Nabokov

So here’s what we know: It’s a 1-year deal worth $570,000. That seems really low to me, but I guess this is what the cap era has come to. We know that a team can’t claim him and then re-trade him this year, without him first being offered to all the other teams who put in a waiver claim.

We know that at least Philly and Washington will have real interest in claiming him.

We know that there’s pretty much no possible way he’ll go unclaimed.

So what was Detroit’s motivation? Just to force some action? Make someone claim him, and then that eliminates a team that will be bidding on the other goalies in the trade market (i.e. Vokoun, Giguere, etc.)? That’s the only way I can figure it right now….

EDIT: As per Bob McKenzie's Twitter: Keep in mind, if Nabokov is claimed by a team and Nabokov doesn't like the situation, he can simply refuse to report and not play this year.

At first I thought $570K was either a twitter-typo or just the salary for the remainder of the season. But I just heard on SNet that the $570K is the full-year salary and he will roughly half-that (pro-rated amount).

In any case, they'll have to put him on the waiver wire (today at noon) and there's a very good chance another team will claim him. That's just such a strange rule. You shouldn't have to go through the whole process of signing a guy just so another team can cherry-pick him.

There is also a no-movement clause in the deal. There was talk on NHL live this morning that they may have put in the deal that he gets that this year and it'll jump to $4Million next year. Whether or not that's true has yet to be known.

tim1_2 wrote:So here’s what we know: It’s a 1-year deal worth $570,000. That seems really low to me, but I guess this is what the cap era has come to. We know that a team can’t claim him and then re-trade him this year, without him first being offered to all the other teams who put in a waiver claim.

We know that at least Philly and Washington will have real interest in claiming him.

We know that there’s pretty much no possible way he’ll go unclaimed.

So what was Detroit’s motivation? Just to force some action? Make someone claim him, and then that eliminates a team that will be bidding on the other goalies in the trade market (i.e. Vokoun, Giguere, etc.)? That’s the only way I can figure it right now….

EDIT: As per Bob McKenzie's Twitter: Keep in mind, if Nabokov is claimed by a team and Nabokov doesn't like the situation, he can simply refuse to report and not play this year.

So this would mean that he would not play for the Wings either I would imagine right?

with Elliott laying brown one's on a regular basis, Leclaire out and Brodeur nursing an injury, HOW CAN WE NOT go for it. Especially at that price.

Yes, we're not making a the playoffs and all that, but it would be nice to win a few games here and there until the end of the season....

A good show casing stint for Nabby for the off season.

Number Twenty Nine wrote:with Elliott laying brown one's on a regular basis, Leclaire out and Brodeur nursing an injury, HOW CAN WE NOT go for it. Especially at that price.

Yes, we're not making a the playoffs and all that, but it would be nice to win a few games here and there until the end of the season....

A good show casing stint for Nabby for the off season.

Do you think he'd accept coming here though? I know it would look bad on him if he started saying no to teams that are not in the race, but maybe he doesn't really care about his rep and just wants to win. I wouldn't blame him personally. It's not like it's going to hinder any chances of him signing anywhere next season.

I would love to nab him, but I also don't want to lose our lottery spot. It might sound like a loser attitude to have, but we're not going anywhere this year and I'd rather not finish 10th or 11th if possible.

SensGirl11 wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:
EDIT: As per Bob McKenzie's Twitter: Keep in mind, if Nabokov is claimed by a team and Nabokov doesn't like the situation, he can simply refuse to report and not play this year.

So this would mean that he would not play for the Wings either I would imagine right?

I'm not sure what you mean? He obviously is prepared to play in Detroit, or we would not have signed with them.

Apparently Nabokov's agent sent a fax around to all the GMs saying Nabokov was only interested in playing on a contender.

Please don't suggest that we should take him.

Melnyk is not interested in adding salary.

Nabokov would not want to be here. He is old and wants to win.

He wouldn't report here, and then we would've blown his shot at playing this year.

It will not happen.

tim1_2 wrote:

SensGirl11 wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:
EDIT: As per Bob McKenzie's Twitter: Keep in mind, if Nabokov is claimed by a team and Nabokov doesn't like the situation, he can simply refuse to report and not play this year.

So this would mean that he would not play for the Wings either I would imagine right?

I'm not sure what you mean? He obviously is prepared to play in Detroit, or we would not have signed with them.

Apparently Nabokov's agent sent a fax around to all the GMs saying Nabokov was only interested in playing on a contender.

That's fair, it doesn't mean they have to listen though.

EDIT: I don't think Nabokov cares either way, if he can't play this year he'll sign somewhere next year. Only problem for him is that the money could be less because no one got to see him play this year. He's playing with fire a little by doing that, IMO.

tim1_2 wrote:

SensGirl11 wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:
EDIT: As per Bob McKenzie's Twitter: Keep in mind, if Nabokov is claimed by a team and Nabokov doesn't like the situation, he can simply refuse to report and not play this year.

So this would mean that he would not play for the Wings either I would imagine right?

I'm not sure what you mean? He obviously is prepared to play in Detroit, or we would not have signed with them.

Apparently Nabokov's agent sent a fax around to all the GMs saying Nabokov was only interested in playing on a contender.

I was just suggesting that if another team claims him and he doesn't report, he won't be playing for anyone this year. Detroit included.

that plus the poor Netminder market.

in tankville, Nabby makes no sense.

in "get bums on seats" ville, makes perfect sense.

SensGirl11 wrote:
I was just suggesting that if another team claims him and he doesn't report, he won't be playing for anyone this year. Detroit included.

Yep, you're bang on.

SensGirl11 wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:

SensGirl11 wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:
EDIT: As per Bob McKenzie's Twitter: Keep in mind, if Nabokov is claimed by a team and Nabokov doesn't like the situation, he can simply refuse to report and not play this year.

So this would mean that he would not play for the Wings either I would imagine right?

I'm not sure what you mean? He obviously is prepared to play in Detroit, or we would not have signed with them.

Apparently Nabokov's agent sent a fax around to all the GMs saying Nabokov was only interested in playing on a contender.

I was just suggesting that if another team claims him and he doesn't report, he won't be playing for anyone this year. Detroit included.

Yeah, interesting scenario. He wants to be a starter his agent said, so any team picking him up would have to jettison their starter to backup - like Bobrovsky in Philly who's doing pretty well. Washington would be the target IMO, Varlemov is young enough that it's not a complete slap in the face. Are we missing a contender?

SpezDispenser wrote:

SensGirl11 wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:

SensGirl11 wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:
EDIT: As per Bob McKenzie's Twitter: Keep in mind, if Nabokov is claimed by a team and Nabokov doesn't like the situation, he can simply refuse to report and not play this year.

So this would mean that he would not play for the Wings either I would imagine right?

I'm not sure what you mean? He obviously is prepared to play in Detroit, or we would not have signed with them.

Apparently Nabokov's agent sent a fax around to all the GMs saying Nabokov was only interested in playing on a contender.

I was just suggesting that if another team claims him and he doesn't report, he won't be playing for anyone this year. Detroit included.

Yeah, interesting scenario. He wants to be a starter his agent said, so any team picking him up would have to jettison their starter to backup - like Bobrovsky in Philly who's doing pretty well. Washington would be the target IMO, Varlemov is young enough that it's not a complete slap in the face. Are we missing a contender?

Tampa?