radoran Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl-coyotes-shea-weber-contract-vegas-golden-knights-dysin-mayo-013339627.html Back in the beforetime (2012), then-Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren offered Predators RFA Shea Weber a 14 year contract just before the CBA was amended to stop these kind of cap shenanigans. Predators General Manager "had to match" the offer, got four years out of Weber and traded him to Montreal. The Habs got parts of five seasons out of him and he dragged them to the Cup Final despite a raft of injuries that subsequently sidelined him. He hasn't played since 2021. His contract went to Vegas for Dadonov, because Weber on IR was a better cap move than Dadonov on the ice. And now it resides in the desert, with the Arizona Salary Dump. The Coyotes traded a player to get the contract and a fifth rounder. They will pay $1M a year for the next three years to get $7.4M a year in credit on the cap and be the second team to have the player not play for them. And the Holmgren legacy lives on. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 (edited) 47 minutes ago, radoran said: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl-coyotes-shea-weber-contract-vegas-golden-knights-dysin-mayo-013339627.html Back in the beforetime (2012), then-Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren offered Predators RFA Shea Weber a 14 year contract just before the CBA was amended to stop these kind of cap shenanigans. Predators General Manager "had to match" the offer, got four years out of Weber and traded him to Montreal. The Habs got parts of five seasons out of him and he dragged them to the Cup Final despite a raft of injuries that subsequently sidelined him. He hasn't played since 2021. His contract went to Vegas for Dadonov, because Weber on IR was a better cap move than Dadonov on the ice. And now it resides in the desert, with the Arizona Salary Dump. The Coyotes traded a player to get the contract and a fifth rounder. They will pay $1M a year for the next three years to get $7.4M a year in credit on the cap and be the second team to have the player not play for them. And the Holmgren legacy lives on. Homer should be proud of himself on that one (sarcasm font) 10 years later ....... Amazing ... the gift that keeps on giving ....... LOL Edited February 23, 2023 by pilldoc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo1917 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 I'd pair that contract with Pronger's that's a pretty decent top pair there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 hour ago, mojo1917 said: I'd pair that contract with Pronger's that's a pretty decent top pair there They point out the Coyotes Legends who never played for the team Hossa - Datsuyk - Little Weber - Pronger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 21 minutes ago, radoran said: They point out the Coyotes Legends who never played for the team Hossa - Datsuyk - Little Weber - Pronger thats a hell of a top pairing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratefulFlyers Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 4 hours ago, radoran said: And now it resides in the desert, with the Arizona Salary Dump. Well at least one legitimate change has resulted from the ol' dead-capspace-swap trick: the Arizona NHL team finally has the right name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 3 hours ago, radoran said: They point out the Coyotes Legends who never played for the team Hossa - Datsuyk - Little Weber - Pronger Too bad we couldn't send them Bishop (and choose Buffalo instead) to have a complete line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, Math said: Too bad we couldn't send them Bishop (and choose Buffalo instead) to have a complete line. They were saying they needed a keeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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