bustaheims
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nutman said:
Plus another $3.5M to buy out that pesky little season remaining on his contract.
Komisarek on waivers
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Plus another $3.5M to buy out that pesky little season remaining on his contract.
When a player sinks this low, and he does have some talent to have made that much money, I think he is worth a shot. this is now in his eyes, a low point, and in turn a make or break time in his career. could be a good grab for a team in need of a vet d. and as for next yrs money well it would be delt with then.
bustaheims
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nutman said:
With the cap dropping $6M, next year's money matters big time. No matter how many times you deny it, it's a massive determining factor here. No team is going to take that risk in the hope that he shows he has something left - especially when they know the Leafs are almost certainly going to buy him out in the summer and they'll have the opportunity to get him significantly cheaper as a free agent.
Kin
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nutman said:
But to take him on they would have to make the commitment to that 5 million dollars today. They couldn't wait to see how he responded before agreeing to it. Right now, claiming Komisarek means they're on the hook for 5 million dollars. That's an insane amount of money for a guy who has played himself out of a lineup that needs defensive help.
And if Mike Komisarek were the kind of person who would be inspired by hitting low points I'd assume he'd have maybe found that at some point in the last four years as he slid down from the top pairing guy he was to the Mayor of Pressboxtown he is today.
leafplasma
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Nik said:
Yes noble, he didn't sign a NTC, he signed a NMC contract in good faith. He obviously did not want to sign a contract that would ever risk having him spend time on an AHL team. When you play 519 games as an NHL defenseman and you were a highly touted 1st round number 7 pick coming into this league it is a slap in the face to play in the AHL. By waiving his NMC he is giving the Leafs a chance to shed us of his salary and not have to even use up a compliance buy out on him for next season. That likely won't happen but I think in the jaded eyes of Komisarek he thinks it likely may happen. Do you seriously think playing 20 games for the Marlies is going to have any impact on whether he signs with an NHL team next season. So yes, it is very noble of him and Frank E I will get you a bucket.
leafplasma
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Nik said:
Yes if somebody claims him it does, that is what I was getting at.
Kin
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leafplasma said:
Right, but as you pointed out he doesn't have a NTC. The Leafs have always had an opportunity to trade him to another team and, let's be honest, they absolutely would have if they could but nobody wanted him.
Realistically, this decision was about being paid millions of dollars to play in the AHL vs. being paid millions of dollars to sit in the press box.
Corn Flake
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Jay-Mar said:
I think you absolutely bring him up and play him.
The guy really does just need to play, and play a lot to see what he can do.
maplesyrup
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caveman said:
Yeah, it was a nice idea though.
I wish that the Leafs wouldn't buy him out with just one season left on his contract if they could fit it in under the cap. It seems to me like a bit of a waste if you could use that buyout on other guys with longer contracts that may end up being long term albatrosses. Compliance buyouts can happen this upcoming offseason AND the next one, if I recall correctly.