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Post by Captain Obvious on Sept 10, 2015 13:57:12 GMT -4
I saw that Steve Bernier has been signed to a professional tryout with the NY Islanders ... had a strong year last year - kind of surprising he couldn't parlay that into a 1 year contract somewhere. I think all the PTO's are a result of the weak Canadian dollar and cap that hasn't gone up as much as was thought. Less money in the system than they thought so bottom of the roster vets pay the price. I think Chicago still had Oduya and Kruger dangling also. |
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Post by SteveUL on Sept 10, 2015 14:11:21 GMT -4
I saw that Steve Bernier has been signed to a professional tryout with the NY Islanders ... had a strong year last year - kind of surprising he couldn't parlay that into a 1 year contract somewhere. I think all the PTO's are a result of the weak Canadian dollar and cap that hasn't gone up as much as was thought. Less money in the system than they thought so bottom of the roster vets pay the price. I think Chicago still had Oduya and Kruger dangling also. I'm not sure I understand that. How does a weak Canadian Dollar relate to the Islanders and other US based teams ? I am not an NHL Cap Geek follower so it is probably related to something I simply don't pay attention to. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Sept 10, 2015 14:14:12 GMT -4
I think all the PTO's are a result of the weak Canadian dollar and cap that hasn't gone up as much as was thought. Less money in the system than they thought so bottom of the roster vets pay the price. I think Chicago still had Oduya and Kruger dangling also. I'm not sure I understand that. How does a weak Canadian Dollar relate to the Islanders and other US based teams ? I am not an NHL Cap Geek follower so it is probably related to something I simply don't pay attention to. A lot of NHL revenue is in Canadian funds...8 NHL teams with good revenue(attendance + local TV money) plus the big national Rogers TV deal, when you take 40 of your total income and you reduce it by 33%(difference in exchange from par 2 years ago) it affects the bottom line. It also impacts revenue sharing with the smaller low income clubs that was part of the last CBA. news.nationalpost.com/sports/nhl/lower-canadian-dollar-could-have-huge-impact-on-nhl-teams-affect-cflwww.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/loonies-free-fall-is-bad-news-for-the-nhl/article22616925/ |
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Post by SteveUL on Sept 10, 2015 14:19:10 GMT -4
Hmmm ... I guess. I'll wrap my head around that one for awhile.
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Post by jimmy on Sept 10, 2015 15:21:03 GMT -4
Hmmm ... I guess. I'll wrap my head around that one for awhile. Think of it this way - salary cap is set in USD, based on USD leaguewide hockey related revenue (HRR). But a good portion of that HRR is actually earned in CDN dollars - so with the drop in the CDN dollar, it translates to less USD revenue, and puts a drag on the cap. Stars are always going to get paid - but it takes away from what might be left to pay bottom of roster vets. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Sept 24, 2015 18:23:52 GMT -4
Daniel Friedman @dfriedmanonnyi · 14m14 minutes ago
Rangers have released Kirill Kabanov from his tryout.
Too bad the light hasn't come on for KK.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Oct 1, 2015 13:55:31 GMT -4
Jeremy Rutherford Verified account
@jprutherford #stlblues announce they've assigned Barbashev, Welsh, Benoit and Harrold to the Chicago Wolves.
Ivan the Barbarian to the AHL
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Post by chootoi on Oct 5, 2015 15:45:49 GMT -4
Andrew MacDonald placed on waivers by the Flyers flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=781257Still 5 years @ $5m per left on his deal. Flyers will carry just over $4m in dead cap space if he clears. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Oct 6, 2015 8:47:08 GMT -4
Barberio also on waivers, I assume he is heading to St.Johns.
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Post by Penguins23® on Oct 23, 2015 12:42:17 GMT -4
Former Wildcat prospect Frank Vatrano leads the AHL with 7 goals in 5 games. He only played NCAA for one year. I'm sure his 1 year of university will be a lot to fall back on after his hockey career lol. Would have been nice to have in a Cats uniform that's for sure.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Oct 23, 2015 13:13:10 GMT -4
Former Wildcat prospect Frank Vatrano leads the AHL with 7 goals in 5 games. He only played NCAA for one year. I'm sure his 1 year of university will be a lot to fall back on after his hockey career lol. Would have been nice to have in a Cats uniform that's for sure. I don't think he was ever a big fan of the Q, he sat out a year playing USHL or NAHL to transfer universities and didn't come here instead. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Nov 6, 2015 16:23:22 GMT -4
Former WC draft pick...
Mike McMahon @mikemcmahonchn · 51m51 minutes ago
Frank Vatrano was recalled by Boston. He forced them to call him up. 10 goals in first 10 AHL games this season with Providence.
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Post by SteveUL on Nov 6, 2015 16:26:23 GMT -4
Former WC draft pick... Mike McMahon @mikemcmahonchn · 51m51 minutes ago Frank Vatrano was recalled by Boston. He forced them to call him up. 10 goals in first 10 AHL games this season with Providence. Psst ... not part of the Wildcat Alumni. |
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Post by Dman on Nov 8, 2015 2:00:49 GMT -4
This non-Wildcat alumni got his first NHL goal in his first NHL game. Would have been nice to have seen him in a Cats uniform. Oh well.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Nov 8, 2015 13:07:41 GMT -4
This non-Wildcat alumni got his first NHL goal in his first NHL game. Would have been nice to have seen him in a Cats uniform. Oh well. For a guy that bounced around NCAA and didn't tear it up,. he's done pretty well as a pro. |
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