Dominos to fall after Doan signs here (assuming he does)
-Burrows and/or Edler will sign extensions. (not sure if tagging room will be an issue)
-lockout will happen
-new cba will be signed (hopefully soon)
-Luongo gets traded, minimal cap hit comes back
-depending on where cap sits 1-2 of Raymond/Ballard/Booth gets traded to make space.
Tagging room won't be an issue. We have $19 million to work with.
This is all for leverage in negotiations for a contract with PHO, IMO.
What's he hoping to leverage? By the sounds of it he already has a contract in principle drawn up with Phoenix; it's just a matter of whether he wants to commit to an uncertain situation.
We always forget Ballard. Ballard will be gone - there are still teams out there looking for quality defensive depth.
Exactly. We have Hamhuis, Bieksa, Edler, Garrison as our top 4 defensemen (hopefully Garrison works with Edler). We have Chris Tanev entrenched on the right side as well and if Garrison doesn't work with Edler then perhaps Tanev can step up. We also have a few defensive prospects who deserve a look (Connauton, Sauve, Corrado?). I just don't see Ballard here long-term when we have cheaper options available.
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I told ya so. I was right all along!
Since I have nothing better to do, let me have a go at the #canucksluck game.
Doan will sign with Vancouver, and we will proceed to have an amazing run in the playoffs. It's game 7 of the SCF, but Doan accidentally deflects a shot destined for the back of the net (GWG) wide. Game goes to 4OT and we lose.
He's already agreed to a deal with Phoenix management. Doan is the reason he hasn't signed. He's been waiting for the team to sell.
He doesn't need "leverage". He has the contract he wants from them if he wants it.
In my mind, the fact that Doan hasn't put pen to paper in Phoenix yet is a good sign for us. Unless there is significant movement on the ownership front in Phoenix, what would have changed from the past week that would lead Doan to re-signing there? That ownership situation hasn't gotten any better in the past week, and if it wasn't good enough for him to sign then why would it be good enough now?
In my mind, the fact that Doan hasn't put pen to paper in Phoenix yet is a good sign for us. Unless there is significant movement on the ownership front in Phoenix, what would have changed from the past week that would lead Doan to re-signing there? That ownership situation hasn't gotten any better in the past week, and if it wasn't good enough for him to sign then why would it be good enough now?
I'm optimistic.
That's kind of the way I feel, too, but there's always the chance he gets to the "okay, this is it, the sale isn't done, time to leave" stage and just can't do it and signs there out of blind loyalty. We'll see.
I thought he already decided on Phoenix weeks ago... What the **** have I missed?
Glendale wants changes to the Agreement with Jamison so there's no way that is getting done by the end of today which is the last day you can sign before this lockout deal-y.
Doan had basically said he was signing with Phx if a deal was done.
I thought he already decided on Phoenix weeks ago... What the **** have I missed?
He agreed the the terms of a contract with them pending the finalization of the sale of the team to Jamison. Jamison hit a snag (again) when the City of Glendale said they didn't want to go through with the lease agreement they had previously agreed on, and instead wanted to re-negotiate a new lease that includes some form of lockout protection for the city.
I thought he already decided on Phoenix weeks ago... What the **** have I missed?
Deal still hasn't gone through, and his Agent has been talking up a storm about Vancouver this morning. It'll all be over in a couple of hours, the question is where does he end up? Phoenix or Vancouver?
What they said on the radio this morning was 4 years 21 million.
I'd be happy with that. I'm sure there's a big signing bonus attached to that contract...so you know, he will be financially secure during the lockout.
He agreed the the terms of a contract with them pending the finalization of the sale of the team to Jamison. Jamison hit a snag (again) when the City of Glendale said they didn't want to go through with the lease agreement they had previously agreed on, and instead wanted to re-negotiate a new lease that includes some form of lockout protection for the city.
I'm pretty sure they're just tired of allocating public funds to keep the Coyotes on life support.
Jamieson has no dollars, just pull the plug and let it die already.
The COG just had to cancel an annual parade because they couldn't afford to fund it. There was also some talk a few months back about selling off some of the city's expensive artwork to finance the Coyotes
The COG just had to cancel an annual parade because they couldn't afford to fund it. There was also some talk a few months back about selling off some of the city's expensive artwork to finance the Coyotes
Sounds like an addiction right there when you're cancelling/selling things of value to keep something with negative value.
Sounds like an addiction right there when you're cancelling/selling things of value to keep something with negative value.
that's actually a very good way of looking at it. Comparing the COG council members to drug addicts on the DTES. Different levels, but similar tendencies.
The COG just had to cancel an annual parade because they couldn't afford to fund it. There was also some talk a few months back about selling off some of the city's expensive artwork to finance the Coyotes
