NHL and other ice hockey discussion

[samarchepas]

Saw that too and while I agree that the plan was bullshit, I'm just worried we're going to get another lockout/strike when the CBA expired

This right here is some minor problem...nothing serious...The major risk here is what if the league wants "non-guaranteed" contracts like in the NFL (Which the NHLPA will NOT give up because of the number of concussions lately) and on the other side if the NHLPA wants salary cap out of the league(Donald Fehr, the director of the NHLPA did that when he had the same position in the MLB).If either of those (or both) happens...we might have a long winter next year...BTW if nothing changes Winnipeg will still be in the South East division next year.

[Godfather]

What a mess... Guess we should prepare for plenty of armchair lawyering

The NHLPA should cave on the salary cap, it's a fine idea and we've all seen the figures on spending since the CBA, it's worse than ever anyways

Contracts are tougher eh... they just have to find some sort of middle ground in terms of a LTIR salary reduction rider in contracts. Marc Savard is going to make $7 mil this year and he's done. On a personal level we want players to earn the money they put their lives on the line for. He earned it. On the other hand... can owners afford to pay out $43 million of Crosby's contract if he never plays again and their organization suffers from it?

[samarchepas]

What a mess...

The NHLPA should cave on the salary cap, it's a fine idea and we've all seen the figures on spending since the CBA, it's worse than ever anyways

Contracts are tougher eh... they just have to find some sort of middle ground in terms of a LTIR salary reduction rider in contracts. Marc Savard is going to make $7 mil this year and he's done. On a personal level we want players to earn the money they put their lives on the line for. He earned it. On the other hand... can owners afford to pay out $43 million of Crosby's contract if he never plays again and their organization suffers from it?

That's the risk every single team takes when they sign a guy long term and have to live with it (DiPietro anyone? )

[Godfather]

That guy is living the dream

[samarchepas]

That guy is living the dream

yup! (4.5M$ per year till 2020-21 )

[Godfather]

I forget, do you remember if there is a limit to the dollar figure you can have on the LTIR without it causing you to be penalized for going over the cap?

[samarchepas]

Taken from the CBA itself:
An LTI can be covered by replacement players, as long as the replacement salaries do not exceed the salary of the injured player.
If the replacement salaries would push a team over the salary cap, the team is allowed cap relief, but only for the portion of the salary that exceeds the cap.
When the injured player returns, the team must immediately comply with the normal terms of the salary cap.
So I guess the maximum is the salary of the player or players (If you have bad luck )

[Godfather]

Yaaa that's about how I understood it... I don't even think the Bruins have bothered with Savard on LTR because they have the room and it otherwise doesn't do anything for them.

[samarchepas]

Yaaa that's about how I understood it... I don't even think the Bruins have bothered with Savard on LTR because they have the room and it otherwise doesn't do anything for them.

Yup, why bother when you have around 3 millions in cap space left? They still could put him on it if they needed to(Unless I'm forgetting something here.)

[JoeyB]

There's so much hockey talk in this thread.

[samarchepas]

There's so much hockey talk in this thread.

Surprising huh?

[JoeyB]

Surprising huh?

Now you have a thanked post. Also, there doesn't seem to be enough hockey talk in this thread lately.

[samarchepas]

Now you have a thanked post. Also, there doesn't seem to be enough hockey talk in this thread lately.

I post in this thread most of the time when the Habs win...which didn't happen much this season

[JoeyB]

I post in this thread most of the time when the Habs win...which didn't happen much this season

I had to look up what Habs means...you have both stumped me and taught me something.




Now you have two thanked posts.

[Godfather]

Joey's just giving them away tonight

Sam if you haven't yet, torrent or dl the last episode of 24/7... utterly mind boggling. Best documentary series I've ever seen