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"Our position is different than his position right now," Waddell explained to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Their position is fixed years with money and we have a different side of that."
So...uh, you dont want to pay him money for a given amount of years?
I'm pretty sure he means the salary stays about the same throughout the length of the contract, especially if you read the rest of what he said.
All the talk earlier in the thread about Chris thorburn.... Thorburn seems to be one of the few Atlanta players lately who gives everything he has every night. The Greek Gods line has been really consistent this year. Reasoner's at +6, Thorburn's at +1 and Boulton's at -3. let Thor fill in with Ilya when he needs to. He's earned it.
"Our position is different than his position right now," Waddell explained to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Their position is fixed years with money and we have a different side of that."
So...uh, you dont want to pay him money for a given amount of years?
Looks like money, years, and a NMC is what he is alluding to.
wrote about this on another board regarding possible Kovalchuk trade....some of the writers mentioned Philly & Wash....
Why he won't go to DC
1) Washington doesn't have the cap space
2) How does this trade benefit them? Ok, so they add Kovalchuk, they already have Ovechkin. You're trading for a strength?
3) The Caps need blueline help & goaltending more so.
4) Why should the Caps blow up their roster to acquire him? You are talking minimum, 1st round pick, major impact player & top prospect.
Why he won't go to Philly
1) Philly doesn't have cap space nor can they create it. Carter is the only one without a NTC of real value. His cap hit is lower than Kovalchuk's.
2) The Flyers don't have the assets to trade. See my formula above.
Teams that could be good trading partners for Kovalchuk
1) LA--has cap space & is assembling the pieces for a Cup run. A trade for Kovalchuk puts them on the short list of Western Conference contenders. Think maybe Frolov, 1st round pick & Jack Johnson for Kovalchuk.
2) Colorado--further away on talent, but good cap space. Possibly Wolski, 1st round pick, & Milan Hejduk for Kovalchuk.
wrote about this on another board regarding possible Kovalchuk trade....some of the writers mentioned Philly & Wash....
Why he won't go to DC
1) Washington doesn't have the cap space
2) How does this trade benefit them? Ok, so they add Kovalchuk, they already have Ovechkin. You're trading for a strength?
3) The Caps need blueline help & goaltending more so.
4) Why should the Caps blow up their roster to acquire him? You are talking minimum, 1st round pick, major impact player & top prospect.
Why he won't go to Philly
1) Philly doesn't have cap space nor can they create it. Carter is the only one without a NTC of real value. His cap hit is lower than Kovalchuk's.
2) The Flyers don't have the assets to trade. See my formula above.
Teams that could be good trading partners for Kovalchuk
1) LA--has cap space & is assembling the pieces for a Cup run. A trade for Kovalchuk puts them on the short list of Western Conference contenders. Think maybe Frolov, 1st round pick & Jack Johnson for Kovalchuk.
2) Colorado--further away on talent, but good cap space. Possibly Wolski, 1st round pick, & Milan Hejduk for Kovalchuk.
It's usually the player that wants the money up front because they can invest it and make a return over the subsequent years.
however in this case both sides know kovalchuk is walking away with a ton of money. waddell wants to keep the salary as low as possible while kovalchuk wants max salary...apparently throughout the entire deal
apparently waddell said on the thrasher's radio broadcast tonight that both sides had agreed on number of years but not money...waddell doesn't want to hamstring the team by caving all their money to one player. all signs point to re-signing if they can get kovy to come down to around 9 million by the olympics
apparently waddell said on the thrasher's radio broadcast tonight that both sides had agreed on number of years but not money...waddell doesn't want to hamstring the team by caving all their money to one player. all signs point to re-signing if they can get kovy to come down to around 9 million by the olympics
I listened to the interview last night. I didn't ever hear him say that.
They need a winger BADLY.
Savard is Kovi's former center.
Bruins have 9 picks in top 2 round in the next two years.
They have some good young players
The Thrashers don't need picks, they need players and/or prospects that can contribute immediately. Picks won't help when making a playoff push, which barring a complete collapse, is somewhere the Thrashers will be this season.
All the talk earlier in the thread about Chris thorburn.... Thorburn seems to be one of the few Atlanta players lately who gives everything he has every night. The Greek Gods line has been really consistent this year. Reasoner's at +6, Thorburn's at +1 and Boulton's at -3. let Thor fill in with Ilya when he needs to. He's earned it.
playoff teams don't reward 4th liners by benching 30 goal scorers
