Trade TT to a cap floor team so they can reach the floor and pay 0 dollars!
Man you don't often see one dude's rep take a beating like Thomas' has in the last 6 months. (not the rep we have here at Dobber, but almost as important).
Whatever, you'd figure someone on the conservative side of the spectrum would be big on the 'you signed a contract so you better honour it' school of thought. I know this all depends on the next CBA, but potentially screwing over guys you won a title with less than 2 yrs earlier is just icky.
/S
~ I'm not a sociopath, it's just that my magnetic personality keeps throwing off my moral compass.~
Victoria DH
C(3): Athanasiou, Sissons, Zibanejad
LW(3): Lehkonen, Burakovsky, Hymen
RW(3): Bjorkstrand, Smith, Palmieri
F(3): Stepan (C), Bjork (LW), Poehling (C)
D(6): Carlson, Heiskanen, Bogosian, Edler, Hakanpaa, Fleury
G(1): Talbot, Sorokin, Varlamov
Bench: Parise (LW), Motte (C), Richardson (C), Hagg (D)
IR: Wood, Henrique, Johnson, Dvorak
Prospects: (F) Barre-Boulet, Khovanov, Beckman, Greig, N. Robertson, Fagemo, Tuomalaa, (D) Ceulemans, Hughes, Schneider, Zboril
Sometimes, life and family are more important that hockey.
24teams;27players(20roster,7bench)dynasty(full keeper);
Cap league based on NHL salaries (not cap hit);
pool points:
F/C: G 4pts; A 4pts; +/- 2pts
D(min5,max9): G 8pts; A 5pts; +/- 4pts
G(min2,max3): W 9pts; OTL 5pts; SO 4pts
extra points for PPP
F:Kucherov,Kessel,Thornton,Galchenyuk,Hornqvist,Tr ochek,Atkinson,Jenner,SamBennett,Namestnikov,Point ,DShore,ZSanford,DStrome,ANylander,Guentzel,Kapane n,Kamenev
D:Klingberg,Vatanen,Krug,Stralman,Pulock,Hanifin,W alman
G:Fleury,Murray
"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever."
No doubt, but unless some news surfaces saying his wife was diagnosed with cancer or something like that, I stick by my view.
If there's a legitimate serious reason for him taking a year off, good for him for having his priorities straight.
On the other hand, if there's nothing eminent and he's taking a year off for the hell of it, and because he doesn't want to be a backup or to be traded, and can't tough it out for a year, then how can you not say he's a dick?
I am pretty sure he is just a dick...he has clearly let his success go to his head. Somehow, now that he has won everything, his personal values have become more important than everything else.
I am all for having personal beliefs, and standing up for them...but to selectively apply them is what bugs me. He only started acting on his beliefs once he felt it was more safe. Now, he seems to be taking it too far. Not to mention his attitudes seem pretty backwoods anyway. He seems like an ignorant prick.
Pardon my opinions..or not.
League:Fantrax 18 Team Dynasty, H2H (4C, 8W, 6D, 1G)
Cats:G, A, GWG, PPP, SHP, SOG, H+B, FOW, S, SV%, W, GAA
C: Backstrom,Giroux,MacKinnon,Seguin
W: D.Brown,Hartnell,Hossa,P.Kane
Kesler,Marleau,Perron,Zibanejad
D: Boyle,Del Zotto,Doughty,D.Hamilton,Hedman,Markov
G: Rinne
Bench: Braun,Comeau, Demers,DeHaan,Polak,Stempniak,Wingels --Fleury
Why not just retire. If in a year he wants to "un-retire" he can and try to come back. At least it would help the Bruins.
Can't believe at his age he would even consider taking a year off.
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ZFHL Stanley Cup Champ 2014
P Sharp - N Backstrom - P Marleau
D Perron - A Tanguay - M Hossa
J Williams - C Soderberg - J Abdelkader
K Clifford - B Pirri - R Clune
D Keith - J Schultz
B Dillon - S Salo
V Bartley - R Ellis
C Price
C Adams, M Latta, K Ramo
Farm: Nylander, Goldobin, Anton Karlsson, S Griffith, M Hrivlik, J Marchessault, S Wilson, T Blugers, B Hart, K, Agostino, S Elliott, C Ruhwedel, J Klingberg, A Sergeev, H Tommernes, S Brittain, ...
30 team salary cap with 30 NHL roster & 30 prospects plus unsigned prospects = ZFHL also (DTDL and Scfhl2)
I'm pretty sure the Bruins can find a nice South Boston lad who can 're-assign' Thomas to the LTIR if need be... hehe
Although they better be careful as Thomas is likely gonna be packin'...
/S
~ I'm not a sociopath, it's just that my magnetic personality keeps throwing off my moral compass.~
Victoria DH
C(3): Athanasiou, Sissons, Zibanejad
LW(3): Lehkonen, Burakovsky, Hymen
RW(3): Bjorkstrand, Smith, Palmieri
F(3): Stepan (C), Bjork (LW), Poehling (C)
D(6): Carlson, Heiskanen, Bogosian, Edler, Hakanpaa, Fleury
G(1): Talbot, Sorokin, Varlamov
Bench: Parise (LW), Motte (C), Richardson (C), Hagg (D)
IR: Wood, Henrique, Johnson, Dvorak
Prospects: (F) Barre-Boulet, Khovanov, Beckman, Greig, N. Robertson, Fagemo, Tuomalaa, (D) Ceulemans, Hughes, Schneider, Zboril
I really can't blame those who are not giving Thomas the benefit of the doubt when you consider the whole of his actions since winning the Cup.
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Thanks for the cup Timmy, have fun during your season off!! Are you moving to Canada?? HAHA..
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Exactly. To take a year off at his age and expect to be able to step right back into a goaltending job the following year with the goalie market already flooded is asinine.
If something in your life is happening serious enough to cause you to quit your job - when you're probably 2 yrs from retirement anyway, just bite the bullet and call it a career. Already won his cup and proved doubters wrong. Its all downhill from here anyway.
20 Team Pool Points Keeper
G =1,A=1,PPG=1,PPA=0.5, SHG=1,GWG=1,PIM=0.1,+/-=0.25
Goalie cats (W=2, SO=3, SV=0.05)
F: Malkin, B.Richards, Franzen, D.Brown, Boedker, Zajac, Atkinson, Scheifele, Read, Boyes
D: Green, Schultz, Faulk, Goligoski
G: Crawford