Contract Termination: [STL] F Brandon Saad on unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Be decent, cheap depth to a contender.

 

[ManofSteel55]

I like this. He's betting on himself instead of taking a demotion and basically giving up on his career and admitting its over for him. Hope it works for him.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

He will make up most of the money lost. Might even be able to do it within the same time frame. Smart move imo

 

[Bounces R Way]

Get terminated idiot

 

[eojsmada]

Kane, DeBrincat, and Gustavsson already in Detroit......hmmm

 

[PAZ]

Feel like this has the Stars written all over it. They love their cheap vet depth.

 

[KovalchukFistPump]

Someone was offering him to the Devils as part of a Nemec deal two weeks ago. Obvious troll but I'd think about signing him on a league minimum year as vet depth. But Devils do need a Center more urgently.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Stan Bowman has entered the chat

Bowman when he hears about a former Hawk being available.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

I'll never knock a guy betting on himself but Zadina did this last year and it blew up spectacularly.

He will make up most of the money lost. Might even be able to do it within the same time frame. Smart move imo

He was making 4.5 million next year. There's no way (even if he's good) he'll get close to that. He cost himself millions to stay in the NHL. I respect it but if it was me, call me Mrs. Frizzle because I'm riding the AHL bus.

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

Nah dude has made like $40 million over his career. He just would rather play in Edmonton's bottom-6 for $1 million over riding busses in the AHL for $5 million.

Sportrac says 57 million in career earnings.

I also think he may be worried that if he gets sent down, he's there for next year too, because no one will want to spend $4.5m in cap space on him. If he signs with a contender for the rest of this season, and does Ok in the playoffs, he could get another 1 year contract, and continue his NHL career. And with the cap going up, maybe there's a little extra in there for a team to help make the floor.

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

I'll never knock a guy betting on himself but Zadina did this last year and it blew up spectacularly.


He was making 4.5 million next year. There's no way (even if he's good) he'll get close to that. He cost himself millions to stay in the NHL. I respect it but if it was me, call me Mrs. Frizzle because I'm riding the AHL bus.

He had a cap hit of $4.5m, but was only due $3.625m.

I also respect your choice, but if I'd already earned $57m, I'm not riding a bus for $3.625m, much of which is going to taxes and my agent. I'd rather spend that time focusing on making the money I already have grow.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

I'll never knock a guy betting on himself but Zadina did this last year and it blew up spectacularly.

He was making 4.5 million next year. There's no way (even if he's good) he'll get close to that. He cost himself millions to stay in the NHL. I respect it but if it was me, call me Mrs. Frizzle because I'm riding the AHL bus.

The cap is going way up, he has a decade of ~20 goal seasons literally right behind him, he could easily join a contender and post ~ .5pts/game at ES, solid playoff track-record...

He could absolutely sign a multi-year deal with close to that dollar amount being paid out in the first year. It would take a lot going right, but so long as he joins a team with a spot for him, I doubt he will lose out on much money in the first year and a half and even less so over the course of his remaining career.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

He'd fit in well on the Canes 4th line for vet minimum.

 

[Fjordy]

Sabres make sense, need more vets.

 

[SirPaste]

Sabres make sense, need more vets.

For them maybe but Saad is most definitely going to be signing with a playoff team.

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

has any player ever been claimed from unconditional waivers?

 

[LokiDog]

I respect it. He’ll give up some salary to get a fresh start as depth vet on a minimum contract on a contender. I can’t fault a guy who is willing to lose some money to keep playing and try to win. Assuming that’s the play here.

 

[HBK27]

Assuming he signs for $1M AAV with another team this season, he'd be forfeiting ~$1.275M the rest of this season. He's also walking away from $3.625M next season, though you have to figure he offsets a decent chunk of that with whatever deal he signs for next season - even if it's a slight overpay from a non-contending team looking for a veteran presence that they can flip at the deadline.

So, say he gets $2.5M next season - he'd be walking away from $2.4M total the next season and a half to still play in the NHL and not have to ride buses in the AHL. Not to mention, continuing to play at the NHL level versus the AHL sets him up better for future contracts beyond next season where he could make up even more of that.

I think teams will also like that he's betting on himself right now. He's still just 32 years old, so might have a few more seasons under his belt.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Colorado or new york

 

[Ulf5]

Nah dude has made like $40 million over his career. He just would rather play in Edmonton's bottom-6 for $1 million over riding busses in the AHL for $5 million.

Maybe he's a smart investor?

 

[trellaine201]

He is american so probably one of the US based teams. He is from Pitt so maybe Washington?

 

[Vukotal Recall]

He is american so probably one of the US based teams. He is from Pitt so maybe Washington?

I LOLed

 

[McDNicks17]

has any player ever been claimed from unconditional waivers?

I feel like I remember a prospect being put on unconditional waivers to head back overseas and then another team claimed him in the last decade or so.

 

[chaser17]

Gotta think he's gonna regret that one in 5-10 years... that's a lot of money out the window.

 

[Homesick]

I'm thinking Dallas, Jets or Flames