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jmac98 · 04-06-2022, 01:27 PM

I’m not entirely sure how to fit this into the narrative, but I find as I read about the Yandle story and how both the Flyers and many views in support speak about making decisions that are best for the team versus an individuals interests, that I’ve been thinking about ‘1 day contract’ signings by comparison and how that fits in to the equation, in terms of optics.

I realize that below the surface these are entirely different scenarios with completely diffferent impacts, however, at face value they are essentially both for the benefit of the player. For one day signings, players don’t even hit the ice yet state they retired as a player on that team. Is that really all that different than an iron man streak playing 1 shift to keep the consecutive games going?

And what does a team, say Chicago w/Hossa, have to gain as a benefit to their organization by signing him to a one day contract if organizations need to make decisions that best befit their club and not individuals.

Again, I’m not trying to compare the two nor am I terribly disrupted either way on the Yandke decision. It’s just that as I was reading thoughts both on here and wherever else online about Yandle, then reading about a one day contract signing, the two events just kind of crossed one another in my mind as scenarios that organizations face and elect to handle, and wanted to share thoughts for better or worse to contribute to the conversation.

04-06-2022, 01:27 PM	#86
jmac98 Scoring Winger Join Date: Aug 2009 Exp:	I’m not entirely sure how to fit this into the narrative, but I find as I read about the Yandle story and how both the Flyers and many views in support speak about making decisions that are best for the team versus an individuals interests, that I’ve been thinking about ‘1 day contract’ signings by comparison and how that fits in to the equation, in terms of optics. I realize that below the surface these are entirely different scenarios with completely diffferent impacts, however, at face value they are essentially both for the benefit of the player. For one day signings, players don’t even hit the ice yet state they retired as a player on that team. Is that really all that different than an iron man streak playing 1 shift to keep the consecutive games going? And what does a team, say Chicago w/Hossa, have to gain as a benefit to their organization by signing him to a one day contract if organizations need to make decisions that best befit their club and not individuals. Again, I’m not trying to compare the two nor am I terribly disrupted either way on the Yandke decision. It’s just that as I was reading thoughts both on here and wherever else online about Yandle, then reading about a one day contract signing, the two events just kind of crossed one another in my mind as scenarios that organizations face and elect to handle, and wanted to share thoughts for better or worse to contribute to the conversation.