minors otherwise why pay #2 that much.
Yeah, that was kind of my original point in response to @dk2k hand-waving away the issue.
The contracts were already bad, but adding ntc/nmc just makes them worse. When both players inevtiably suck, Stan (and the rest of us) will be wishing he could bury these plugs in the minors.
Still possible (though I hope not) that Crow is not ready to play or may never play again.
In that case it's really not 3 goalies. It's Forsberg and Ward.
Yet if they wind up paying that bo us hit next year that's far worse. And still with Jossa gone if Crow is ltir'd all season the bonuses will hit next yearYou still don't pay 3M for ward though.
Case in point: if the 'hawks would have gone 1.5M in real cap and 1.5 in performance bonuses, instead of 9.3 mil in cap space right now free, they'd have 10.8...which could help. a lot. If not for a bonafied 2-4 D man, at least better depth.
Not really...a ton of guys aren't signed through next year.
I'm not saying we shouldn't have signed *a* goalie. I'm not even saying that Ward was a bad option, but we're paying him way to much for what his proven output is.