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Rumor has it Yzerman actually wanted to pay Fabbri a lot more than this, but Fabbri wouldn't accept the deal. Now that's CHARACTER.

and you expect to be taken seriously

I do I am It was mine The common ground seems to be the one year. This is where it appears Yzerman truly fuked up TBH. Regardless of cap hit we are going into the next contract with him having full UFA rights. So we're gonna either have to trade him or let him walk possibly or be in a worse position to negotiate. Would have been much smarter on Yzerman's part to give him 3.5 at one year (we all agree we don't need the savings right now), even if it's an over-payment.

You do realize that cancelling games over an incident that is still under investigation and has yet to have all of the facts released, is entirely premature, right? If recent events in the media has taught us anything, its that they are way to quick to jump to conclusions. The NHL would be smart to wait.

But even if he gets whats on the low end of comparable players that would still be over 2 million. Dogs*** players sign their third contract for 1,5 m. Despite injury Fabbri doesn't deserve a dogs*** deal. Way to much talent in him. You gotta pay for that too. I think a fair deal for both parts would have been 2,5 m for one year. Gives him the dollars that represents what kind of player he is and gives Detroit the advantage of RFA status at the end of it.

You can call it whatever you want. Doesn't change that face that he tore his ACL twice. No it wouldn't when you consider that he's never been able to contribute at that level consistently. If asking to prove he can stay healthy and contribute at that level, after years of inactivity, is offensive then he probably doesn't need to be on the team anyway. He's played 216 out of a possible 410 games in which he's been on an NHL roster. If you think the average player misses roughly 50% of their 5 year careers with injuries I don't know what to tell you. I don't agree that Mantha is a "good comparable". He's just good for your argument. At the time that Mantha signed his current deal he was coming off two consistent .6 ppg seasons and had no long term injury history. Fabbri, on the other hand, scored .6 ppg this year and missed most of the previous 3 years with a VERY significant injury. And even before THAT injury Fabbri has never played a full season. So really the ONLY thing comparable is that .6 ppg figure. Since then Mantha has been injured more often, but if you wanna compare broken hands and ribs and a punctured lung (all of which can heal to 100%) with two blown out ACLs (which can never be as structurally sound as they used to be) then ok.

Nobody is conceading to that Kips 'I would make him an offer he can't refuse' makes any sense. It would piss off the player, the players teammates and the players agent. What a great GM Kip would be...

They both signed the contract the year they turned 24, Fabbris birthday is in february and Manthas in september. And they scored at the same clip the season before. Manthas rookie numbers in the regular season are slightly better but I think Fabbri makes up for it big time by scoring 15 p in 20 games in the playoffs in his rookie season. So if Fabbri puts up bigger, the same or even a slightly smaller numbers - than Mantha did - next season his contract is a better one for Detroit. You were wrong in that Fabbris production doesn't warrant the deal that he's getting. Both when comparing to players inside the club and around the league. Get over it. Your injury concern is more legit but I argue that it looks like his ONE injury(and setback) is behind him and apparently Detroits medical staff and Steve Yzerman thinks so too. You know, the ones who should know. You just don't like the player that much and your gut reaction to this deal was wrong.

Solid deal and a no brainer, really. He is a former first round pick, and had a breakout season after coming to DET. 31 points in 52 games on the worst team in the NHL. Change of scenery did him well. Loved that trade for de la Rose, what a steal to say the least.

Is it possible for the NHL's ratings to drop?

Why? Are the games being played in Seattle suddenly? You're just trolling aren't you? Jacob Blake just wanted to get into his car. I doubt hockey was on his mind.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

I will from now on expect a Sopranos reference or quote in every single post of yours.

Why would the NHL cancel games? They played during World War II. More recently, they played while there was an unpopular war happening in Iraq. They played after mass shootings (too many to name in the last 10 years). The show goes on. If NBA players want to cancel games, that's their choice. The NHL doesn't need to apologize for actually playing games. They are allowed that choice as well. Liberals need to stop attacking anyone who may have a different opinion or who is not as passionate about civil rights as they are. I have things I care about deeply that I know someone else might not. I don't attack people for it. The world isn't divided into civil rights activists and racists. Also, they talk about racism before every national anthem during these bubble games. Evander Kane probably isn't watching since his team didn't qualify for the playoffs. So the league is not ignoring the issue completely. He's the same idiot who criticized Crosby for not talking about civil rights more. Whatever happened to Gary Cooper? The strong, silent type.