NHL: Around the League 53

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Man the Jackets are in purgatory, if not sports hell. Zero direction, continual incompetence from one front office to the next, ownership that doesn’t care. They’re even worse than the White Sox because they’ve been this way almost their entire tenure and IIRC have won ONE playoff round.

What a hopeless mess.
 
In basically a quarter century of existence, the Jackets have essentially had the following to celebrate: two playoff series wins (counting a Covid play-in, those count, our win over the Oilers was the last gasp of entertainment from the old core), two major trades, one first overall pick, and one major free agency signing. That's it, and they still draw decently well.

I honestly think that Columbus is a proven good market at this point to still be reasonably showing up despite having an accolade list that could fit on a small post-it note. If their fans are ever given prolonged competence, much less excellence, they're going to explode.
 
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I went ahead and moved the conversation about Gaudreau's untimely passing to the dedicated thread, as I feel like it would be really hard and distasteful to the severity of the tragedy to be potentially interspersed with inevitable offseason and free agency discussion.

 
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I am sure some NHL owners will refuse such deals, but others may be gleeful to use it going forward

Seems an odd thing to allow from NHL POV as it is in all spirits cap circumvention
 
I am sure some NHL owners will refuse such deals, but others may be gleeful to use it going forward

Seems an odd thing to allow from NHL POV as it is in all spirits cap circumvention
The cap hit isn’t deferred, just payment.

I think Jarvis' deal might be voided.
Is there anything in the CBA about deferred payments? This might be the first contract like this.
 
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The cap hit isn’t deferred, just payment. Probably makes him unmovable from the Canes perspective.


Is there anything in the CBA about deferred payments? This might be the first contract like this.
Not to my knowledge that's why I think it might be voided. You can't sign a contract longer than eight years per the cba deferred payment is definitely more than an eight year contract.
 

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