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Dallas practicing today... Avs won't.


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Are we going to have to suffer eight years of him saying it wasn't him, it was us?
Probably not, unless the fans boo him tomorrow which will probably make this thing continue.

Should just chant "fire your agent" and be done with it.
 
Probably not, unless the fans boo him tomorrow which will probably make this thing continue.

Should just chant "fire your agent" and be done with it.

They should give him a standing ovation for helping deliver a Stanley Cup.

We just saw Georgiev get a video and nice cheer so I imagine it should be good for Mikko too.
 
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They should give him a standing ovation for helping deliver a Stanley Cup.

We just saw Georgiev get a video and nice cheer so I imagine it should be good for Mikko too.
Would be ironic AF if Mikko got booed tomorrow when the Avs play their tribute, while Georgiev got cheered.
 
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I don't think that's true. If he wanted to stay, he would have taken then $11.75M x 8 deal CMac offered, instead of screwing over Carolina, and ultimately forcing himself to Dallas for just $250k more per year.
MacKinnon also could've signed for less than 12.6, but didn't.

I've maintained, that Mikko probably would've eventually caved in for that even, had he known the Avs were serious about trading him. He saw what happened with Landeskog.
 
I don't think that's true. If he wanted to stay, he would have taken then $11.75M x 8 deal CMac offered, instead of screwing over Carolina, and ultimately forcing himself to Dallas for just $250k more per year.
No income tax in Texas though. Avs would have to pay Mikko somewhere in 13 mill neighborhood to be equivalent of Dallas paying him 12
 
No income tax in Texas though. Avs would have to pay Mikko somewhere in 13 mill neighborhood to be equivalent of Dallas paying him 12
First of all, there is no perfect calculator that you can use between teams. You can have two players playing for the same team, making exactly the same AAV, and they will have two completely different tax percentages. Deductions, how the contract is constructed, etc. Also, cost of living. Texas might not have state tax, but their property tax is 3x as high as Colorado for an example.

Secondly, I'm pretty sure Mikko would've taken a discount to stay in Colorado, if he had known that the offer was final.
 
First of all, there is no perfect calculator that you can use between teams. You can have two players playing for the same team, making exactly the same AAV, and they will have two completely different tax percentages.

Secondly, I'm pretty sure Mikko would've taken a discount to stay in Colorado, if he had known that the offer was final.
Obviously Mikko didn’t take 11.75 which was the Avs offer. He wasn’t gonna take 12 either. He didn’t leave the Avs for 250K, but he took 12 with Dallas, which tells me no state income tax came into play there
 
I hope we can stop belabouring this point and realize we are a more balanced hockey team without Mikko anyway, but this is what I'm guessing happened judging by reports.

Avs had a number and the two sides were very close to agreeing on that number (or in the ballpark) in the summer.
Draisaitl gets signed by the same agent to his number, suggests Mikko should wait (perhaps with knowledge of the jump in the cap)
Teams and reps get knowledge about the cap jump, Mikko's number goes up.
Avs stay at the summer number and don't feel comfortable budging.
Christmas comes and goes, and the stalemate continues.
Avs get impatient and need to act in their best interests, as they've played out the 'trade Mikko' scenario and understand its benefits.
 
"I was willing to be flexible."

Ahhh yes, Mikko. Flexible just like the last time you had a contract to negotiate with the Avs and almost held out.

"Flexible" to sign for 12M per in Dallas when all reports suggest the Avs were at 11.6M and that still wasn't good enough.

"Flexible."

Lol. About as flexible as Patrice Brisebois.
 
I miss his lazy ass he is one od best league snipers but with his attitude he was risky long term signing for Avs. I hope everyone salute him for his dedication and contribution for this team.
 
Got some free last minute tickets to tomorrow's game. Not sure if I'm gonna boo or not. Might cheer at first then boo. The guy got us a cup, but also betrayed us by signing with Dallas. I get wanting revenge on the franchise that traded you, but that decision wasn't up to us fans. My view point is while chasing his revenge, he's discarded and betrayed us. So I don't think I should be too loyal. I'm in full on waffle mode here.
 
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