| Niemelainen extended 2 years [message #801531] |
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 Kr55
Messages: 10770
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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A new baby and contract? Not a bad week for Niemelainen.
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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RDOilerfan
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Registered: January 2016
3 Cups
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I am glad they resigned him. I think there could be a player there.
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NetBOG
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Registered: January 2006
Location: Parts Unknown
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Well, giving a 8th defenceman a one-way contract (for a year) is a bit of a risk.
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g2k
Messages: 2840
Registered: January 2003
Location: The Hood
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Blasphemy
#firebob #screwitjustselltheteam #ownerisacreep
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hitmen4
Messages: 8
Registered: April 2010
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| NetBOG wrote on Thu, 10 March 2022 15:18 |
Well, giving a 8th defenceman a one-way contract (for a year) is a bit of a risk.
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How so? One-way & two-way contracts apply to salary only. If a player is waiver eligible they have to clear waivers regardless of their contract status to get sent to the minors.
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RDOilerfan
Messages: 3908
Registered: January 2016
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| NetBOG wrote on Thu, 10 March 2022 15:18 |
Well, giving a 8th defenceman a one-way contract (for a year) is a bit of a risk.
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The one way part is in the second year of the deal so I hardly see it as a risk. I believe league minimum is 750K, so at 762,500, he's going to be barely making above league minimum. If for some reason he isn't on the team by year 2 when the one way kicks in, considering you get a little over 1 mill in cap relief if you send the guy to the minors, that entire contract if he is in the AHL won't count against the cap. So it literally won't hurt them in any way.
To keep guys, especially if they are European, you have to give them some incentive to stay here if they aren't in the NHL otherwise they will just go back to Europe and some team would sign him in a heartbeat. He will be making 300K in the minors next year. I would bet that if he went to Europe, he could get more than that PLUS have his living expenses covered. If you want quality players in your organization, you do have to actually pay guys something.
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NCREDiBLE
Messages: 258
Registered: February 2007
Location: Cold Lake, AB
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Really love what I see in his game, home grown mean, hard hitting, shut down d. Watch how great he will turn out to be.
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