04-12-2024, 12:33 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2021
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Oilers admiring themselves for ousting Vancouver for the division only to get KOd by Vegas from the WC1 seed would be funny.
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04-12-2024, 12:37 PM
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#22
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#1 Goaltender
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I’m shocked. Shocked, I say.
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04-12-2024, 12:40 PM
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#23
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Is that Stone Cold's music?
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04-12-2024, 12:50 PM
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#25
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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If you aren't cheating, you aren't trying. I can't really fault them given the league allows it and we have seen so many cap circumventions over the years by several teams from the Oilers, Blackhawks, Lightning, Leafs, etc. If the Flames were in their situation I would hope they do the same as there's not a trophy awarded for being the nice guys of the league.
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04-12-2024, 01:03 PM
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#26
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Franchise Player
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I hope they win the Cup! As it means Edmonton won't.
Go Vegas!
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04-12-2024, 01:03 PM
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#27
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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They are smart to take advantage of it.
A lacerated spleen was a serious injury with somewhat fortunate timing for Vegas, and their GM and team were smart enough to take advantage of the situation.
Now hopefully the can pass LA and play the Oilers in round 1
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04-12-2024, 01:03 PM
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#28
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Powerplay Quarterback
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2024 3rd and 2025 2nd arr close enough in value that idc which we get.
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04-12-2024, 01:05 PM
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#29
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Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: Richmond upon Thames, London
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kipper_3434
2024 3rd and 2025 2nd arr close enough in value that idc which we get.
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A 2nd in a better draft next year is absolutely worth more than a 3rd in a draft with mediocre depth this year.
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04-12-2024, 01:15 PM
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damn onions
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
If you aren't cheating, you aren't trying. I can't really fault them given the league allows it and we have seen so many cap circumventions over the years by several teams from the Oilers, Blackhawks, Lightning, Leafs, etc. If the Flames were in their situation I would hope they do the same as there's not a trophy awarded for being the nice guys of the league.
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Disagree and don’t like the approach to intentionally circumvent the intention and spirit of the rules and salary cap. If 90% of the other teams don’t do something, doesn’t that tell you something?
Sometimes just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should, this feels like one of those things. You’re rationale is akin to breaking laws because you won’t get caught so shrug!
It’s okay to call them slimeball cheaters if that’s what they are. If they don’t want their feelings hurt they don’t have to be slimeball cheaters.
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04-12-2024, 01:16 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Ontario
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But are 90 percent of the other teams not doing it because they find it morally repugnant, or because they don't happen to have a high-priced player injured long enough that they can milk it?
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04-12-2024, 01:17 PM
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#32
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damn onions
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Whatever you want to say to justify it doesn’t justify it.
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04-12-2024, 01:19 PM
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#33
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Reppin' the C in BC
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complete bull****
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04-12-2024, 01:20 PM
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#34
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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04-12-2024, 01:20 PM
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#35
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ped
But are 90 percent of the other teams not doing it because they find it morally repugnant, or because they don't happen to have a high-priced player injured long enough that they can milk it?
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The thing with Vegas is that they seem to knowingly acquire those kinds of players.
Max Pacioretty
Mark Stone
Tomas Hertl
Jack Eichel
Probably others I am not thinking of.
I have no doubt that this was always an active part of their strategy and not just a situation that they happened to find themselves in.
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04-12-2024, 01:24 PM
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#36
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damn onions
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
The thing with Vegas is that they seem to knowingly acquire those kinds of players.
Max Pacioretty
Mark Stone
Tomas Hertl
Jack Eichel
Probably others I am not thinking of.
I have no doubt that this was always an active part of their strategy and not just a situation that they happened to find themselves in.
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Correct. Pretty easy for a doctor and player to spin additional rest time for whatever injury.
It’s making a mockery of the NHL and I personally believe the NHL will move to address it.
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04-12-2024, 01:27 PM
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#37
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Franchise Player
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Shocked. Shocked, I am.
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04-12-2024, 01:29 PM
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#38
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Join Date: Mar 2024
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Honestly, i dont gamble but i should have put some money on this
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04-12-2024, 01:33 PM
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#39
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Correct. Pretty easy for a doctor and player to spin additional rest time for whatever injury.
It’s making a mockery of the NHL and I personally believe the NHL will move to address it.
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at it to the other stuff the league doesn't give a #### about
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04-12-2024, 01:35 PM
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#40
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
The thing with Vegas is that they seem to knowingly acquire those kinds of players.
Max Pacioretty
Mark Stone
Tomas Hertl
Jack Eichel
Probably others I am not thinking of.
I have no doubt that this was always an active part of their strategy and not just a situation that they happened to find themselves in.
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They also traded Dadonov for Weber's LTIRetirement contract, when they needed cap space.
Lehner also got sent to Robidas island after his game started to drop. I could be barking up the wrong tree here, but the chronic hip injury came at a very opportune moment cap wise.
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