'Canes and Cap

[Hanna Sniper]

Just though I would like to make a public statement about a question I keep getting asked by teams in regards to sending cap space.

During the seasons in the past and teams were in despair and about to get hit by the watchdog, I’m a pretty easy going guy in trying to help out and work as a team together without profit… GM’s that have hit me up in the past can confirm this…

This offseason, I didn’t go out and sign stupid contracts and run myself up to the cap limit with the thinking “X player is still available and I still have X cap”… I sat back and let teams spend their cap away in hopes that I wouldn’t have the financial difficulties I had at the end of last season and will be able to swing the deals I couldn’t because I only had 0.12M cap space.

Because I’ve been so tight this FA, doesn’t mean that I’m going to start handing sums adding up to 5-6M to teams that spent their way tight to the cap outbidding me in FA. There is no watchdog, therefore no emergency either… I need to improve my teams just as much as FA improved your team… getting equal cap next season in return just delays what my team can improve this year… and no chance you can get a bank loan for a 1 Million and only expect to pay back 1 Million in a years time. I am open to trading cap… but I need to improve my team doing so.

Like I said above, this has nothing to do about helping out because of watchdogs and trouble with league fines

This is not directed at any one team, I’ve been approached by a handful of teams this past couple days and feel bad about the replies I have given and I hope this at least gives an understanding of my point of view (and I'm not trying to be a hardass).

I'm not "selling" cap so therefore don't really have a price, if an offer does come around and I accept it, then I guess we'll know my price. But right now I honestly don't know what a million is worth to me other then thats a million of cap space I take on trying to imrpove my team in a deal.

[Caged Great]

So what you're trying to say is free cap for everyone?

[Hanna Sniper]

Indeed, to anyone that supports Jim Balsillie

[flambers]

To clarify you are the one who probably signed the most aggressive UFA contract of all of the GMs...

Jason who... (if he has a 1 w deal) and if Jason Smith contiues that is 12M of a cap hit right there.

Rangers were one of the teams asking for cap space but it has nothing to do with a watch dog... Cap space means better players... getting better players means maybe making the playoffs...

[Swayze11]

I am very confused about this situation. You are holding on to the cap because you want roster players? Or you want to keep the cap so people can send you a roster players contract without sending the cap?

[Hanna Sniper]

Originally Posted by Swayze11

I am very confused about this situation. You are holding on to the cap because you want roster players? Or you want to keep the cap so people can send you a roster players contract without sending the cap?

No, just meant I was getting hit up by a number of teams for cap with nothing being sent in return... just trying to explain why there's no need for me to bail everyone out without compensation

I'm not a charity that you hit up when you need a million

[Hanna Sniper]

Originally Posted by flambers

Cap space means better players... getting better players means maybe making the playoffs...

You may recognize this as what the standings look like from a rangers fans perspective.

[flambers]

Originally Posted by Hanna Sniper

You may recognize this as what the standings look like from a rangers fans perspective.

The Rangers fans, have high expectations this year. They have a true #1 goalie... Defense is strong, and the forwards are capable.... this would be my guess on the standings.....