SBN blog “In Lou We Trust” has a post up describing its case defending the legitimacy of the Kovalchuk contract. They are understandably pretty upset over there. However, there are a few points in his post that are inaccurate or…
Tag Archive for CBA
The History of 50 Goal Scorers After Age 26
by Quisp •
Before you read this post, I want you to play the following thought experiment. We’ve all heard the various hypothetical/rumored long-term deals bandied about for Ilya Kovalchuk, everything from a (now considered shortish) seven years to an unimaginable 15 years. It’s…
From Tom Benjamin’s NHL Blog: Bettman’s Nightmare
by Quisp •
This a Tom Benjamin post from February, so factor in personnel changes etc. since then. Revenues would have to fall by about 15% to get to a $46 MM salary cap, so this may be a very pessimistic view. Nevertheless,…
From Tom Benjamin’s NHL Blog: Reacting to the New York Post (Brooks) article
by Quisp •
I don’t know whether Brooks is right about CBA relief or not, and I’m not sure that I care. What I care about is the way these lengthy contracts – all of them – obviously circumvent the salary cap. I…
News Article Devils Must Demand Compensation if this Occurs – HFBoards
by Quisp •
HF Boards commenter “Saugus” says, in response to the possibility of “amnesty buy-outs” next summer: I can’t imagine any fair way to get compensated if this were to happen, maybe extra draft picks? And even that has its drawbacks, because…
FLYERS LIKELY WILL BE $AVED FROM OWN STUPIDITY – New York Post
by Quisp •
Philadelphia likely will never suffer the consequences for the massive blunder in which management agreed to pay $33.4 million of the total $34.9 million within the first five years of the extension. And thus would be on the hook for…
Why the Blackhawks can exceed the cap – From The Rink
by Quisp •
“Basically, because 2010 is not a year in which the CBA can end, teams are able to have bonuses put them over the cap and then carry that excess over into 2010-11. As a result, they are allowed to, all…
NHLSCAP.com – Salary Cap FAQ [and my notes on how it applies to Rathje and the Flyers' Cap Problems]
by Quisp •
A player is considered to have a bona-fide long-term injury if, in the opinion of the team, the player has an injury which will cause him to miss at least 10 games and 24 days. Even in such cases, the…
From Forum answers VII – Inside the Kings: Linking to my own comment so I can remember where I made it when I turn out to be totally wrong; feel free to ignore
by Quisp •
[the question put to the peanut gallery is: if the cap is supposed to come down hard next year, won't the league do something to stop all these teams from having to dump salary to get under the cap, like…
From Mirtle: More on the Salary Cap
by Quisp •
In a general sense, a flat cap indicates flat revenues, although the 5-per-cent inflator we’ve heard so much about lately does tweak those results by about $2-million either way. Commissioner Gary Bettman asked the players to not use the inflator…