IT’S A NUMBERS GAME…
TODAY THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS TRADED SHANE O’BRIEN AND DAN GENDUR TO NASHVILLE…
IN RETURN FOR…RYAN PARENT AND JONAS ANDERSSON…
THEN…THE CANUCKS IMMEDIATELY PLACED PARENT ON WAIVERS…
WELCOME TO ANOTHER DAY…LIVING UNDER A SALARY CAP…
TOMORROW NHL TEAMS MUST DECLARE THEIR ROSTERS…
WHICH MEANS…THE CANUCKS HAVE LESS THAN 24 HOURS TO GET UNDER THE CAP…
THAT’S WHAT ALL THIS MOVEMENT WAS ABOUT…
DO NOT KID YOURSELF…THE CAP IS SERIOUS BUSINESS…
LAST YEAR IT COST CHICAGO GENERAL MANAGER DALE TALLON HIS JOB…
DESPITE BUILDING A STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM…TALLON OVER PAID FOR PLAYERS SUCH AS…BRIAN CAMPBELL AND CRISTOBAL HUET…
AND LAST SUMMER HE FAILED TO QUALIFY RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS…KRIS VERSTEEG AND CAM BARKER…
EACH WOUND UP WITH A NEW 3 YEAR DEAL WORTH OVER $9 MILLION…A PIECE…
THE END RESULT WAS…THIS SUMMER…THE HAWKS WERE FORCED TO GUT THEIR TEAM…
BUT TALLON IS HARDLY THE ONLY NHL GM TO MESS UP THE CAP…
EVEN LOU LAMORIELLO IN NEW JERSEY IS IN TROUBLE…
THANKS TO THE KOVALCHUK CONTRACT…THE DEVILS ARE NOW $3 AND HALF MILLION OVER THE CAP…
THEY WOULD LOVE TO UNLOAD BRAIN ROLSTON…BUT AT $5 MILLION A YEAR FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS…
THERE ARE NO TAKERS…
IN NEW YORK…WADE REDDEN AND HIS 6 YEAR CONTRACT WORTH $39 MILLION…IS NOW IN THE MINORS…
ONCE THE BOSTON BRUINS GET HEALTHY…THEY’LL HAVE TO DO THE SAME WITH MICHAEL RYDER AND HIS $4 MILLION DOLLAR SALARY...
OTHER CAP DISASTERS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS INCLUDED…
DALLAS GIVING SEAN AVERY $15 MILLION OVER 4 YEARS…
THE LEAFS SIGNING JEFF FINGERS TO A 4 YEAR DEAL WORTH $14 MILLION…
AND THE OILERS HANDING SHELDON SOURAY A 5 YEAR DEAL WORTH $27 MILLION…
IN THE LIGHT OF ALL THAT…THE CANUCKS CHALLENGES WITH THE CAP…ARE TO SAY THE LEAST…MINOR…
THE GOOD NEWS IS…STARTING THURSDAY…ALL THE ATTENTION WILL ONCE AGAIN RETURN TO THE GAME THAT IS PLAYED…
“ON THE ICE”…
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