Rumor: Ryan Graves wont sign with any Canadian team

[DistantThunderRep]

Didn’t you hear, if you bring up Canadian taxes, you get taxed. See, now we owe a couple toonies.

I live in Vancouver. My ass been taxed beyond control.

 

[HugeInTheShire]

Didn’t you hear, if you bring up Canadian taxes, you get taxed. See, now we owe a couple toonies.

We also accept Tim Horton gift cards.

 

[SomeDude]

I live in Vancouver. My ass been taxed beyond control.

Ah, the ol’ Canadian ass tax. This is why Jagr avoided Canada until the end.

 

[Goptor]

Its because he never learned the metric system.

 

[Flamesfan62]

Not even guys from Canada want to come here anymore… ouch

 

[SmokeyDuck]

Vancouver is probably better off not signing UFAs. Seems they are always in on everyone then end up having to trade out of the contracts they give out.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Another spoiled Mamma's boy.

So you’d be willing to pick up and go continue doing your job anywhere in North America?

If you have any preferences as to where you’d like to live and work then you’d be a spoiled mamma’s boy, too.

 

[Rob Brown]

Now Canadians don't even want to live in Canada.

Yes, one guy = everyone. You got us.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

This is just his agent playing mind games. Canucks will up it to 5m x 7 years with a nmc

 

[Jmo89]

Not that I think Graves on his own is any kind of indicator, but as a Canadian I suspect this is going to start happening more often.

I won't pretend to speak for professional athletes, but I know personally, if I was making millions there's pretty much a zero percent chance I'd stay. It's just one issue either.

Getting paid in USD is a benefit but if they aren't staying during the offseason it doesn't matter much.

This far down the thread and no one has mentioned taxes? HF is slippin'

I know you're saying this tongue-in-cheek, but I don't think taxes on its own matter that much. Along with the other handful or two of issues though and it's just one more undesirable thing.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Don't blame him

Plus it's good players are up front and tell teams this so then teams don't waste their time discussing certain players ahead of July 1st

 

[VaporTrail]

Pretty soon the league might have to pull out of Canada altogether...Hearing Eklund rumors popping up : Calgary to Bozeman, Montana e4

 

[SomeDude]

We also accept Tim Horton gift cards.

I thought that was the official legal tender.

 

[HugeInTheShire]

I thought that was the official legal tender.

It's one of them, along with squeaky cheese and Nickleback CD's

 

[Yatzhee]

Meh, as with any job, some like it here, some like it there. Much ado about nothing.

 

[CherryToke]

I respect his honesty but maybe not the brightest move. Could've used the Canucks as leverage.

 

[Smif]

That's strange.

He get butt hurt about not making a jr team or something?

 

[CornKicker]

I respect his honesty but maybe not the brightest move. Could've used the Canucks as leverage.

on the flip side the canucks are a dumpster fire of medicority so maybe that was his nice way of saying he doesnt want to play in vancouver without specifically saying they are bunk

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Nvm

 

[razor ray]

Woah Canada…..not a good offseason.

 

[Umingmak]

The salary cap really does need to be re-worked so that tax rate isn’t an advantage for the US based (and especially Texas or Florida based) teams.

I would love to see Graves in Detroit, but I doubt he even considers it.

 

[The Management]

 

[Morbo]

I'm sure Canada is in mourning over this news.

 

[elitepete]

Thank god. Dude is dogshit.

 

[Boondock]

So you’d be willing to pick up and go continue doing your job anywhere in North America?

If you have any preferences as to where you’d like to live and work then you’d be a spoiled mamma’s boy, too.

For what Graves is about to sign for, for the length of an NHL contract - absolutely.