As an aside, I have this thought. If a team has an underperforming player without a NMC, can it just unilaterally loan him to KHL, ship him out to f'ing Siberia, in order to have the accepting team pay off part of the players salary, and removing the cap hit in the process? And if the player refuses such a loan, his contract is voided?
That's almost too easy.. especially since there are quite a lot of overpaid NHL players that KHL would be willing to take on at their full salary..
Yes. Unless the player is considered a 35+yo player when they signed their contract, in which case the cap hit would stick regardless (as long as it's not terminated due to a refusal to report).
One thing to keep in mind when it comes to the KHL is there is a limit of five foreign-born players signed per team and only four can play per game. KHL contracts can be terminated I believe and it's possible the league could relax that rule further in the years to come.
As an aside, I have this thought. If a team has an underperforming player without a NMC, can it just unilaterally loan him to KHL, ship him out to f'ing Siberia, in order to have the accepting team pay off part of the players salary, and removing the cap hit in the process? And if the player refuses such a loan, his contract is voided?
That's almost too easy.. especially since there are quite a lot of overpaid NHL players that KHL would be willing to take on at their full salary..
Loaning a player to the KHL works the same as loaning a player to the AHL in regards to the Cap and salary. The Cap hit is gone, the contract is still counted, and the salary is divided up amongst the NHL team and the AHL/KHL team at an amount TBD.
Loaning a player to the KHL works the same as loaning a player to the AHL in regards to the Cap and salary. The Cap hit is gone, the contract is still counted, and the salary is divided up amongst the NHL team and the AHL/KHL team at an amount TBD.
The difference being, a KHL team can pay you a whole lot more for a decent player..
So, once this is announced, does GMGM do anything, or simply bank cap space for the trade deadline. I mean, the team has its flaws, but is essentially in first place in the league.
So, once this is announced, does GMGM do anything, or simply bank cap space for the trade deadline. I mean, the team has its flaws, but is essentially in first place in the league.
I don't see why we would force our hand now. It's not like there are awesome veteran top-4 defensemen ripe for the picking.
I would fully expect that we just accumulate some cap space and focus on scouting for the deadline.
I don't see why we would force our hand now. It's not like there are awesome veteran top-4 defensemen ripe for the picking.
I would fully expect that we just accumulate some cap space and focus on scouting for the deadline.
and who knows... getting Alzner and/or Carlson some game time, seeing their progress and ability, could lead us to make a wiser decision about how to spend that extra cash.
