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NHL 2011-2012 Offseason thread of Cash Rules Everything Around Me
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KernelPanic
Member
Well if Nashville matches, Philly will be sending them money via revenue sharing to pay for the contract.
SpectreFire
Member
Poile's statement:
Translation: Fuck Paul Holmgren. Our owners said we can open the bank for Weber but when they saw that first year salary, they flipped their fucking shit. Excuse me while I take a few days to go sob loudly in my corner.
Translation: Fuck Paul Holmgren. Our owners said we can open the bank for Weber but when they saw that first year salary, they flipped their fucking shit. Excuse me while I take a few days to go sob loudly in my corner.
HadesGigas
Member
lol, nice deal here:
Make a purchase at the Sabres store now until next Friday to have the name plate changed on your number nine jersey to "Ott" for free!
brucewaynegretzky
Member
They're gonna match.
:lol
This was awesome, thank you for translating.
Your reverse jinxing is adorable.
Everyone: Hmm, that's a spade.
Bruce: Not so fast, guys. I think it's something that would disappoint me.
brucewaynegretzky
Member
Nope. They're ACTUALLY going to match. They had a clear intent to spend at least 14m a year on Weber and Suter this year. Likely a little bit more with signing bonuses. They can't be opposed to the cap hit because it is only slightly above what they've already signed him at.
Overall this isn't a a large enough increase to their anticipated operating budget. They spend a bit above the floor every year as is. If they take this deal they're gonna spend about 12m over if they're contracts just hit the floor. That's not THAT much worse than normal and then the year after that they only have to pay 1m in salary cuz the bonus is paid out.
I'm sure ownership is already looking for financing for this. They can likely pay Suter on credit for that short turnover between the summer and the next season.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
$150 "Weber surcharge" on all tickets and concessions.
brucewaynegretzky
Member
Like I've said. I'm not even unhappy if they match. Suter never playing in the Atlantic is fine by me too.
As a fan of a team that's about to pay Tyler Myers 8 figures, that sucks. I would have enjoyed the mad scramble it would have cause.
He would have made the Rangers pretty much unbeatable.
brucewaynegretzky
Member
Yeah.... true.
No, Weber doesn't wear one.
KingHenrik30
Member
apparently weber visited NY, liked everything about it - except the prospect of living in manhattan
Congratulations Philly, your small town farm life is what got you Weber...
Congratulations Philly, your small town farm life is what got you Weber...
brucewaynegretzky
Member
Really? Cuz Philly suburbs aren't that different than a lot of parts of NJ or NY suburbs...
Does Weber get escorted by horse carriage to the Amish land after every game?
KingHenrik30
Member
Hence my headshake on that one
he apparently visited Philly as well and flyers brass rented out an entire floor of a restaurant for the occasion.
Philly suburbs, for the most part, are the NJ suburbs, just like NY.
Cherry Hill, Moorestown, etc. are to Philly as Morristown, Livingston, Short Hills, etc. are to NY.
Weird statement indeed. Most of the NY Giants live in northern NJ because the facility's there. Not like he couldn't live in Hoboken, NJ or White Plains, NY or something.
brucewaynegretzky
Member
The Snider/Holmgren combo has to be an intimidating monster to face....
The NJ suburbs outside Philly can be significantly different than North Jersey though.... I'm a North Jersey guy and I could never live in South Jersey, but if you want to find a South Jersey lifestyle in North Jersey you can find it, especially if you make that much money.
Pretty sure he just rides a horse out of the arena. Shea Weber is an independent man. Always cool. Always calm. Always in control.
I guess the dude on HF Boards that said he saw Weber with DW and TMac in downtown was actually telling the truth. Can't imagine what we would have traded for him.
KingHenrik30
Member
Seriously though...if the Flyers get Weber, the Penguins are fucked. They were fucked before, but they will be extra fucked now. No idea what Shero can do to bolster the Pittsburgh defense at this point. Who the hell is left out there? Are there any big name dmen going UFA next season? Will Nashville now trade for Paul Martin for Mike Fisher or Martin Erat to fill up their back line and to give the Pens a winger for Crosby? (Fisher is centre, I know)
KingHenrik30
Member
That's the first thing that came to my mind haha
brucewaynegretzky
Member
It may not be as bad as you think. The way things are looking, and knowing Homer, we'll probably lose Couturier and Read or Voracek in this deal. Then the Flyers will have lost JVR, Jagr, Couturier, and Read or Voracek. That's a first line in some places. Add in Bryz and you have a team just waiting to underperform.
I'd almost rather the Preds just match or let Weber leave. This trade talk scares me.
http://capgeek.com/free_agents.php?year_id=2013&team_id=-1&position_id=D&fa_type_id=2
Look at this and hope some don't resign, maybe you guys can get Scuderi back. :lol
Wait, don't the Preds just get 4 1sts if they don't match? What's this about getting other players from the Flyers' roster? Or do you mean they'll move those guys to make salary room?
brucewaynegretzky
Member
So Tobias Enstrom is the big name for next year huh?
There's rumors that the Preds are trying to get roster players for the picks in separate deal in exchange for them not matching.
Though the more I think about it.... if that's the case why doesn't Homer just call their bluff because they obviously don't want to pay?
There's rumors that the Preds are trying to get roster players for the picks in separate deal in exchange for them not matching.
Though the more I think about it.... if that's the case why doesn't Homer just call their bluff because they obviously don't want to pay?
Want Keith Ballard?
sazabirules
Unconfirmed Member
Who are the best defensemen left as UFAs? Rozsival and Colaiacovo?
Jeff Finger is available.
[edit] I'll always love that signing. They made the guy rich and killed his career in one move.
Sad list, bro. Looking back, maybe Scuds was worth the 3 million. At the end of 2009, he felt like a dime-a-dozen stay at home guy, and Pens fans considered 3 million an overpayment because he was getting that money for making one game-saving stop. Heh.
Ryan Whitney is also available. Hrm.
A lockout may be good for the Pens...would give their young defensemen a year to mature and maybe step up to the NHL. I think that Simon Despres is already ready and will likely step into Lovejoy's or Michalek's spot this season, and that Joe Morrow may be ready too. We'll see. I don't see the Pens' defensive situation as being as dire as some make it out to be, but it definitely isn't ideal.
Oh shit, so many possibilities!
Jaroslav Spacek
Mark Eaton
Scott Hannan
Shero still has some options, boys.
Cam Barker is still out there.
The Internet
Member
My friend sent me a picture of him and Weber about a month ago when he ran into him downtown Calgary. He had shopping bags in his hand and I got scared that he was visiting the city for whatever reason to check it out and maybe go to the Flames.
I think Feaster did the smart thing and sign Wideman instead, LOLZ
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Sadly, those guys may be an upgrade on the Wings.
Ah fuck it, I love offer sheets and especially love the assholey ones. Yes cap circumvention should be prevented where possible in the future etc etc but until it is I don't blame teams for abusing that shit. And regardless of the bonus structure (lol, so ice cold) it's BS that teams don't use offer sheets more often, no matter how much some GM's frown about them.
Zod the Bear
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Saved for next season.
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