2021-2022 NHL Thread

[Frank E]

So, Buffalo was going to be at below the salary cap floor when the Eichel trade went through so they went and acquired Boychuk's $6m cap hit from NYI.  Interestingly, this is Boychuk's last year on his deal (and hasn't played since 19-20) and his total salary is $4m, of which $2.75m is in the form of a signing bonus, which leaves Buffalo then on the hook for only the balance of $1.25m in salary for the rest of the season...a $6m cap hit for ~$1m bucks in real outlay.

This cap is stupid.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

So, Buffalo was going to be at below the salary cap floor when the Eichel trade went through so they went and acquired Boychuk's $6m cap hit from NYI.  Interestingly, this is Boychuk's last year on his deal (and hasn't played since 19-20) and his total salary is $4m, of which $2.75m is in the form of a signing bonus, which leaves Buffalo then on the hook for only the balance of $1.25m in salary for the rest of the season...a $6m cap hit for ~$1m bucks in real outlay.

This cap is stupid.

60% of Boychuk's salary is insured too.

 

[Kin]

You'll notice, of course, that the NHL doesn't care too much about clear attempts at cap circumvention that violate the "spirit" of the CBA if it involves teams saving rather than spending money.

 

[Bender]

https://twitter.com/BradyTrett/status/1456833585021734913

What Connor McDavid can do to defensemen, chapter 7,321

can you believe all those pathetic rangers d, letting the guy walk through them. just step up and put him on his ass ffs!! those losers are going nowhere unless they toughen up. look at the $8M pylon trouba just waving his stick around and drury gave lazy zibinenjad $8.5, he didnt even skate hard coming of the bench.

Rielly should've been given a $1m extension for getting burned by McDavid 1v1 that one time. Obviously a bad player.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

https://twitter.com/isuckatpicking/status/1456991818130747395

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

https://twitter.com/chloewojj/status/1456481235602132993

https://twitter.com/dimfilipovic/status/1457163094795309064

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/bradytrett/status/1458253000732938243

 

[Bender]

Poor guy is the Frank Serivalli of the NHL.

https://twitter.com/AndrewBerkshire/status/1458516984698703872?t=WrheIZBT8XPOp1efnm8Z4Q&s=19

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/dhockey13/status/1458544094288830464
Brett married way up.

 

[Frank E]

Jesus Christ:

https://twitter.com/MikeKellyNHL/status/1458440232270016512

...he's 19 years old.

 

[bustaheims]

The kids these days are just such impressive skaters. The difference in the pace of the game now from years past is remarkable.

 

[bustaheims]

Did anyone else realize the Islanders started the season on a 13 game road trip? They'll be almost 1/3 of the way through their road schedule before they hit home-ice.

 

[L K]

Did anyone else realize the Islanders started the season on a 13 game road trip? They'll be almost 1/3 of the way through their road schedule before they hit home-ice.

I'm really kind of surprised they wouldn't have wanted a handful of final games in the old barn before the transition to their new arena.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Did anyone else realize the Islanders started the season on a 13 game road trip? They'll be almost 1/3 of the way through their road schedule before they hit home-ice.

Believe that's because they wanted some extra time to make sure their new arena was ready.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1458821022933737477

 

[bustaheims]

I'm really kind of surprised they wouldn't have wanted a handful of final games in the old barn before the transition to their new arena.

Yeah. Even just to break up the road trip a little. Starting the season with 13 away games feels sub-ideal - and in the Metro, potentially enough to cost the team a playoff spot (especially given the .565 P% home teams have put up so far this season). It hasn't actually cost them much, but it definitely could have.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

7 of 8 teams in the Metro being .600 or over is pretty crazy. And the 8th place team, Pittsburgh, isn't too behind either while dealing with a ton of injuries/covid stuff. Obviously early days and all though.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/jimmathesonnhl/status/1458890517408731136

Edmonton's finest.

 

[Kin]

Eh. I get why people are dunking on him and everything but there is a part of me that thinks that "two" is shorter than "multi" so why write "multi year" if you're not trying to make the deal, and the supposed gamble, look worse than it is?

 

[herman]

I don?t know where to put this. It is very nice.
https://twitter.com/khlreplays/status/1459504748294545421