General Hockey Talk - Injuries, signings, factoids + other news from around the league

wprager wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

wprager wrote:Latest blog on HTR: "Boston to be bust as deadline approaches".



I'm pretty sure that's a typo -- should have been "busy". Is that better than my "Bongo" post?

No. Busty would have been better though.

Are you sure they meant "bust"? I don't want to go there to find out. I'm just looking at the live bookmarks.

I believe he meant "NO" to your "Better than my Bongo post" comment. But I'm sure you knew that.

I'll save you the clicks...

Oh, I get it now. Sorry. Need coffee.

Andrew Peters retires. Balance of power shifted?

SpezDispenser wrote:Andrew Peters retires. Balance of power shifted?

The balance of stupidity has shifted...

As per Mike Brophy: "Told Crosby tried light workout and immediately saw black dots and stars. Not even close to starting light workouts again."

http://twitter.com/sportsnetbroph/status/35074621564784640

Oh man... that ain't good.

The Dreger Report... worth a quick read every weekday morning...

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/dregerreport/

Ballard injury not as severe as thought...

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=353011

Sprained MCL.

Cooke needs to be removed from this planet. Now.

shabbs wrote:Cooke needs to be removed from this planet. Now.

Enough is enough, he shouldn't be in this league anymore.

Buffalo has scored 3 goals in 1:30

shabbs wrote:Cooke needs to be removed from this planet. Now.

What has he done today? Or is this about the knee-on-knee to AO?

marakh wrote:Buffalo has scored 3 goals in 1:30

7-4. What's up with Rolie, anyway? They should only play him against the Caps.

wprager wrote:

shabbs wrote:Cooke needs to be removed from this planet. Now.

What has he done today? Or is this about the knee-on-knee to AO?

Boarding Tyutin - who put himself in a dumb spot, I'll admit - but still, he drills him for no real reason.

shabbs wrote:

wprager wrote:

shabbs wrote:

wprager wrote:If he's forced to retire, though, he still gets the money, doesn't he? If a guy loses an eye and can no-longer play he still gets the rest of the contract he's on -- I think insurance will pay his salary and I'm guessing his cap hit is off the books.

Yeah, I think that makes sense... insurance would cover it, cap would come off the books as it's not a 35+ contract.

I can't see how the 35 year rule would come into play if the guy lost an eye. There's got to be some medical exemptions.

Yeah, not sure of the details around a career-ending injury... care to wade through the CBA? I'm sure Roche can provide some insight.

If I am following the conversation correctly, we have switched from talking about Savard to a player with an 35+ contract that suffers a career ending injury?

Any player who signs a contract when they are 35 or over will always be on the Clubs cap whether he is healthy, injured or retired; there is no way around it. But if the player doesn't file his papers and retire, as long as he continues to rehab and work toward a return, LTIR can provide relief.

A perfect current example is Ian Laperriere and the Flyers.

Shabbs, let me know if that is the question you wanted my opinion on.

They mis-spelled Burke's name here, then someone photoshopped it here:

Very funny. Bork-Bork-Bork. I grew up on that.

Good lord that's a hilarious picture.

Roche, sorry, but that Bryan Bork Bork Bork was just too funny.

Thanks for clearing things up. So a player with a career ending injury who signed his contract at 35+ better not retire, if he wants what's good for the team. What a weird little work they built for themselves.