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  1. MacEwen is part of the roster. Eriksson and MacEwen have priority to play over Bailey. Bailey can only play if there are less than 12 healthy players.
  2. Bailey was recalled on emergency conditions and not as a regular recall. Teams only have 4 recalls after the TDL but emergency recalls are unlimited. Under emergency conditions the recalled player can only play if the team can't ice a complete lineup. The emergency condition rules don't allow Green to sit players that were already on the roster if they are healthy to play.
  3. It's well possible that the other article is correct. RFAs have to sign by 1 December or they can't play for the rest of the season. Tryamkin already played on his ELC. He's now a RFA and the rules might be different in his case vs a player that has yet to sign an ELC.
  4. Teams can only invoke emergency conditions if they are at risk of not having a complete lineup. Eriksson can't sit if he's healthy and MacEwen has priority over Bailey.
  5. Others have signed as soon as their season was over. Last time he signed on 8 March and played 13 games to finish the season. Why does he have a different clause this time?
  6. Seattle has already hired Ron Francis as GM. Seattle dived heavily into the candidates' drafting history, trade history and signings. They've put a lot of emphasis on finding a GM that knows how to evaluate players. Would think that Gillis' drafting record was a strike against him as well as the trading away of the future to remain competitive.
  7. So far in the West only the 3 California teams did worse on the road this season.
  8. Islanders are back playing their home games at Nassau Coliseum till Belmont Park is ready.
  9. It's more likely Pietrangelo that they let walk. He can likely get a fair bit more on the market vs what the Blues are willing to pay him. GM Armstrong listed cap efficiency as one of the 5 reasons the Blues finally won the Cup. He told LeBrun in the Athletic: "We believe we have depth up front and depth on the back end. We have a lot of wealthy players but maybe no really rich players? And that’s the way we believe we can stay competitive in this market. I look at a team that I view that has been good for a number of years in Boston. They have their top players that have bought into an organizational outlook and quite honestly, we have too."
  10. Because there might be prospects or draft picks involved in trades discussed - not only as trade chip but also as part of a possible return. Doesn't amateur scouting go beyond the draft. Players already drafted are still scouted in their respective leagues - the pro-scout is normally not the one looking at WHL, OHL or NCAA games. Some trades involve swapping draft picks. Knowing who is available around those spots can play a role. Back in 2016 Bergevin gave up a 2x 2nd round picks to get Andrew Shaw out of Chicago although Montreal scouts were apparently quite high on Samuel Girard. He was also Quebecois. He would have been the LD they are still looking for.
  11. LeBrun on Insider Trading believes that Anderson will be traded in the summer. There's been some tension between the Anderson side and CBJ on how the injury was handled. It was initially announced as a 4 to 6 week recovery time back in December. Anderson is 1 year to free agency and has arbitration rights. Last negotiations were tough and he signed only a few days before the start of the season. Portzline believes that Anderson's ask is going to be in the 6M-6.5M. Not many of those players around. His agent made it clear that he is not going to sign on the cheap despite a lesser season.
  12. If a player gets traded after his bonus payment there is no residual cap hit for the initial team if the trade took place in the off-season. Why wouldn't it be the same for retirement. The AAV captures all the payments.
  13. If Eriksson retires there is no residual cap hit. The current CBA no longer allows to sign recapture contracts so there is no penalty in case of an early retirement. LTIR allows to continue to get paid while retirement doesn't. If Ferland can't play anymore he's more likely going on LTIR than giving up 9.5M in salary. Ferland's NMC will be a modified NTC for the expansion draft and he can be exposed. It's the status at the upcoming 1 July that applies although the draft takes place a few days earlier. If Ferland is ruled by the league to have a career ending injury he is exempt from expansion. There are no minimum games played conditions on goalie exposure. Each team has to expose 1 goalie that is under team control for at least another season - either a qualified rfa or a goalie with at least a year left to his contract. Last draft it was Bachman that met that requirement for the Canucks.
  14. They were apparently going to get a 1st for Parise before NYI traded it away to get Pageau. NYI was dumping the Ladd contract in the deal and getting still a fairly productive Parise. Lamoriello drafted Parise in New Jersey. That's why Parise is willing to waive to go there.
  15. Per Russo on his latest podcast: There were discussions about Koivu for Kiefer Bellows. Koivu did not want to leave Minnesota and declined to waive his NMC. Getting a C became NYI's priority after Brassard broke his jaw so the Parise deal went on the back burner. Once they got Pageau they no longer had the 1st that the Wild were looking for as part of the return. On top of that NYI was asking the Wild to retain more money to make the cap work. Guerin walked away. Russo was speculating about a Ladd buyout by the Wild. If they have to retain salary on Parise - that's a lot of dead cap space without getting that 1st round pick that they wanted.
  16. Like this season there will probably be no cap floor teams. Even Ottawa should have no trouble reaching the floor next season. The floor is 60M and CapFriendly has every team finishing at 72M or above this season. Ottawa projects to finish at 74M with 19M in LTIR but 7.5M of LTIR remains into next season and Chabot is starting his 8M contract. They are some 20M short of the floor with 15 players to sign to reach a roster of 23. Their RFAs are likely getting raises.
  17. If Ferland can't play would think it's IR rather than retirement and him giving up 9.5M in salary. The uncertainty around Ferland's health adds another complexity to the Canucks' cap situation. As long as Ferland can return to health and has not been deemed to have a career ending situation by league doctors, the Canucks are going to have to keep the cap available to re-activate him. Dallas just kept Stephen Johns on IR for 22 months as he recovered from concussion like symptoms - he is now back playing. They might not know before training camp whether Ferland will play or not that upcoming season. They can't just use up his 3.5M and assume that he won't return to health unless it's signed off by league doctors. If the uncertainty carries into the off-season they will need to find his replacement, while also being comfortable to demote that player if he can play. Only 1.075M can be buried in the minors so likely a 1M or so player just in case he can't play. Teams can use LTIR in the off-season. There are 2 approaches to LTIR - get under the cap then put the player on LTIR, or go above the cap and then put the player on LTIR to get back under. Toronto used the latter this season. With LTIR in use the recall cap hit includes the potential performance bonus. Juolevi's recall cap hit under LTIR next season is 1.713M vs 863K without LTIR in use. Papering Hughes down to maximise the LTIR cap space under the 1st approach (he is waiver free) changes his notional cap hit from 916K to 1.6M while not banking cap space. There's a reason that teams with performance bonus players try and move out their LTIR contracts. It's really not ideal with the Canucks looking to add ELC players to their roster. It limits recall flexibility, doesn't allow to bank cap space and creates bonuses overages that carry over to the following season.
  18. He also has arbitration rights and is 2 years to UFA. His agent might file to increase his leverage in negotiations.
  19. 5) That basement team buys him out - Canucks carry half of the buyout cap hit.
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