Comments on: John Ferguson Jr. Ready to Jump The Gun?

By: mojo19

mojo19 — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:57:13 +0000

No they do get that credit. This is why teams have hired people in their organizations who specifically monitor their team’s cap space, since its so complicated. There are lots of little things like that, I don’t fully understand it either. But I was listening to something Scotty Bowman was saying on an interview on the fan590, and he said it is possible for teams to go over the cap late in the season, if early injuries give them more flexibility. So its my understanding that the leafs have a bit of cap room, and that room grows slightly as the season goes on, as long as they don’t add salary for now.

By: Gretzkin

Gretzkin — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 19:56:53 +0000

I'm not sure how it works, I admit.

Sundin would have freed up just less than 1 million while he was out, and that could have been legally replaced, is that what you are saying?

But when he's back, would the team have this 1 million dollar credit? I don't think so. Because Sundin would cancel this amount out out.

So in order to have all of this free space, you have to have all of these guys injured at the time?

I think the cap is just something you cannot go over, but if players go down, the team wouldn't be credited these amounts.

Please clarify.

By: mojo19

mojo19 — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:25:42 +0000

If everyteam put their star on IR for one week, they could add that much more salary for ONE WEEK. For the amount of time Sundin was out, they could bring in close to 2 or 3 mil at deadline, and don't forget that everyday Eric was out, that money adds up, same goes for Antropov, Allison, etc. Just like Kappenens injury in Philly let them sign Savage.

Leafs should have plenty of room at deadline to pull of whatever deals they would have done if there was no cap at all.

By: koolcory77

koolcory77 — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:25:55 +0000

they are infact taken from this year, jfj said he doesnt want allisons bonuses to hang into next year

By: Gretzkin

Gretzkin — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 14:41:52 +0000

You are crazy.

You think that since Sundin was on the IR for 3 or 4 weeks, that it opens up 7 Million dollars???

It that were the case, every team would take their highest paid player, throw them on the IR for a week, and then it would free up their cap space.

Sundin only makes 6.8 million by the way, and he was getting paid while he was injured, so it counted against the cap the whole time.

If that were the case, his injury time not being counted against the cap, that would have only made up around 1 Million dollars he made when injured.

For arguments sake, that would free up the 1 Million and the 1.5 Million they have left over.

It would only be 2.5 Million.

But it doesn't work that way...

By: mojo19

mojo19 — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 21:57:03 +0000

Allisons bonuses are taken away from next years cap space, not this year.

By: mojo19

mojo19 — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 21:55:48 +0000

-I would sooner trade Colaiacovo than Kronwall, they're pretty much the same calibre, but you'll get more for Coli.

-Pilar doesn't count against the cap.

-What you don't realize is that its a day by day cap. The whole time Sundin was out, his $7 million didn't count against the cap, which means thanks to thos 3 weeks he was gone, it actually enables us to add almost $7 million in salary at the deadline.

By: 92-93

92-93 — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 18:24:52 +0000

that statistic is only one (very narrow) way of analyzing the Leaf’s D and defensive play overall – which may be improving but its still not good enough.

By: Bacon077

Bacon077 — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 18:06:38 +0000

Why would Boston trade two of their defensemen for two guys who aren’t as good and not wanted?

By: lukeleim

lukeleim — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 18:01:05 +0000

- Jason Allison, Aki Berg & Ian White to Calgary for Jordan Leopold & Chuck Kobasew

- Alexander Khavanov, Clarke Wilm, Mariusz Czerkawski, Andy Wozniewski & Tuukka Rask to St. Louis for Barret Jackman & Nikolai Lemyugov

(Kavanov who had success with St. Louis earlier in his career may be able to get back on track with a trade back to the Blues. Tuukka Rask is a great prospect but Toronto already has Justin Pogge waiting in the wings and showed us in the WJC that he's a winner. Jackman is a solid defense which is needed, and Lemyugov is a young russian player who got 5 pts in 6 games in the WJC this year.)

Steen - Sundin - Kobasew

Tucker - Lindros - O'Neill

Ponikarovsky - Antropov - Stajan

Kilger - Wellwood - Domi

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Pohl - Belak

Kaberle - McCabe

Jackman - Leopold

Klee - Colaiacovo

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Kronwall

Belfour

Tellqvist

now this is a team that i think can beat ottawa our biggest threat in the eastern conference.