Other way around lolHe’s also Ronnie Franchise’s Uber driver!
Other way around lolHe’s also Ronnie Franchise’s Uber driver!
maybe not?No side deals, wow. Either Francis way overplayed his hand or the rest of the league smartened up after handing Vegas a juggernaut.
Carolina didn't make the playoffs any season he was there as either Director of Hockey Ops or GM, so I'm going to go with no.Francis has had a great record as GM previously, right?
Very good drafter, didn’t sign enough FAs, had poor goalies (that Rask extension hurt them badly). I think even though they never won more then 36 games he set them up for their success. Hopefully (I think he has) the aggressiveness will be there now.Please tell me Seattle's mascot is named Phil the Kraken.
This is where my office is, great place to workLake Union in general is great, and Gasworks is one of the best places to soak it in.
I think there is some confusion over what people consider "side deals." I guess we'll see later today, but from what I've read, it seems the trades getting announced today are the post-expansion ones. Seattle is going to flip some of the players they picked (they have to, they don't have enough roster room to keep them all). For the actual draft, Seattle literally just picked a player from all 30 teams and didn't extract anything extra.maybe not?
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For those wondering, Seattle’s side deals for the expansion draft—and there are apparently several—will be announced tomorrow after 1pm et when the NHL’s trade/signing freeze comes off.
What baffles me though is that there were much better 1 players available on teams that they didn't take.league learned their lesson that it's best to just lose 1 player.
Were rules different when Atlanta joined the league? This seems... less than professional.What baffles me though is that there were much better 1 players available on teams that they didn't take.
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Yes, teams could protect 9 forwards, 5 defenseman, and a goalie when Atlanta joined the league in 1999. Atlanta also only paid $80 million to the league in franchise fees, where as Vegas paid $500 million, and Seattle paid $650. So it makes sense that those clubs would have more favorable protection rules considering that they paid quite a bit more to join the league.Were rules different when Atlanta joined the league? This seems... less than professional.
At the same time, it doesn't benefit the league for a new team to join and be garbage for 5-7 years while it builds up. so I don't really have a problem with the current format.
It was also the heyday of the neutral zone/clutch and grab era so teams weren't exactly overflowing with skilled players.Yes, teams could protect 9 forwards, 5 defenseman, and a goalie when Atlanta joined the league in 1999. Atlanta also only paid $80 million to the league in franchise fees, where as Vegas paid $500 million, and Seattle paid $650. So it makes sense that those clubs would have more favorable protection rules considering that they paid quite a bit more to join the league.
I can remember the Islander and Capital abysmal early days. (I was watching the NHL during Sabres/Canucks 1st year, but remember it less well.)Were rules different when Atlanta joined the league? This seems... less than professional.
At the same time, it doesn't benefit the league for a new team to join and be garbage for 5-7 years while it builds up. so I don't really have a problem with the current format.
If you adjust for league revenues and inflation the gap between the expansion fees isnt that big.Yes, teams could protect 9 forwards, 5 defenseman, and a goalie when Atlanta joined the league in 1999. Atlanta also only paid $80 million to the league in franchise fees, where as Vegas paid $500 million, and Seattle paid $650. So it makes sense that those clubs would have more favorable protection rules considering that they paid quite a bit more to join the league.