For anyone who cares, apparently Eklund will be posting what he's heard about Luongo sometime this afternoon. Now yes it is Eklund, but hopefully he mentions something about Philly in there as I would definitely put a lot of stock into it at that point given his track record with Philly rumors.
For anyone who cares, apparently Eklund will be posting what he's heard about Luongo sometime this afternoon. Now yes it is Eklund, but hopefully he mentions something about Philly in there as I would definitely put a lot of stock into it at that point given his track record with Philly rumors.
Would PHI really buyout Ilya Bryzgalov? That's a lot of money to pay a player to not play for the team. Still though, PHI definitely has some players that Gillis would be interested in and I would think Luo would totally be willing to play for them.
I don't remember the last time a goalie of Luongo's caliber was available for trade. They rarely are so I doubt any return you hear of or find will be relevant to this situation.
The last time a goalie of Lu's calibre was available for trade was 2006...that goalie was Lu.
Would PHI really buyout Ilya Bryzgalov? That's a lot of money to pay a player to not play for the team. Still though, PHI definitely has some players that Gillis would be interested in and I would think Luo would totally be willing to play for them.
Wouldn't put it past Holmgren to do something like that.
Would PHI really buyout Ilya Bryzgalov? That's a lot of money to pay a player to not play for the team. Still though, PHI definitely has some players that Gillis would be interested in and I would think Luo would totally be willing to play for them.
Isn't the owner/majority owner (whatever it is) of the Flyers mega rich? Like I think he owns comcast and some other businesses.
The last time a goalie of Lu's calibre was available for trade was 2006...that goalie was Lu.
Yeas true. But he really hadn't established himself as an elite goalie then. He hadn't seen the playoffs and his critics questioned whether he had the ability to get a team into the playoffs. I think he's definitely higher rated now then he was then.
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Wouldn't put it past Holmgren to do something like that.
It wouldn't be Homers call.
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Isn't the owner/majority owner (whatever it is) of the Flyers mega rich? Like I think he owns comcast and some other businesses.
Yes, totally. Ed Snider is wealthy even amongst owners. The guy has no end to his fortune. If ever there was a team willing to make a bold buyout move it would definitely be PHI
For anyone who cares, apparently Eklund will be posting what he's heard about Luongo sometime this afternoon. Now yes it is Eklund, but hopefully he mentions something about Philly in there as I would definitely put a lot of stock into it at that point given his track record with Philly rumors.
I can't see what the Flyers would have that they're willing to move and we want.
I meant, I'd love to grab Schenn or Couturier, but those two players are waaaay outside of our ballpark.
capgeek is tweeting that teams will be able to retain cap/salary in trades.
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Up to 50% of SPC can be retained in trade. An SPC can be traded twice with salary/cap hit retained. #NHL
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Teams can retain salary/cap hit for up to three SPCs, to a maximum aggregate cap hit of 15 per cent of upper limit. #NHL
15m CapGeek @capgeek
Under the new CBA, teams can retain salary/cap hit in a trade. Conditions to follow. #NHL
Opens up a lot of possibilities. Gives the Canucks more flexibility to make deals if they are willing to cough up some cash. Gilman's cap managing talents will be more essential than ever
If a team like the Panthers would move a guy like Weiss, I don't think there is anyone on the Leafs team(that they're willing to give up) that matches his pedigree. He'd be a great fit until Kesler comes back, a true #2 center that could play on any NHL team.
Also, Bozak being bad defensively is just a myth. There might be bad defensive players on the leafs individually, but Bozak isn't one of them.
capgeek is tweeting that teams will be able to retain cap/salary in trades.
Opens up a lot of possibilities. Gives the Canucks more flexibility to make deals if they are willing to cough up some cash. Gilman's cap managing talents will be more essential than ever
It makes way more sense to bring back a Komisarek type cap dump and buy them out rather than donate cap space which we are then stuck with for ten years.
You can forget Simmonds coming back, I think Philly is in a good spot with their wingers, they got some serious size. They had more size last year with JVR and Jagr though lol
It makes way more sense to bring back a Komisarek type cap dump and buy them out rather than donate cap space which we are then stuck with for ten years.
Take a second look at the capgeek tweets. This will really help to open up possible trades with "cap floor" teams that are interested in Luongo but can't afford his salary. Luongo + $$ to Florida for Bujgstad.
I don't remember the last time a goalie of Luongo's caliber was available for trade. They rarely are so I doubt any return you hear of or find will be relevant to this situation.
I can't think of one. Mostly they don't get dealt, when they do it's not at the deadline because teams don't usually have a spare elite goalie.
I'm starting to think that with the heavy condensed schedule, you split time with Schneider and Luongo. That's the best hockey move. As was already noted, Kesler's salary will be partially subtracted. A plan of playing your playoff goalie 40 to 48 games in 3 months is a dangerous one.
I don't know when the trade deadline is now this season, but perhaps you entertain moving Luongo then, assuming the Canucks are in good shape standings wise and have/get a ready backup at that time. Even then, it's partly out of financial necessity.
Take a second look at the capgeek tweets. This will really help to open up possible trades with "cap floor" teams that are interested in Luongo but can't afford his salary. Luongo + $$ to Florida for Bujgstad.
I would rather take Upshall in return and buy him out after this season than have a buffer of lost cap space for ten years. I assume we'd like to be able to contend more than we want the improvement of a third round pick to a second because of cash we put in.
capgeek is tweeting that teams will be able to retain cap/salary in trades.
Opens up a lot of possibilities. Gives the Canucks more flexibility to make deals if they are willing to cough up some cash. Gilman's cap managing talents will be more essential than ever
I'm confused, isn't the number 1 reason Luongo needs to be traded because of the Canuck's high cap hit of goaltender (some of which needs to be used elsewhere). Not because the Canucks can't afford to write his cheque. How is retaining salary against cap an advantage?
