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Originally Posted by Groot
When was the last time a UFA that was 0.91 PPG regular season and 1.13 PPG playoffs signed for $5.125 million?
I fully believe he took a big discount with the Oilers because he was getting settlement money from San Jose. The settlement was literally the difference between the two contract amounts. So he's collecting the equivalent of $7 million per year, which allowed him to sign the big discount in Edmonton and save the cap space. I'm actually shocked the league let it play out as they did.
But that still isn't as ridiculous as Duncan Keith.
Duncan Keith requests a trade to be closer to, and spend more time with, family, specifically mentioning his son that lives in Penticton. Of course it makes sense for him to retire with 1 year left to go and be with his family. If that's what he did. Instead he takes a supposed front-office job in Edmonton with a team he has a tenured 80-game history with, which should give him less time to spend with his family. And its been confirmed hes moved to Penticton, thanks to an interview in the Penticton Herald that basically confirms the front office job is a facade.
https://www.pentictonherald.ca/spare...60a58f175.html
It should be clear to anyone that he was given a fake role that allowed him to "retire" but still collect his money, move to be with his family, and allow the Oilers to rid themselves of his cap and pay him the money in a different way. |
Great post, and that doesn’t even cover the Mike Smith LTIR. You discuss the Kane issue well, there was never ever any destination for Kane but Edmonton, it was a complete fix. If another team would have tried to sign him the league would have suspended him indefinitely.
The league is so afraid of McDavid demanding a trade or walking at free agency (Draisaitl as well) and this team heading into another 20+ yrs of darkness. The NHL will do anything to get them a Cup to try to head off that possibility, or at least leave Edmonton with the Championship as compensation, when those two leave.
I have stated many times, the goal of the league has changed. It is all about marketing and money, the quality and actual integrity of the game are far down the list of priorities. It’s a poor product and disgusting.