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[Unhandled Exception]

welp, I stand corrected. Kings were reportedly negotiating with Sekera earlier today, probably doing it knowing about Richards' termination.

The time to offersheet Hamilton is now. Sakic pls.

 

[Samyy]

The time to offersheet Hamilton is now. Sakic pls.

.....Phaneuf

 

[Unhandled Exception]

.....Phaneuf

Will retire a leaf.

 

[Fata1moose]

The time to offersheet Hamilton is now. Sakic pls.

At the very least we can throw a wrench in Calgary's salary structure.

 

[Tabris]

So trading your 4th line grinder / enforcer, nets you the same return as trading a young starting goaltender?

Honestly, with the devaluing of the goaltender market, it seems like such a waste to draft goalies and just pick them up in FA or trade for them with a 3rd round pick.

 

[Foggy]

Holy hell Boston.......

 

[CreeperBlocks]

So... Are the Bruins Tanking this year?

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

If I were a GM I'd be calling Sweeney every day throwing shit trade proposals at him.

 

[Curufinwe]

So trading your 4th line grinder / enforcer, nets you the same return as trading a young starting goaltender?

Honestly, with the devaluing of the goaltender market, it seems like such a waste to draft goalies and just pick them up in FA or trade for them with a 3rd round pick.

It's not fair to judge the market by Sweeney. He's nuts.

 

[Syrinx]

So trading your 4th line grinder / enforcer, nets you the same return as trading a young starting goaltender?

Honestly, with the devaluing of the goaltender market, it seems like such a waste to draft goalies and just pick them up in FA or trade for them with a 3rd round pick.

An extra seventh round pick apparently goes a long way.

 

[Quick]

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME

#DEAD

LOL BRUINS LOL

SERIOUSLY WTF IS HAPPENING

 

[iLLmAtlc]

I feel like Kings have an uphill climb, without knowing exactly what M Rich did. NHL will want to define material breach very narrowly to avoid this from being a loophole since by default the contracts are guaranteed.

The NHLPA will probably also be challenging Lombardi's credibility since he'd made very clear he wanted out of the contract. Any evidence of breach the Kings submit at the arbitration could be entitled to less "weight" for that reason.

Also it seems the CBA says these terminations go into effect immediately as long as the correct form is used, so the league hasn't reviewed it yet.

 

[Jblanks]

So... Are the Bruins Tanking this year?

Yea by giving away 3rd round picks for 4th line grinders.

 

[Calamari41]

Lombardi, you evil genius.

They can't keep getting away with it!

 

[Unhandled Exception]

So the real question is if the Richards termination is overthrown but LA has already signed Sekera do they have to terminate Sekera? Assuming they'll still be on the hook for the Richards contract. I'd imagine they'd have to.. I don't know how else this works.

 

[SmackCrackleNPop]

HHOF 2015:

Pronger and Fedorov, former Ducks!

Or will Pronger be inducted as a Coyote?

So the real question is if the Richards termination is overthrown but LA has already signed Sekera do they have to terminate Sekera? Assuming they'll still be on the hook for the Richards contract. I'd imagine they'd have to.. I don't know how else this works.

They don't have to terminate Sekera. They just have to somehow get below the salary cap before the season starts. Could be a fire sale to make it happen, or buyouts.

 

[Fata1moose]

This is going to be interesting.

 

[Calamari41]

So the real question is if the Richards termination is overthrown but LA has already signed Sekera do they have to terminate Sekera? Assuming they'll still be on the hook for the Richards contract. I'd imagine they'd have to.. I don't know how else this works.

Does any other team have to factor the Justice system into their cap space analysis as much as the Kings constantly do?

 

[Silexx]

This is going to be interesting.

Here's the thing, pretty much everyone in the media know what the reason is, but they can't say anything for legal reasons at this time.

 

[Syrinx]

So the real question is if the Richards termination is overthrown but LA has already signed Sekera do they have to terminate Sekera? Assuming they'll still be on the hook for the Richards contract. I'd imagine they'd have to.. I don't know how else this works.

Can they force them to buy him out (may not even need to)? Wouldnt be fair to Richards to make him stay with an org hat tried to weasel out of his contract and screw him out of millions of dollars.

E: media apparenly knows, but this still smells fishy as hell.

 

[MetatronM]

Kings still apparently get hit with a cap recapture penalty of $1.32m for 5 years.

 

[Syph Medwes]

im still in shock
although im still scared this is just building goodwill before he signs mike green to a max contract

 

[scissorfight]

HHOF 2015:

glad to see Sergei make it in right away. well deserved. incredible player.

 

[Plinko]

LOL at the Bruins. Nothing they are doing makes any sense.

 

[shadowkat]

LOL Bruins

 

[zroid]

ALL OF THE POPCORN GIFS

 

[TUSR]

what are the bruins doing

 

[lamaroo]

Timmins looks like he skips leg day.

Bergevin I will withhold comment as it looks like he skips leg day but that could be the slim pants fooling me.

Kave pls, look at them thighs.

Man I'm so glad the Bruins hired Sweeney, what a glorious week.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

HHOF 2015:

Yay Pronger and Lidstrom

 

[Fata1moose]

what are the bruins doing

Giving us the gift of laughter.

 

[Samyy]

Pointed out on twitter but...

We got Marincin for less than what the Bruins paid for Rinaldo :lol

 

[Marvie_3]

So Pronger is eligible for the HOF yet his contract is still allowed to be used for cap circumvention?

Bruins are so fucking stupid. :lol

 

[zroid]

It really feels like Sweeney is just Neely's puppet. Everything we've heard leads us to believe that Neely and Chiarelli hadn't seen eye to eye for a while. Bruins fans wanted Chiarelli out but it looks as if he was the only thing keeping them from completely imploding.

 

[Fata1moose]

Wonder what it would take to get Pastrnak out of Boston, a 7th?

 

[nubcake]

Guys I found the reason for the Rinaldo trade!

@JonathanWillis I heard that 3rd round pick had lots of off-ice issues and was a malcontent in the locker room.

 

[Coldnoodle]

Back after we fire McPhee:

10. Boston’s Peter Chiarelli might be getting lonely. It would be no surprise if he lost Benning and several sources indicate another valuable member of his staff, Don Sweeney, interviewed in Washington. (Chiarelli declined to comment).

Wonder who he would have traded Ovi for :lol

 

[Clydefrog]

So the real question is if the Richards termination is overthrown but LA has already signed Sekera do they have to terminate Sekera? Assuming they'll still be on the hook for the Richards contract. I'd imagine they'd have to.. I don't know how else this works.

Then Sekera has to become Richards' butler

 

[Syrinx]

Guys I found the reason for the Rinaldo trade!

@JonathanWillis I heard that 3rd round pick had lots of off-ice issues and was a malcontent in the locker room.

:lol

 

[Marvie_3]

Back after we fire McPhee:

Wonder who he would have traded Ovi for :lol

Bob Probert

 

[CreeperBlocks]

@SanJoseSharks: #SJSharks acquire a conditional 7th round selection in the 2016 NHL Draft from @StLouisBlues in exchange for defenseman Konrad Abeltshauser.

???

 

[zroid]

???

conditional 7th = freeing up a roster spot

 

[Samyy]

San Jose is either freeing up a spot for a trade of for free agency Creeper

 

[Coldnoodle]

Ali
‏@sak485
Both Melnick and McGuire saying independent sources say Mike Richards had an incident at the border which is basis for contract termination

Oh my.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

There's no way Sakic went out and got those specific picks back if he wasn't planning on sending out an offersheet. Buckle up Calgary.

 

[Officerrob]

Several sources told ESPN.com the Kings were made aware of the situation on Friday, approximately an hour after the first round of the 2015 NHL draft had begun.

The team was already in the process of trying to trade him -- discussions were in place with both the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames -- but Kings general manager Dean Lombardi immediately informed both teams upon learning the situation that he had no prior knowledge of the incident and halted those talks, according to a source.

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nhl/...ngeles-kings-terminate-contract-mike-richards

People were questioning the timing...

 

[zroid]

Mark Hunter is talking up Jeremy Bracco, says he's the guy he was happiest he was able to draft (outside of Marner presumably)

keep your pants on Dopey

 

[Samyy]

Leafs did not extend qualifying offers to MacWilliam and Knodel, frees up slots for Valiev and Finn on the Marlies.

 

[Fata1moose]

Fans or Bruin's management?

 

[CreeperBlocks]

conditional 7th = freeing up a roster spot

San Jose is either freeing up a spot for a trade of for free agency Creeper

Ahh I see.

The More you know.

 

[SmackCrackleNPop]

Both.