Non-Penguins Offseason Moves 2014

[Pavel Bure]

How do the Flyers keep coming up with cap room to make those sorts of moves?

They dont have a chance, they have about $4M in space and still have to sign Schenn who is a RFA. Not sure if they can use a compliance buyout on Pronger or not.

Pronger doesn't count against the cap cause he's on LTIR.

[MRandall25]

And you can't buy out injured players.

[Crankshaft]

And you can't buy out injured players.

Yes, you can. There are some exceptions.

[Beveridge]

Wasn't Frodo and Bears both compliance buyouts, so it's moot anyhow with the Flyers?

[MRandall25]

And you can't buy out injured players.

Yes, you can. There are some exceptions.

But not for compliance buyouts.

[mikey287]

I believe the injured player (injured, meaning they sustained the injury while playing hockey) has the right to refuse, does he not? I recall Dan Cloutier pulling a stunt not unlike the scene in Liar, Liar in order to avoid being bought out by the Kings some years ago...Dany Heatley also escaped a buyout because of injury, as I recall...

[MRandall25]

Jonas Hiller, Saku Koivu, and Daniel Winnik not being offered contracts by Anaheim.

[Pruezy11881]

Bertuzzi and Samuelsson out in Detroit

[Pavel Bure]

And you can't buy out injured players.

Yes, you can. There are some exceptions.

But not for compliance buyouts.

Pronger isn't eligible for that anyway.

[mikey287]

Jamie McPing re-signs with Avs, 2 years, $2.95M/per. Good guy to have around.

[ville5]

Killhorn 2 years, $2.55 million with TB.

[meow]

Oilers acquire rights to Jackets defenseman Nikita Nikitin

[Beveridge]

Oilers acquire rights to Jackets defenseman Nikita Nikitin

To me he is the man who Staggy must say first and last name every time.

[mikey287]

Oilers acquire rights to Jackets defenseman Nikita Nikitin

Good player.

[shafnutz05]

Taking traffic into account, driving from Vancouver to Los Angeles or San Francisco to Los Angeles takes the same amount of time...but I'm not sure what Vancouver plans to do with anything, neither do they...

Traffic might be a factor, but not enough to compare a 14 hour drive with a 5 hour drive

[sniper]

Brad Richards was bought out by the Rangers today....as expected.

[sniper]

Oilers acquire rights to Jackets defenseman Nikita Nikitin

Oilers actually just got permission to negotiate with him. If they work something out they will then make a trade.

[darkstar57]

Brad Richards was bought out by the Rangers today....as expected.

he'll get something like 20 million over the next 10 years, amazing, i wish somebody would pay me close to 2 mil a year not to play hockey for them

[columbia]

Brad Richards was bought out by the Rangers today....as expected.

he'll get something like 20 million over the next 10 years, amazing, i wish somebody would pay me close to 2 mil a year not to play hockey for them

You'll have to settle for posting here, while at work.

[MRandall25]

Brad "6 million dollar goof" Richards has been bought out.

[Pruezy11881]

His production was still pretty solid. He's gonna have takers come UFA time...

[Dickie Dunn]

Brad "6 million dollar goof" Richards has been bought out.

Rangers will pay him over $51 million for 3 seasons, one of which was a lockout shortened season.

[columbia]

So Mike Richards will not be bought out...huh.

[mikey287]

That was the expectation around the league. The feeling is, that if he is made available, he would still be tradeable...still has a good reputation around the league. It's a heavy deal. But only people who have the "what have you done for me yesterday" mindset think he's the worst player ever. He's had one bad season (this one) and you gotta think that Jeff Carter - who may have had his best season - will pull him by his boot straps...

Now, if Richards has another poor year in Los Angeles, well, then maybe you've shot yourself in the foot a bit...

[columbia]

That was the expectation around the league. The feeling is, that if he is made available, he would still be tradeable...still has a good reputation around the league. It's a heavy deal. But only people who have the "what have you done for me yesterday" mindset think he's the worst player ever. He's had one bad season (this one) and you gotta think that Jeff Carter - who may have had his best season - will pull him by his boot straps...

Now, if Richards has another poor year in Los Angeles, well, then maybe you've shot yourself in the foot a bit...

Perhaps. With 6 more years, it might be difficult.

Indeed it is.

A fairly classic mikey287 comment, in which he argues against a point that no one has made.