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Biff Tannen

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    J.T. Miller -- Low Probability of a 7 or 8 Year Deal

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    23 minutes ago, RU SERIOUS said:

    If JTM is putting up 50-60 points in 2031 I'll be a Monkeys Uncle.   Not a sliver of a chance in (you know where) he'll even get 1/4 of that if he's even still in the league by then  - which I highly doubt.  

    I was slightly concerned about the tail end of the contract, but if you're guaranteeing he won't be performing by then that makes me feel much better.

     

    Besides the final two seasons of Miller's contract are 2028-2030 so probably too soon to worry about what he'll do in 2031.

    [Signing] Golden Knights sign Phil Kessel

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    4 hours ago, Muttley said:

    Has a history of putting up points, yah, but there's always been that nasty stat they keep known as plus / minus.

     

    https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=93039

     

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    Play lots of minutes on a crappy team and you'll be a minus. It's only of any use as a stat if it's comparing to teammates, even then it's not great.

     

    Phil at $8m would be terrrible but $1.5m is a bargain, which is a shame. If he's a minus this year it'll be because they haven't got a goalie.

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    [Trade] Hurricanes trade Tony DeAngelo, 2022 7th-round pick to Flyers for 2022 4th-round pick, conditional 2023 3rd-round pick, 2024 2nd-round pick

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    7 hours ago, North Kariya said:

    I don't recall saying he was a great human being? That doesn't mean he shouldn't be allowed to earn a living playing in The NHL if he's skilled enough.. Which he is. 

    Also his 4th Organization not 5th. Once JT Miller gets traded (it will happen) He will also be on in his 4th Organization as well. Just a few years difference in age.

    Age: 26

    Estimated Career Earnings: $10,141,673

     

    Guess you're right, impossible to earn a living because of those pesky liberals ruining the world.

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    We would be a playoff team if even we won 1/2 our games against non playoff teams

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    10 hours ago, Let it Be 1970 said:

    I checked today our record against the non playoff teams and we just gave up too many points to teams worse than us.

    Benning and Green really ruined what  was playoff team once those points would be added to the total.

    Seems weird to blame Benning for ruining the team given that everyone but Dermott is ultimately his signing. Very unlikely they'll make the playoffs this year but there should be big changes in the off-season to look forward to. Feels like you're hung up on the past and you probably need to put these thoughts to one side and move on with your life. I'm sure there's a three word phrase that would more succinctly make this point, but I can't think what it is.

    Thomas Drance’s rant on the Luongo recapture penalty: “One of the worst rules in the history of professional sports”

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    23 minutes ago, ShawnAntoski said:

    Perhaps, with his concussion issues - the LTIR is the hedge; and Aquaman gets to show the fans, he is spending to the cap, whilst, cheaping out on the staff (?).

    I still don't see how it works. Assuming Ferland's contract was insured then him being on LTIR would save actual cash, but then using the cap relief to sign another player would negate that, no? Ferland obviously wanted to play, having him on the books hamstrung the team as they needed to be able to accommodate his cap hit if he became able to. Now it's clear he's not coming back that's no longer an issue, but Canucks would still be better off without his contract. Even if you manage a marginal benefit in one season, doing it for 4 years in a row seems unlikely.

     

    Ferland was signed to play, it didn't work out and LTIR has offset some (but not all) of the disadvantage.

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    Thomas Drance’s rant on the Luongo recapture penalty: “One of the worst rules in the history of professional sports”

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    1 hour ago, IBatch said:

    Well Ferland was a strange signing so maybe he did?   Risky anyways.   At the end of the day this is now a big deal.   Kucherov's mockery of it and the merchandise sales as a result might be the tipping point.    The playoffs could end up with a cap as a result as well.   Teams wised up to the "loophole" and loaded up this year ... Vegas lol....they sure tried their hardest anyways.   And might not even make it as a result.  But if they do and Stone et all comes back - would anyone be that surprised to see them in the final four or even a cup winner?  I wouldn't. 

    Eh? As far as I understand it there's no benefit to LTIR, are you saying they signed Ferland hoping he'd be injured? Maybe I'm missing something but I can't see how that makes sense.

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    [PGT] Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche | Mar. 23, 2022

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    5 hours ago, RU SERIOUS said:

    3 Wins (6 points out of a potential 28 points) in 14 games Played.   Woo-Hoo!   Sign him up for 8 Yrs X $6M,   Possible Vezina Candidate ????  

     

    5 hours ago, RU SERIOUS said:

    I did.  He actually looked like a bonafied NHL Goalie tonight.  1st time this year and about time.   Too bad he didn't play like this in his other 13 games - 11 of which were losses otherwise we'd be in a playoff spot right now.   Too Little Too late.    He's still a bum IMO.

     

    5 hours ago, RU SERIOUS said:

    It's too late Frankie.     YOU should have never allowed Uncle Jim & green to be resigned last year and all them to devastate the team for yet another year.  This years failure is directly on you (indirectly on Ha-Lack's inability to win at least half his games like a regular/average goalie, which would have left us in 2nd place in our division today!)

    You can't really count the games where he came in for a pulled goalie. Halak has a 3-6-2 record, so 8 out of 22 points. He hasn't been great, but even if he had 5-4-2 Nucks would be a be in 4th instead of 5th. Obviously you've got a narrative to push and a 'hilarious' way to spell his name.

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    I told you so, you told us so, so what

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    On 3/18/2022 at 10:42 AM, wai_lai416 said:

    Vancouver have the highest gas price in North America and the carbon tax did nothing to reduce emission other than make the government richer.. i told you so soon all the middle and low income class will have to start walking to work coz gas is too expensive

    That's nice of you to tell us. I just swung by to tell you these are contradictory statements.

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