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So there's been discussion about teams making deals and promises to ensure unprotected players are not taken, e.g. Pittsburgh and Murray. How about the same sort of side promises where Vegas takes some terrible contract off your hands? Vegas takes a Scuderi-type contract off the hands of whoever, claims it's for veteran experience, and oh look a separate deal where the Scuderi-team sends a 3rd-rounder for some flotsam.
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A GM facing a do-or-die season should go all-in with overpayments on good players with the intention of losing some to expansion regardless of the team's success. It's like a buyout but cheaper and unreliable!
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Jun 26, 2016 06:15
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If they go with that name, Trump will rush out and buy a personalized captain's jersey for the rest of his campaign. He's always dreamed of it being acceptable to dress up like a Neon Knight's C.
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Sep 2, 2016 06:37
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I wonder how the announcement of the Las Vegas Raiders may have impacted the G'Knights' draft strategy. If you had the only pro sports team in town then all options would be on the table: - Draft a few "stars" like MAF for marketing and/or pick up several veterans for a potential WC push early on; - A mix of option 1 and some youth, backroom deals for picks, and veterans that could be flipped for more assets; - Focus entirely on the long-term of youth/picka/assets and possibly be terrible for the first few years. The nascent fanbase of an expansion franchise in a "foreign" sport will only have 2 (max 3) years to grow before a historic NFL team with a playoff-caliber roster rolls into town. Sure, tickets may sell regardless due to casino promos and curious tourists, but a pro team needs a core loyal fanbase for the long haul. The first half of the NHL calendar will be swallowed up by NFL action, and if the G'Knights are doing poorly at the midway point then how many fans will be gung-ho for the back half? Do you think that may prompt an aggressive "be not-terrible now" mentality when drafting, or would you wager that patient development of the on-ice product will win out? (X-posted from offseason)
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Jun 19, 2017 17:21
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ThinkTank posted:I know, once I would've celebrated this move, now I can barely give a poo poo. I know that extra cap space will be squandered anyways. Not to mention that the lack of Sbisa gaffes, plus the possible effective usage of that cap space, will probably hurt their odds of getting a top pick in 2018.
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