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[BOS] Bruins sign Marty Turco [1 year, 600K] - clears waivers, can't play in playoffs
That is true for players under By-Law 28.1, however there does appear to be an exemption for Goalies. Under By-Law 28.2 any Goaltender on a teams Reserve List - or in the case of an emergency situation any Goaltender not on another teams Reserve List - are eligible to play in the playoffs even if signed/acquired after the Trade Deadline.
That said, Turco would still need to clear waivers (or be claimed) before being eligble to play.
By that rule it looks like 4/5 of Bostons goalies would need to be unavailable before they could go to Turco though
And claiming Turco is nothing about pissing the Bruins, at least not directly, it's claiming a goalie for 300k. No one bothered to call Turco during the season because he would have needed to clear waivers back then too. Why risk signing a player only to lose him? The Bruins are trying because they don't have the choice.
I don't understand this whole "no way he clears waivers" idea.
When was the last time a team claimed a player solely for the sake of preventing another team from having him? You really think they want the hassle of dealing with player they have no need for who will likely be very upset?
Turco has been available all year. Unless another team desperately needs a goalie, I don't see anyone suddenly deciding that now is the time to get him.
I would say upsetting Chara and/or Lucic is probably a bad idea.
Well, the Bruins finally ran out of "Get out of jail free" cards this season, so in that case they're looking at Lucic or Chara gone for a while if they react with their usual composure and sportsmanship. Lose/lose there.
And zero chance the Canucks claim Turco. No way MG wastes a contract slot on a player we have no use for and can't use in the playoffs just to piss off a team we couldn't play until the SCF assuming both teams would even get there. It would be funny as hell, sure, but Gillis doesn't have a sense of humour that I'm aware of.
Problem is that anyone that claims him has to keep him on the roster for the rest of the season. He cannot be sent to the AHL. So who in the East has a space on the roster for Turco in a back-up role?
Toronto? Tampa Bay? Montreal?
Not an issue - the 23-man Active Roster limit goes away after the Trade Deadline.
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Originally Posted by CBA Article 16.4
16.4 Active Roster Size; Playing Roster.
(a) For the 2005/06 League Year and thereafter, there shall be a maximum of
twenty-three (23) Players on each Club's Active Roster at any one time, provided,
however, that, on the date of each season's Trade Deadline, a Club's Active Roster may
be increased to any number of Players the Club, in its discretion, so determines, subject to
Article 50 hereof.
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Originally Posted by Tuckerw68
Do the bruins have the rights to resign him for next year if they so wish before July first?
Only if he clears waivers. The Bruins (or any team which claims him) would be free to immediately sign him to a contract extension starting next season.
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Originally Posted by Commandant
By that rule it looks like 4/5 of Bostons goalies would need to be unavailable before they could go to Turco though
No. Since Turco would be on the Bruins Reserve List (since he would be under contract), he would be eligible for post season play.
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Originally Posted by By-Law 28.2
28.2 Any goalkeeper on the Reserve List of the Member Club or any goalkeeper owned outright by an NHL club on loan to an affiliated club, or, if these have been exhausted, any goalkeeper not on the Reserve List of any other Member Club shall be eligible to play for the Member Club in the Playoffs and Stanley Cup games.
Emergency conditions - "if these have been exhausted" - would only apply to signing a goalie who is not currently on the Bruins Reserve List.
And claiming Turco is nothing about pissing the Bruins, at least not directly, it's claiming a goalie for 300k. No one bothered to call Turco during the season because he would have needed to clear waivers back then too. Why risk signing a player only to lose him? The Bruins are trying because they don't have the choice.
He signed in Europe late in the season (december) because he had nowhere else to play.
Turco is done. His last season in Dallas and his only season in Chicago were awful. If he plays with Boston, it's probably going to be his last games in the NHL. I bet he retires this summer, unless he wants to play in the AHL/Europe like Manny Legace. Boston didn't sign him because he is good, they signed him because they were desperate and he was the only goaltender with NHL experience available post-deadline.
I don't see him getting claimed. Claiming Turco would basically be like sending an offersheet to a RFA. It's not against the rules, but it's kinda disrespectful. I mean why would a team create some tension with Boston over a guy like Turco? If he gets claimed, he probably won't even play for his "new" team.
Well, the Bruins finally ran out of "Get out of jail free" cards this season, so in that case they're looking at Lucic or Chara gone for a while if they react with their usual composure and sportsmanship. Lose/lose there.
And zero chance the Canucks claim Turco. No way MG wastes a contract slot on a player we have no use for and can't use in the playoffs just to piss off a team we couldn't play until the SCF assuming both teams would even get there. It would be funny as hell, sure, but Gillis doesn't have a sense of humour that I'm aware of.
But if Thomas and Rask are both out and they have Turco as a starter that would be the least of their worries. Besides if someone Bertuzzis Thomas than Chara or Lucic may get some leniance.
You act if they're goons. They love their teammate Timmy very much and want to win. MG wishes for a player like Lucic evidenced by the Kassian trade. plus Chara has a Norris
But if Thomas and Rask are both out and they have Turco as a starter that would be the least of their worries. Besides if someone Bertuzzis Thomas than Chara or Lucic may get some leniance.
You act if they're goons. They love their teammate Timmy very much and want to win. MG wishes for a player like Lucic evidenced by the Kassian trade. plus Chara has a Norris
Awww...they love their teammate Timmy very much. That warms the cockles of my heart. Maybe below the cockles. Maybe in the sub-cockle area. Maybe in the liver, maybe in the kidneys, maybe even in the colon, we don't know.
Vancouver still won't claim Turco. And Boston will still be utterly screwed if they're down to him in net. And that would warm the cockles of my heart. Or maybe below the cockles...
Last edited by ProstheticConscience: 03-06-2012 at 03:52 AM.
Reason: heh heh
Not stupid at all.. Imagine if Sakic hadn't retired yet and Forsberg was still a FA. On the very last day of the season they sign both just for the playoffs.. lol.
If they wanted that player to play in the playoffs, they should have signed him on TDD. It's to prevent stacking a team.
in the games he played last week for salzburg he was really bad... he strongly reminded me of how lalime played for the sabres a few seasons ago (out of position a lot of times, some very unconventional saves ....)
