A Hockey News article about contract length

Acrobat wrote:

shabbs wrote:The NHL won't insure a contract over 7 years I believe.

My understanding, and this is based on a news/radio report so take it FWIW, is that it was done that way for insurance purposes. From my brief perusal of the CBA, there is nothing about contract length either, although admittedly, I didn't specifically look, and I don't really intend to.

Don't forget that there are a bunch of others there who have contracts over seven years that didn't have theirs' structured that way (at least not openly).

Acrobat wrote:

504Heater wrote:Not bad, only 4. There are about 4 others that are questionable though.

I'd add:

• DiPietro - cap hit could work to their advantage, but it ties the GM's hands for far too long
  
• Briere -- nice guy, good player, but so small, that he's an injury waiting to happen (after standing beside him, my wife said he probably really is about 5'7"-5'8")
  
• Richards - he's good, but 12 years is a long time; at least Ovechkin's contract is split to protect the team. If he's a bust from year 3, or even year 7, then what?
  
• Redden -- how was this not highlighted in the original list?
  
• Malone - that much for one really good year?
  
• Crosby - would have pushed for longer @ max
  
• Malkin - would have pushed for longer but below max; if he wanted max, then trade for a boatload of picks/prospects

rooneypoo wrote:Tom Gilbert is a young, smooth-skating, puck-moving, offensive D. $4 mil / yr might seem high, but he's going to be a good one. Think Meszaros but a little less physical and a lot less gaffe-prone. They paid a lot for him, I know, but that's the going rate and EDM has to pay to make sure they don't lose the players they want.

He doesn't belong in your list, Heater. I'd trade for him in a heartbeat -- too bad EDM is simply not going to let him go. They'll move Souray before it came to that.

DashRiprock wrote:Why is this in the Leafs forum though