idahophilly Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 You gotta be kidding me!? I can't see this happening but here is the link to the article for what its worth...http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Ty-Anderson/Tim-Thomas-to-take-a-year-off/141/44714 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishjim Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 he's 40 right. you had a nice career tim. see ya on the NHL Network Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbulb Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Not sure why this is such a huge deal for people.... if you put him in any other career, it would be very common for someone to take time off to be with their families... maternity/paternity leave, etc. If it is true that he's leaving for his family and not to get away from something I totally respect that. He's a multi-millionaire and is making a decision not soley based on money. That's awesome.Unfortunately it puts his employer in a tight spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 (edited) http://www.bostonglo...SeBK/story.htmlSometime in May, Bill Zito, Tim Thomas’s agent, contacted Peter Chiarelli. The Bruins general manager prides himself on preparation, covering every angle, and not being caught unaware in any situation.But Zito’s thunderclap of a message surprised even Chiarelli. Thomas, the team’s most important player, was considering not playing in 2012-13, the final season of his four-year, $20 million contract. ESPN.com first reported Thomas’s plan on Thursday.Since’s Zito’s bombshell, when conceptualizing the blueprint of next season’s team, Chiarelli has assumed that Thomas will not be part of the roster. If Thomas sits out, the Bruins will have to carry his $5 million annual hit toward their cap number. It is the team’s third-highest cap hit after Zdeno Chara ($6,916,667) and David Krejci ($5.25 million). Thomas is due $3 million in salary in 2012-13. Chiarelli asked Zito if Thomas was seeking a contract extension and Zito told the GM that Thomas was not interested in a new deal.“As of right now, I’m operating under the premise there is a strong possibility of him taking the year off,’’ Chiarelli said on Friday during a conference call. “We’d have to go about our business without Tim Thomas for the year.’’ Edited June 2, 2012 by JackStraw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Not sure why this is such a huge deal for people.... if you put him in any other career, it would be very common for someone to take time off to be with their families... maternity/paternity leave, etc. If it is true that he's leaving for his family and not to get away from something I totally respect that. He's a multi-millionaire and is making a decision not soley based on money. That's awesome.Unfortunately it puts his employer in a tight spot.It's a pretty big deal because he's under contract and the Bruins will have to absorb his salary cap hit. The article in the Boston Globe says that the Bruins will probably suspend him if he doesn't report, which I guess would get them out of having to pay him, but they'd still be on the hook for his cap hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbulb Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 As I said... "Unfortunately it puts his employer in a tight spot"But I still would say that his family comes first.... no matter what.Could they not demote him to the minors and avoid the cap hit?... then suspend him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 @fishbulb - yeah, his NMC expires July 1 so he can be traded or waived. The article makes it sound like it's not so much time with family per se, more like he feels worn out. Whatever. He doesn't play for the Flyers so I don't care much either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarsippius Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 He doesn't play for the Flyers so I don't care much either way.If he did, we'd have him hanging on a cross already... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 If he did, we'd have him hanging on a cross already...Otoh, if Bryz said he was taking a year off there would be dancing in the streets. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanflyer Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 It's a pretty big deal because he's under contract and the Bruins will have to absorb his salary cap hit. The article in the Boston Globe says that the Bruins will probably suspend him if he doesn't report, which I guess would get them out of having to pay him, but they'd still be on the hook for his cap hit.@sarsippiusTo Sars point, I think that is EXACTLY what the Bruins will do (send him to the minors). They will bite the 3m salary, but the 5m cap hit will be off the books (ala Leighton).Goalies are a strange breed. But not for us to judge what is going on in his private life and I respect that and will not judge ...oh...well. Ok. :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 @Vanflyer Timmy boy has a no movement clause....it is possible he could demand the money or not let himself by sent down to the AHL...ha ha... http://www.thefourthperiod.com/trade_deadline/notrades.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaFlyerFan Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Thomas would not pass through waivers. Someone would snag him on the way down.I think this is his way of telling them he wants to be traded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaris922 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 What could happen in his private life that requires more than his three months off to fix? Some life changing illness or whatever I could see but otherwise?? He's putting the screws to an entire organization, so it better be awfully troubling news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaGreatGazoo Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 What could happen in his private life that requires more than his three months off to fix? Some life changing illness or whatever I could see but otherwise?? He's putting the screws to an entire organization, so it better be awfully troubling news.This hardly sounds like a family issue that needs "fixing", or a life altering illness..."At the age of 38, I believe it is time to put my time and energies into those areas and relationships that I have neglected," Thomas said on his Facebook page Sunday. "That is why at this time I feel the most important thing I can do in my life is to reconnect with the three F's. Friends, Family, and Faith. This is what I plan on doing over the course of the next year." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 @Vanflyer Timmy boy has a no movement clause....it is possible he could demand the money or not let himself by sent down to the AHL...ha ha...http://www.thefourth...e/notrades.htmlHis NMC expires July 1st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Thomas would not pass through waivers. Someone would snag him on the way downOnly if that team knows that he'll play next year. It could be that he wants out of Boston and this is his way of saying it, but if he wants a trade why wouldn't he just tell the team that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo1917 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I like this guy less and less. Tim, honor your contract, you dope. I think this is crap, even though i take him at his word.i cannot see how a team would want to take a roll of the dice with him at age 39/40 after a year of chasing toddlers around a playground. Boston should buy him out and move on , speaking of moving on I know where the Broons can find an average goaltender locked in for the next 8 years, he's every bit as flaky and has a fun russian accent to boot.good riddance to him, ******. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzFlyer Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 "On top of this, I will continue to train using the ARP/POV systemwww.ultrafitevosport.com and work with G-Form www.g-form.com in the development of protective equipment."Well that's good news! LOL - https://www.facebook.com/TimThomasOfficialPage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaFlyerFan Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Only if that team knows that he'll play next year. A team that needs to reach the cap floor might pick him up just to carry the cap hit. That seems a little far fetched but they were talking about it on NHL Tonight.It could be that he wants out of Boston and this is his way of saying it, but if he wants a trade why wouldn't he just tell the team that?I could see something like this happening...Tim Thomas: I'm not happy here anymore. Trade me.Peter Chiarelli: No, I'm not trading youTim Thomas: OK, well I'm not playing next year. Have fun managing the cap hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) A team that needs to reach the cap floor might pick him up just to carry the cap hit. That seems a little far fetched but they were talking about it on NHL Tonight.I could see something like this happening...Tim Thomas: I'm not happy here anymore. Trade me.Peter Chiarelli: No, I'm not trading youTim Thomas: OK, well I'm not playing next year. Have fun managing the cap hit.Except that I'm pretty sure that Boston would love to trade him. They know that Rask is the future and if they could get rid of Thomas' cap hit AND get something in return I think they'd jump at it. They tried to trade him a few years ago but apparently didn't get an offer they liked. I'm sure their asking price would be a lot lower now that he only has a year left on his contract. Edited June 5, 2012 by JackStraw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaFlyerFan Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Except that I'm pretty sure that Boston would love to trade him. They know that Rask is the future and if they could get rid of Thomas' cap hit AND get something in return I think they'd jump at it. They tried to trade him a few years ago but apparently didn't get an offer they liked. I'm sure their asking price would be a lot lower now that he only has a year left on his contract.Maybe so. My post was all speculation anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 @AlaskaFlyerFanTim Thomas: I'm not happy here anymore. Trade me.Peter Chiarelli: No, I'm not trading youTim Thomas: OK, well I'm not playing next year. Have fun managing the cap hit.or maybe more like this:Peter Chiarelli: Timmy, I want to make Rask the starting goalie next season. You will be his back-up.Tim Thomas: Hmmm, I'd rather not play.Peter Chiarelli: Well then I'm going to trade you or send you to the AHL.Tim Thomas: F that, I said I'd rather not play.....if I can't be the starting goaltender, I'll sit out a year. Enjoy the cap hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Decent article on Thomas plus the usually good 30 thoughts:http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/opinion/2012/06/curious-case-of-tim-thomas-nhls-drug-policy-30-thoughts.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 @Podein25Thanks for the read. Not to take this off topic.....but there were some good points made about Fehr and the CBA.As for Thomas, I see him just wanting to take the year off, unless he decides at the trade deadline that he wants to play elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 @hf101Agreed.I think Thomas wants out of BOS and this is his way. Not sure why he feels he has to do it this way. Probably the most effective I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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