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Good old Umberger, such a bad trade when they did it.

Cowen clears waivers. To be bought out today.

spader wrote:Cowen clears waivers. To be bought out today.

The "Cows" Cowen saga comes to a merciful end...

SeawaySensFan wrote:

spader wrote:Cowen clears waivers. To be bought out today.

The "Cows" Cowen saga comes to a merciful end...

He will become a free agent. Will probably go to the KHL and break their hardest slap shot record.

Kopitar confirmed as captain.

Cowen officially bought out.

spader wrote:Cowen officially bought out.

A new journey begins for "Cows" Cowen...

SeawaySensFan wrote:

spader wrote:Cowen officially bought out.

A new journey begins for "Cows" Cowen...

I expect he will sign a one way contract near the minimum with a team that takes a gamble or worst case a two way deal with a team wanting to roll the dice he finds his stride in the A.
It's not the last we hear of Cowen.

Flo The Action wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:

spader wrote:Cowen officially bought out.

A new journey begins for "Cows" Cowen...

I expect he will sign a one way contract near the minimum with a team that takes a gamble or worst case a two way deal with a team wanting to roll the dice he finds his stride in the A.
It's not the last we hear of Cowen.

I wouldn't be a bit surprised to see him in an Oilers jersey next year.

spader wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:

spader wrote:Cowen officially bought out.

A new journey begins for "Cows" Cowen...

I expect he will sign a one way contract near the minimum with a team that takes a gamble or worst case a two way deal with a team wanting to roll the dice he finds his stride in the A.
It's not the last we hear of Cowen.

I wouldn't be a bit surprised to see him in an Oilers jersey next year.

I was thinking that too but do they really need a lefty? Not really. Maybe if he's on a two way.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if he signs a one-way deal in the $2M range. He wasn't as awful as anyone here thinks. He just wasn't good enough to *anchor* a second pairing and wasn't worth the money he was getting. Put him with a veteran rightie and he'd be fine on most teams' 2nd pairing. And it's not unheard of to have a solid 3rd pairing guy making $2M anyway.

wprager wrote:I wouldn't be at all surprised if he signs a one-way deal in the $2M range.  He wasn't as awful as anyone here thinks.  He just wasn't good enough to *anchor* a second pairing and wasn't worth the money he was getting.  Put him with a veteran rightie and he'd be fine on most teams' 2nd pairing.  And it's not unheard of to have a solid 3rd pairing guy making $2M anyway.

You just watch buddy. I doubt he gets north of 1 mill.

Flo The Action wrote:

wprager wrote:I wouldn't be at all surprised if he signs a one-way deal in the $2M range.  He wasn't as awful as anyone here thinks.  He just wasn't good enough to *anchor* a second pairing and wasn't worth the money he was getting.  Put him with a veteran rightie and he'd be fine on most teams' 2nd pairing.  And it's not unheard of to have a solid 3rd pairing guy making $2M anyway.

You just watch buddy. I doubt he gets north of 1 mill.

Bet! Bet! Bet!

This has the all the trappings of a bet. Make it happen.

spader wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

wprager wrote:I wouldn't be at all surprised if he signs a one-way deal in the $2M range.  He wasn't as awful as anyone here thinks.  He just wasn't good enough to *anchor* a second pairing and wasn't worth the money he was getting.  Put him with a veteran rightie and he'd be fine on most teams' 2nd pairing.  And it's not unheard of to have a solid 3rd pairing guy making $2M anyway.

You just watch buddy. I doubt he gets north of 1 mill.

Bet! Bet! Bet!

This has the all the trappings of a bet. Make it happen.

League minimum was $575K this past season, and will be $595M I think. That's already 3/4 of a million Cdn

Guy has played 2 full seasons in the NHL and development was stalled by a couple injuries. A first rounder. BIG. Alex Semin got $1M. Pretty sure Cowen will get more.

wprager wrote:

spader wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

wprager wrote:I wouldn't be at all surprised if he signs a one-way deal in the $2M range.  He wasn't as awful as anyone here thinks.  He just wasn't good enough to *anchor* a second pairing and wasn't worth the money he was getting.  Put him with a veteran rightie and he'd be fine on most teams' 2nd pairing.  And it's not unheard of to have a solid 3rd pairing guy making $2M anyway.

You just watch buddy. I doubt he gets north of 1 mill.

Bet! Bet! Bet!

This has the all the trappings of a bet. Make it happen.

League minimum was $575K this past season, and will be $595M I think.  That's already 3/4 of a million Cdn

Guy has played 2 full seasons in the NHL and development was stalled by a couple injuries.  A first rounder. BIG.  Alex Semin got $1M.  Pretty sure Cowen will get more.

Let's even it out. If Cowen makes more than 1.2 mill (per) on his next contract you get to pick my avatar for a month. If he makes less I get to pick yours. You said he'd make 2mill at least. It's a fair bet.

Sure. A month is nothing.

Do rubles count?

wprager wrote:Do rubles count?

Nope!