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

Ciao said:
I'm still laughing over the trade proposal some homer in St. Louis made in December -- Saad at 50% and Toropchenko for a 1st and Bobby McMann. @StlBigFly

How about no Toropchenko, no 1st and no McMann?

Saad for about $10,000 that doesn't count against the cap?

Still no takers?

How about just terminating his lousy contract altogether? Aaah -- that works, now!

Keep your 1st and keep your player. He'll be a free agent soon enough :)
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I made a comment about that and it got deleted. Very strange what is considered ok to post. Love the consistency, lol.
 
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Brodeur said:
As others pointed out, Saad has made a decent amount already. He probably realizes he won't have many more cracks at the playoffs so perhaps he values that a bit more than money at this juncture of his career. Zach Bogosian terminated his deal with Buffalo since teams couldn't fit him under the cap even with retention. Bogosian then signed with Tampa and won a Cup. Granted Bogosian was in the final year of his deal, so he left much less on the table than Saad will be doing in giving up ~1.5 years of his previous contract.
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Saad has won 2 cups, sure he can still hunt for a playoff contender to sign with, but it seems different than a guy like Bogo who was desperate to have meaningful hockey as he never got to the playoffs in his career.

Some have pointed it might just be that adverse to the AHL travel life. Which sure isn't great.
 
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Those who say it's a lot of money probably don't have anywhere near 50+m of career earnings. This is the pettiness and stupidity of pro contract money now. Guy turns something down that makes him a few million more and people cant believe it and say hey give me that money. Of course.

His lifestyle ain't changing even if he doesn't manage to out earn what he's giving up before he retires. He's a pro athlete that's been to the top of the mountain twice, why would he even bother playing in the AHL?
 
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TheNewEra said:
might be a situation where the player is valuing himself over the dollars. Walking away from 5.3 million. But if he gets to an offensive first team/situation could get him a nice contract in the offseason. Colorado, Edmonton, Florida, Tampa, Dallas, Vegas are teams to look at. Will most likely get him a good contract in the offseason
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Another option is a deal for this year and next year with a team that's rebuilding and can force feed him top 6 minutes and then trade him at next years deadline
 
ClydeLee said:
Saad has won 2 cups, sure he can still hunt for a playoff contender to sign with, but it seems different than a guy like Bogo who was desperate to have meaningful hockey as he never got to the playoffs in his career.

Some have pointed it might just be that adverse to the AHL travel life. Which sure isn't great.
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For sure AHL life isn't very glamorous especially for an older player. My buddy has an amusing story about running into Eddie Lack at a San Diego bar after a game when he got demoted from Calgary. Lack was loudly lamenting being in the AHL and that the Flames didn't give him enough of a chance. But since he was still getting his NHL salary, Lack happily bought his AHL teammates (and other folks) drinks that night.

Certainly Bogosian was more starved for playoff success, but I can only imagine it being a little sobering when every NHL teams passes on you. Saad might be thinking he doesn't have many more chances at the playoffs.
 
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StlBigFly said:
Glad I was able to make your day.

I’m absolutely a homer. I want my team to win every game and every trade.

Just like you :)
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For sure, we all want our teams to win every trade and from time to time we all overvalue (or undervalue) certain players.

Once in a while, though, we can look back and laugh about what we thought then :)
 
Even with a prorated contract this season and a new contract next year - he’s forfeiting millions. Interesting choice but good for him.
 
Lunatik said:
People always say this, but it is all dependent on their lifestyle and financial decisions. We hear about broke professional athletes all the time.
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At this point in time of his career, if he is going to go broke when his career is over. he is going to go broke anyway. Has made about $50mill in his career or about $25mill after taxes
 
If he’s willing to sign cheap enough, I could see the Jets interested…veteran bottom 6 winger depth for the playoffs would be nice
 
He did the Blues a huge favor and that was very cool of him. It opens up 4M of cap space in 2026. I hope he signs on with a playoff team and does well. He’s still a quality player at times and might get rejuvenated on a playoff team.
 
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At his current rate, he was going to play in the AHL and would be unlikely to get another shot in the NHL. With this decision, he may be extending his NHL career beyond next year, thus increasing his career earnings by the time he retires.

If he isn't cooked - it may very well be a good decision both for his game and wallet (in the long run).
 
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