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i'm sure he'd accept the QO and take the money? that would be my guess. He isn't very good to back out

Its a wonder how teams like BOS and DET can let their borderline prospects potentially walk because they are so deep, while the leafs, despite having far better drafting opportunities, can't even manage to have a 3rd/4th line in the show with anyone worth keeping around...

Fraser wroteCOLONThink Letang could really flourish with a change of scenery, this guy isn't just a product of the offensively gifted players on his team, rather I think he would better suited to be looked at as "the guy" to run a teams powerplay.

Actually, I don't even remember another top offensive defenseman being worse than Letang is on the powerplay.

That's a committed move by Vancouver... he's in the show or on waivers! Gotta think highly of the kid given what they paid.

He was waiver eligible no matter what type of contract he signed

i'm pretty sure it's a 2 way deal, that said, he would still have to clear waivers and i can't think he'll hit waivers after paying a mid 2nd rd for him. They just aren't going to toss away a decent prospect then put vey on waivers.

Paul ranger to Switzerland. 2 yr deal with Genev-servette

Haha

Yeah 1 way doesn't have anything to do with waivers, its about the amount he gets paid to play in the AHL.

Yup, 2-way contracts are misleading if you're thinking they've got anything to do with being a candidate to be waived or sent down. There plenty of guys that are no longer exempt from waivers that get the 2-way deal because most likely, they'll spend most of the season in the AHL. On the off change they are called up, then you pay them their NHL rate.

I think the waiver status is similar to what we do...has to do with age and games played. There also just guys that have AHL contracts and aren't even property of the parent team. The guys in the AHL on 2-way deals at least have an NHL salary in the event they're called up.

I think you give a guy a 1-way deal with the expectation they'll stay up with the big club. You don't want to pay a guy $750K to be a minor leaguer but it does happen. You also have the cases of guys like Redden and Tootoo who get buried in the AHL but the salary is still the same since these are established NHLers on a typical 1-way deal.

And new cba makes it so salary cannot be hidden in the aHL in the same way

Ribeiro to preds @ 1.05 for 1 yr... Dirttt cheap

Unbelievable value signing. Hard to believe that there weren't better offers. Have to think the opportunity to be a 1st line center had to play a part.

Damn that has to hurt Jarnkrok

Wonder if the Preds do that if Fisher is healthy.

Also to the Preds, Roy 1 year 1M

wow...cheap.

^ This guys still posting and shit

Neal-Ribiero-Smith is gonna be a nice line to watch in Nashville, no more defense-first system there haha.