Around the NHL - 2013 season

[BurnTHalO]

Hmmm..... This is not worth a call from the league?

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Sorry, I'm just so fed up with trying to figure out the rules and what is suspendable.

[astro]

Originally Posted by BurnTHalO

Hmmm..... This is not worth a call from the league?



Sorry, I'm just so fed up with trying to figure out the rules and what is suspendable.

Took me awhile to see it

Malkin will never get suspended.... superstar! he should definitely get some games on the beach for that

[BurnTHalO]

Originally Posted by astro

Took me awhile to see it

Malkin will never get suspended.... superstar! he should definitely get some games on the beach for that

Yeah, I couldn't figure out the big deal til they slow it down around the 1:20 mark.

[KyleFreadrich43]

Wow....Islanders get Tim Thomas for a conditional 2nd round pick....odd.

By the way, when did Bill Pido turn into a blabbering idiot?

[Alex]

Originally Posted by KyleFreadrich43

Wow....Islanders get Tim Thomas for a conditional 2nd round pick....odd.

By the way, when did Bill Pido turn into a blabbering idiot?

Wonder what the condition is - if Thomas plays, a 2nd. If he doesn't, $1?

[TexasBolt]

They traded for him as a loophole. If the Islanders have his contract, which they don't have to pay him because Thomas won't report, then they save the salary but take the cap hit, which they need to hit the salary floor. And the Bruins get the cap hit off their books.

Glad we wasted all that time with a lockout when teams can still pull crap like this.

[Hoek]

So I guess the league has no way to reject the trade as circumvention then?

[Donnie D]

Originally Posted by Alex

Wonder what the condition is - if Thomas plays, a 2nd. If he doesn't, $1?

My understanding is the pick occurs if he plays or gets traded to another team.

[The Great Zo]

Originally Posted by TexasBolt

They traded for him as a loophole. If the Islanders have his contract, which they don't have to pay him because Thomas won't report, then they save the salary but take the cap hit, which they need to hit the salary floor.

In theory, I wonder if the Islanders could "toll" the Thomas contract into eternity, artificially raising their team cap hit by however many millions he's supposed to make indefinitely.

[bassassin]

Originally Posted by The Great Zo

In theory, I wonder if the Islanders could "toll" the Thomas contract into eternity, artificially raising their team cap hit by however many millions he's supposed to make indefinitely.

I would think they could do that until he officially retires.