Players moving overseas

[Rob]

My take on that is their is always going to be anomaly's to every rule.  Take pronger for example or Savard , both guys are not officially retired, nor do they have plans to retire but neither will ever play another NHL game.  How is it fair to any teams that have those players. 

I think its just one of those things you just kind of have to accept there will be situations that dont fit within our neat package of rules.

Teams still have other alternatives IE.  IR or using the flex waiver.
paid for by the avalanche organization.

Ugh... Savard... Don't remind me.

[Capn Cally]

Just a thought:  What if we had a cap floor like the NHL does?  This would decrease that $6.75 significantly.

Haha c'mon man!

That would mean me having to unintentionally being a d*ck to someone in FA and bid up one FA, only to give him a contract of 1-year for $28m (I'll have an extra $31m or so to play with next year that is on loan to various teams this year).

Personally I don't care, but I don't think that makes sense for the person who actually wanted that player on their team to have to compete with such a bid...

[Rob]

Haha c'mon man!

That would mean me having to unintentionally being a d*ck to someone in FA and bid up one FA, only to give him a contract of 1-year for $28m (I'll have an extra $31m or so to play with next year that is on loan to various teams this year).

Personally I don't care, but I don't think that makes sense for the person who actually wanted that player on their team to have to compete with such a bid...

Yea, you're 100% right here.  It was just a thought!  Don't yell at me! 

[Rob]

My take on that is their is always going to be anomaly's to every rule.  Take pronger for example or Savard , both guys are not officially retired, nor do they have plans to retire but neither will ever play another NHL game.  How is it fair to any teams that have those players. 

I think its just one of those things you just kind of have to accept there will be situations that dont fit within our neat package of rules.

Teams still have other alternatives IE.  IR or using the flex waiver.
paid for by the avalanche organization.

And I agree with this as well.  Anomaly is part of every sport. 

[snugerud]

My opinion is leave it as is.  My preference would be to get rid of the retirement 0 out because I do like a bit of adversity and it is a bit of a cop out but at the same time I dont see how you implement it given GM's have signed players etc made certain moves with that in mind.  if you were to get rid of it it would have to be a graduated , 2 year advance notice so that GM's have the time to make the necessary changes in strategy.

Maybe change the overseas rule to an immediate idea.  Basically if a player signs to go overseas they can buy them out at the reduced rate immediately , rather than wait a full year.

[Rob]

Yea, the waiting part is dumb.  I don't think the rule will ever be used as it is since most teams will just buyout before the year is up unless the contract is exorbitant.  Like, if Chara was to leave to go overseas, I could see a team waiting the year for sure on that one, but there's not that many situations like that.