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NHL Off-Season 2014 |OT| - O stands for Overhaul

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Socreges

Banned
CrazedArabMan said:
Just saw this gif over in gaming side, can't believe I haven't seen it before in here or reworked for different teams:

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.... the Stars? What?
 
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Marvie_3

Banned
Im ok with Toews/Kane at 10.5 each. Cap is tight this year but going forward, theres a lot of dead weight the Hawks can ditch. Plus they have a ton of solid prospects ready to step in as soon as roster spots open up.
 
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FUBAR McDangles

Member
Vman said:
No room for him. we basically swapped Vanek for him and we have to many young guys who warrant a top 6 role. And as well as Heatley did on the 4th line for parts of the year we wanted to get a faster 4th going into this year. Dude is nothing but class.
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Agree completely. His playoffs + how he handled diminishing playing time really changed my opinion of him around. For a while I thought he was useless/shouldn't be in the league but he got his stuff together near the end of the year + playoffs.

Acid08 said:
Heater has to be one of the slowest skaters in the league. His greatest skill is being huge so he can screen goalies.
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That and working with young players. Really classy guy who while not able to keep up with a speedy line certainly has a solid hockey IQ. He'll work with the Ducks' younger players and really help them out.

Helped out a ton with Coyle and Nino for sure.
 
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Mentok

Banned
Did I read right that Toews and Kane both have front-loaded deals? I didn't think you could do that anymore under the new CBA?

Also, a bit surprised that MB hasn't gotten it done with Subban yet...has me worried.

Heatley at 1 mil is pretty sweet. Sure he's on the decline, but he can still be a good threat.
 
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Red_Man

I Was There! Official L Receiver 2/12/2016
Mentok said:
Did I read right that Toews and Kane both have front-loaded deals? I didn't think you could do that anymore under the new CBA?

Also, a bit surprised that MB hasn't gotten it done with Subban yet...has me worried.
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I wouldn't worry at all, Bergevin has shown he'll ride these out, and he's dealing with Meehan who's one of the best in the business. I expect this to go until the very end, but I'd bet everything I have that it'll get done before the arbitration date. He's going to be the highest paid defensemen after this, it's a huge deal for them to negotiate.
 
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KernelPanic

Member
Mentok said:
Did I read right that Toews and Kane both have front-loaded deals? I didn't think you could do that anymore under the new CBA?
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You can but there's a limit how much you can frontload. I think the salary can't drop by more than 50% year on year.

You can't pay someone $10M one year and $1M the next.
 
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jello44

Chie is the worst waifu
Heatley for 1mil is a damn steal.

Though the Flyers don't have the cap space it seems, in fact (according to capgeek) they're over lol.

Someone take Vinny, please. I'll throw in a case of Tastykakes and some Cheesesteaks.
 
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Mentok

Banned
KernelPanic said:
You can but there's a limit how much you can frontload. I think the salary can't drop by more than 50% year on year.

You can't pay someone $10M one year and $1M the next.
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Oh wow, interesting. Didn't know that. Kind of glad, as I like some form of front-loaded contracts, it allows for a player to stay a franchise player without handcuffing the team when their skills decline.

Red_Man said:
I wouldn't worry at all, Bergevin has shown he'll ride these out, and he's dealing with Meehan who's one of the best in the business. I expect this to go until the very end, but I'd bet everything I have that it'll get done before the arbitration date. He's going to be the highest paid defensemen after this, it's a huge deal for them to negotiate.
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Oh I'm sure they'll get a deal done, but a part of me wonders if one side is looking for short-term. Just me being paranoid I guess lol.

Did anyone read EKane's interview? What a way to say "I'm here regardless of if I want to be"...
 
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FUBAR McDangles

Member
KernelPanic said:
You can but there's a limit how much you can frontload. I think the salary can't drop by more than 50% year on year.

You can't pay someone $10M one year and $1M the next.
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Thought it was 50% from the highest year in the contract to the lowest.

Cuz if it was just 50% year to year you could pay a guy 20, then 10, then 5, then 2.5, then 1.25, then .625 and average out at 6.5 or so.

Could definitely be wrong.
 
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Plinko

Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
CrazedArabMan said:
With how our offseason has went, I really, really don't miss watching it right now.
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The belly laugh I will have when Cleary hits the ice for his first PP shift is going to be amazing.
 
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KingHenrik30

Member
Hollywood Heater!

not Dany Heatley @DanyAllStar15 · 1h
Yeah, HELLOO SUNNY ANAHEIM CALIFORNIA ARE YOU READY TO PARTY AND IM DEMANDING # 15 FROM GETZLAF BY THE WAY

not Dany Heatley @DanyAllStar15 · 53m
Yeah, can already see myself posted up on Huntington Beach flexing my traps and taking pulls of bacardi in public who cares where's my boat

not Dany Heatley @DanyAllStar15 · 37m
Yeah, my off ice conditioning is gonna be going into Disneyland hammered and picking a fight with the guy in the Mickey Mouse costume
 
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Samyy

Member
CrazedArabMan said:
It's helps that I play every week so I never really "miss" hockey per say. But one who doesn't or wants to really watch pro hockey I can see.
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I don't even have enough friends that like hockey to occasionally play street hockey, haven't played since middle school :(
 
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Smiley90

Stop shitting on my team. Start shitting on my finger.
KingHenrik30 said:
Hollywood Heater!

not Dany Heatley @DanyAllStar15 · 1h
Yeah, HELLOO SUNNY ANAHEIM CALIFORNIA ARE YOU READY TO PARTY AND IM DEMANDING # 15 FROM GETZLAF BY THE WAY

not Dany Heatley @DanyAllStar15 · 53m
Yeah, can already see myself posted up on Huntington Beach flexing my traps and taking pulls of bacardi in public who cares where's my boat

not Dany Heatley @DanyAllStar15 · 37m
Yeah, my off ice conditioning is gonna be going into Disneyland hammered and picking a fight with the guy in the Mickey Mouse costume
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I want this to be his real account so badly
 
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CrazedArabMan

Member
Samyy said:
I don't even have enough friends that like hockey to occasionally play street hockey, haven't played since middle school :(
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I haven't played street hockey in forever, used to do it quite a bit in the summer, thankfully though there is enough people that show up for ice drop in and I met a few people who rent ice time every few weeks for pickup games and such.
 
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KernelPanic

Member
FUBAR McDangles said:
Thought it was 50% from the highest year in the contract to the lowest.

Cuz if it was just 50% year to year you could pay a guy 20, then 10, then 5, then 2.5, then 1.25, then .625 and average out at 6.5 or so.

Could definitely be wrong.
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Oh yeah you're right:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...reaking-down-the-nhls-new-cba/article6976187/

Variance: 35 per cent per year but a minimum of going no lower than 50 per cent of the highest year
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Kuro Madoushi

Unconfirmed Member
Freyjadour said:
I'll just be leaving this here for future photoshopping purposes:
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Jesus fuck...dat Red Lobster...!

Samyy said:
I don't even have enough friends that like hockey to occasionally play street hockey, haven't played since middle school :(
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There are indoor leagues that play in gyms around Toronto. I used to be a part of one (they stopped sadly...) that was good. Skill level was way higher than me though and we always had trouble getting a goalie.
 
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