Can you explain to me what this "loophole" is in the NHL rules that everyone keeps talking about?
There is no loophole, every single player drafted has the option to not sign an NHL contract for 4 years to become a UFA. For some draftees, they only have to wait 2 years before becoming a UFA. For example, Erik Gustafsson of the Blackhawks. He was drafted by the Oilers in June 2012, didn't sign a contract so he was a UFA as of June 1st, 2014. He signed with the Blackhawks in April 2015. Vesey was drafted in 2012. Every single person who was drafted in 2012 either has a NHL contract or could be an unrestricted free agent at some point this summer.
I’m pretty sure an NCAA player can’t sign a contract when on an NCAA team. Has to be during the offseason. Remember the big talk about if Eichel would go back to Boston before he signed his ELC? So there’s prolly a thing where you can’t hold an NHL ELC and play in the NCAA.
So Vesey wanted to finished college, that was a big deal for him. So obviously he wasn’t going to sign last yr, or the yr before. And don’t the Preds own his rights for 30 days after the NCAA season is done? So if they don’t sign him they can still trade him for a pick.
If he’s being offered the max deal, and the Preds have said he’d be playing in the playoffs for sure, he obviously doesn’t want to go there. So when his season is done, he’ll sign pretty quickly with someone.
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, SBennett
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
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I may be wrong, but I thought I heard that Tennessee doesn't have a state income tax, correct? If so, getting the max deal from the Preds would be the best he is going to get (bonuses aside and I'm sure the Preds would have bonuses worked in). That aside, I figure that with Harvard now finished, he'll sign with the Preds.
There’s tax, but the difference between Toronto and Nashville (on a $975,000 contract, which I think is close to the max ELC), is about $150k. Nashville is 35.10% taxed, Toronto is 50.05%. According to this site http://gavingroup.ca/personal-income...in-nhl-cities/
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
His season ended on Friday. He could have joined Nashville and have played in their game on Saturday.
He'll be a UFA August 15, my opinion.All they've done is send out a release saying they hope to meet him in the next several days to sign him. That's not as confident as they'd like to be.
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
Nope
Oh right, the 30 days thing I’m thinking of is like in the case of Justin Schultz. He was drafted out of the BCHL (minor league), then went to college after being drafted. Whole different scenario.
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll