Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

[BurningBeard]

So maybe someone had/has an oxy addiction and last year said he had kicked it but getting caught with it breached his contract even if he didn't do anything illegal?

His ex-fiance is a doctor too... hope he didn't get caught with a script pad. Who knows, but I doubt it was a just a gentleman's agreement with his GM he violated if there was a material breach of contract. Judging from the reaction I'd guess he did something illegal and just hasn't been charged yet.

[SKYO]

Weird, I though only Oxycotin was illegal. Isnt Oxycodon a little stronger than T3's?

Yes you take that shit everyday with your crazy shit.

[Island Nucklehead]

IN, 5-6 years takes him to what 38-39. Really think he gets that much for so long. Maybe why he wants 9 million. Or is he younger than that. I thought he was 32 now. I'll look it up, maybe I'm out to lunch on this.

Looked it up,he will be 32 in Oct this year. So a new deal will start around his 33rd birthday. 5-6 years is a long time for an injury prone D man who ain't gonna get a lot better but rather will be on the decline. I guess if the Flames feel they can win a cup by then he is a guy you want around.

Well the Flames only get so much say in all this. If they want to keep him, I'm guessing they'll have to bend on either term or dollars. My guess is they'll go that extra year, rather than higher AAV. Or maybe they'll buck the trend and give him short-term high dollar. But if you're Giordano you want your deal to either end before you're 35, or take you to retirement. 35+ deals are much harder to negotiate. So either 2 years and $17M or 5 years front-loaded at $35M.

[SKYO]

Weird sayin in around the league..

Bieksa signs two year contracts $4M aav.


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Blackhawks sign C @Anisimov42 to a five-year, $22.75 million contract.

[Hockey Widow]

Weird sayin in around the league..

Bieksa signs two year contracts $4M aav.


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Blackhawks sign C @Anisimov42 to a five-year, $22.75 million contract.

Good for Bieksa!

[Island Nucklehead]

Phil Kessel traded to Pittsburgh, per Kypreos.

[Island Nucklehead]

Kapanen, Harrington and a pick reportedly the return for Kessel. Wonder how much salary retained.

[Cornuck]

And live coverage of free agency has ground to a halt as the talking heads discuss Kessel....

[Island Nucklehead]

Draft pick in Kessel deal has been confirmed as a 1st rounder.

[Island Nucklehead]

leaves retain 15% of Kessel's deal. $1.2M per year cap hit until 2022.

[Island Nucklehead]

So if I got this right:

Kessel (15% retained), Biggs, Erixon, 2nd FOR Spalling, Kapanen, Harrington, 1st, 3rd.


leaves are carrying about $8.5M in dead space (Horton, Kessel, Gunnarson, Gleason)

[Island Nucklehead]

Boston trades Reilly Smith and Marc Savard to Florida for Jimmy Hayes.

The "retired" contracts continue to move!

[Hockey Widow]

Trading these injured and done players is pure cap circumvention and even though legal I can't imagine Bettman being happy. I known I'm not. It makes a mockery of things.

[SKYO]

Trading these injured and done players is pure cap circumvention and even though legal I can't imagine Bettman being happy. I known I'm not. It makes a mockery of things.

what in 6 years or so? we'll have holdout.

[Island Nucklehead]

Trading these injured and done players is pure cap circumvention and even though legal I can't imagine Bettman being happy. I known I'm not. It makes a mockery of things.

Is Chris Pronger the first under-contract player to enter the Hall of Fame?