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  1. The NHLPA executive board has approved the return to play plan and the CBA memorandum of understanding. Horvat is the Canucks' representative on that board. It will now go to a full membership vote which is to be completed by Friday.
  2. Gillis admitted in an interview last year that they knew that LTIR could be a possibility given the age at which the contract ended. Was more beneficial for Florida that he retire. Hossa failed his medical too. He actually wanted to give up his contract but Chicago convinced him to go on LTIR because of the recapture penalty. Hossa wanted to continue to play but it was not tenable anymore. He had 26 goals the season he retired. They finished top of the West his final season and have not made the playoffs since. It benefits no one for Nashville to have a 1-year 24M penalty. Capping it at 7.8M over 3 years is more reasonable but will still hurt them now that they are operating at the cap. They could have fit his 14M salary under their cap those 4 years. They didn't even benefit from it and could now get penalised for matching an offer sheet.
  3. They had nothing to refuse them on. They had to follow the CBA but warned that they would introduce penalties in the next CBA. The owners approved the introduction of retroactive penalties for those contracts.
  4. LA has a recapture penalty on their books for Mike Richards - you can see it here: https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/kings Teams were warned that those type of contracts were not within the spirit of the CBA but teams just decided to risk it. Gillis admitted that he figured that Luongo would end on LTIR. It wasn't as convenient for Florida and they convinced him otherwise. He retired 3 years earlier - without those 3 years his cap hit would have been 6.7M instead of the 5.33M. Vancouver agreed that those contracts should be penalised. The CBA was approved unanimously by the Board of Governors.
  5. Hossa had 26 goals his last season. He wanted to continue to play but the pills he was taking were putting his life at risk. He had to have his blood verify regularly. His skin was pealing off. It hurt Chicago more than it benefited them that he retire. His final season was the last time they've made the playoffs.
  6. Players are not allowed to leave the secure zone without permission and could be removed from phase 4. Each team will have to designate a compliance officer for their party of 52. That compliance officer has to sign off daily that everyone has complied with protocol - from testing to staying in the secure zone and wearing face masks where required. There are penalties if a player or a team is not following protocol - fines and even losing draft picks dependent on the severity of the infraction.
  7. They are the ones making the decisions - what they believe is going to influence their moves. I only note that they are not looking to rebuild with Wilson being perfectly clear to media about that. He also talks of how they have their core. He says people are not in the room so they can't assess the situation like the ones who are. Wasn't discussing what they should be doing but rather what I think they are looking to do based on their statements. If they believe that they can compete it's hard to imagine that they would want Demko as his numbers have been mediocre and he hasn't proven yet that he can be a starter. Lehner was a better goalie than Holtby playing behind a tougher environment. Greiss is also UFA. Rutherford in Pittsburgh doesn't like having two starters as he says it creates complications and they have Murray/Jarry. They have 14.9M per your numbers + adding 3M by buying out Jones puts them at 17.9M. Barracuda is in the same building as the Sharks so they could do like in some past years where they kept a 21 player roster instead of 23. So say 17.9M to sign 8 players (22 players). 6 of them are bottom of the lineup players at 1M or even under. It leaves around 11M or so for a goalie and a top-6 F.
  8. Demko wouldn't help them. They are looking to compete now and would be looking for a legit starter before their core ages out. There are probably better options than paying Holtby 8M and he has struggled this season. The Sharks were bottom-5 in scoring this season. Could see Wilson add a top-6 F while also trying to improve in goal. They referenced 2014/15 where they missed the playoffs and then went to the finals the following season.
  9. Testing is not fail-proof. Tampa and St Louis had to shutdown their facilities. Players were tested 48 hours before allowed in. It suggests that they had players testing positive, after a negative test that initially allowed them to enter the facilities. Either it was a false negative or they caught it between tests.
  10. It will be valid through 2025/26. The press release says that it will add 4 years to the current CBA so with 2 years remaining makes it 6 total.
  11. Their core is already signed. Other than LeBlanc the others are bottom of the lineup players at 1M or less - not even sure LeBlanc is going to get much of an increase after such a bad season. They probably have to do something in goal and that might be also buying out Jones which would free an additional ~3M. Markstrom, Tanev and even Virtanen are in a different price range than the players the Sharks have to sign.
  12. San Jose is another option. Wilson excludes rebuilding. Both him and ownership consider this season an outlier and fully expect to be contenders next season.
  13. LTIR doesn't create cap space. It's more of a hindrance where teams can't always build an active roster up to the salary cap. It also creates bonus overages and limits who can get recalled. LTIR only allows to exceed the cap up to the amount necessary to be cap compliant. Injured players count against the salary cap but LTIR allows teams to exceed the salary cap up to their salaries. IE it's a mechanism to allow to try and eliminate their cap hit from counting against the active roster (as they are inactive). Teams have to do some roster manoeuvring to get the full relief. Their cap hit is not simply removed. The portion that exceeds 81.5M is only LTIR money - it's not active players. Active players are still under the 81.5M cap. Most of the time teams in LTIR have trouble building an active roster up to 81.5M. Last year Toronto kept money for Marner and had to add Clarkson otherwise their active roster would have been at most 78M while other teams could operate at the maximum salary cap of 81.5M. By adding Clarkson they were able to have an active roster closer to 81.5M like any other team that isn't using LTIR. Friedman in his 31 thoughts even writes "I'm also not sure the Maple Leafs are too eager to flirt with LTIR once again. They knew they were starting last year without Travis Dermott and Zach Hyman. It wasn't an easy dance for them - or Vegas - last season". The Canucks used the same mechanism by putting Ferland on LTIR otherwise they would have had an active roster of only 78M. By using LTIR they now have a bonus overage of some 1.7M that is going to count against next season's cap. GMs would apparently like for the league to reconsider the LTIR mechanism. They suggest to simply remove the cap hit of LTIR players. It would simplify the whole process and not penalise teams who have LTIR players from operating up to the salary cap. It would have made the Leafs life so much easier and they wouldn't have had to add Clarkson to be able to reach 81.5M in active players.
  14. When are you signing them? Before qualifying them or after the possible arbitration hearing? Fwiw there has never been a sign and trade in the cap era.
  15. 23 positive cases on 396 players that joined phase 2. There are also 12 players that tested positive outside of phase 2.
  16. Didn't think you were focused on Dobson. My point was not about Dobson but rather the re-signing timing issue between the qualifying offer, free agency and arbitration filing. It applies to the Canucks too. Having players arbitration eligible can limit what a team can do in free agency. They have to foresee the situation where an arbitrator could award more than what the team has available in cap space. To avoid all that they ideally sign the player before they have to issue a qualifying offer but not all agents are going to just accept to give up their leverage.
  17. Training camp is expected to start next Monday instead of 10 July. Teams have to finalise their camp roster by the 9th according to Lavoie.
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  19. Virtanen's arbitration rights could limit his trade value with cap space so scarce - not many teams can risk it. Stecher probably has none because of it. The qualifying offer is issued before free agency but the player's deadline to file for arbitration is after the opening of free agency. Arbitration hearings start about 3 weeks into free agency and teams can't walk away if the award is under a certain amount - was some 4.4M last year. Btw NYI are in cap trouble too, so probably need to target another team if the return for Virtanen is to be an ELC with potential. They have Barzal, Toews and Pulock to extend and add a backup goalie but only have about 12M in cap space.
  20. The league might not resume if they have too many covid cases. Someone can follow the law and still catch the virus. Tampa and St Louis had to shut down their training facilities. It means that players who were believed to be negative entered the venue while actually being positive. Testing is not fail proof. The NHL asked that players social distance and wear masks at all times. They are enforcing it at the rink where in the locker room players have masks on. They can't enforce it away from the rink though as it's not a bubble environment and teams can't control what players do away from the rink. BC is opening up and risk increases as people are more out and about in society. Several European countries are seeing an increase in cases since re-opening and there are discussions to make masking obligatory. Dr Henry says she expects every person to wear a mask in BC. It's not mandatory but it carries a covid risk to not wear one. Restaurants and clubs are trying to minimise the risk but it's still there and can't be eliminated. The law is looking to flatten the curve. They have to balance public safety with the need to open up as staying lock down creates other issues. For the league though it's the covid situation that matters. If cases mount among players they might just decide to give up. Following the law doesn't protect at 100% against the virus and players have to be willing to take steps beyond the law to stay virus free for the league to resume.
  21. Guerin was on KFAN radio earlier this week and made it clear that they are in it to win. Transcript from the NHL website: "I think everybody thinks about it, but our job is to win hockey games and not to play for a first overall pick," Guerin told The Athletic in remarks published Friday. "We're going in to win. You can't do that. You can't do that. Like I said, these games are going to come fast and furious. We've got to be ready, and we're going in there to win, not play for a pick. You can't do that. You just don't do that." Guerin traded 30-goal scorer Zucker while still demanding that they win games and saying that more changes were going to come if the guys sit back. Boudreau's coaching contract was ending this season but Guerin explained that he wanted to give his team a chance to win so he didn't want to wait. Boudreau lost his job more for his approach than his record. Guerin is looking for a coach that will play and manage the game the way he thinks it needs to be. Boudreau was risk averse and they are more aggressive offensively under Evason. He says he doesn't mind mistakes as long as they are offensive mistakes and not mistakes for sitting back. Players interviewed like the changes and feel it suits them better.
  22. This is phase 2 protocol. Several players have elected to stay outside of it as it's very restrictive but any player back at the team's facilities are in phase 2. The phase 1 protocol they are referring to asked that players self-isolate. The league is expecting that players observe stricter rules than local rules. ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF CLUB FACILITIES Outside of the individual training to take place at Club Facilities, it is important that all Club personnel, including Players, continue to adhere to the personal precautions recommended by the CDC, as well as any additional direction that may be issued by your local health authority and Club Medical staff. As such, Players are strongly recommended to continue to exercise “distancing” behavior, practicing the same social/physicaldistancing measures as observed during Phase 1 of the League’s “pause” in the 2019/20 Season. Specifically: Players and Club personnel shall continue to stay at home as much as possible and practicable and must avoid unnecessary interactions with non-family members. Players shall not physically spend social time together in close contact. As noted above, Players participating in Phase 2 are not permitted to work out or skate at any public facility or other location, except as may be permitted by the Club, and may not organize any Player skates or group skates outside of the small group sessions organized by the Club.
  23. It's already the case. Beagle, Sutter or Edler can retire early and it won't impact the cap as they don't have recapture contracts. They are now extending that rule to age 35 contracts provided the cap is flat or backloaded. Luongo is a penalty because those tagged years were considered artificial to lower the cap hit. It's not the case if they backload the contract or keep it flat. There's no benefit on tagging on artificial years.
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