Raptor1116

If Holland has given a deadline of Monday to Hossa to accept the deal then guess what-Holland is giving Hossa till Monday GASP. Neither Holland nor the Wings organization are the type to promise a player one thing and then back track on their word. That's why the Wings are the best in the NHL and players want to come here and play for less than they are worth, it's all about how we treat our players. Now, could Holland be on the phone working a trade of Hossa's rights? Sure. But Don't expect that to happen until tomorrow, when it's Monday.

As of right now all the Flames have done are acquire his rights. They have yet to sign him. That may change soon.

I'm pretty sure. Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I thought the teams had that choice. Average it or take the hit per year. Not saying I would do that, I much prefer the long term average contracts, and most teams do this to get a lower hit for a long time. Well after some google searching it appears I may have been wrong. " Averaging Out Contracts: * On a multi-year contract, the cap hit will be based on the average annual salary. * i.e., if a player signs a three-year deal paying $7 million in year one, $5 million in year two, and $3 million in year three, the salary cap charge is $5 million per year for three years" I would have sworn that I read somewhere a few years ago that you could take it per year, but I guess not.

That is not correct. With the cap a team has two options. One, they take the average of the money on the deal for the life of the contract, see Zetterberg, Dats, and Mule. Option two is that you count that year's salary against the cap per year. So with this idea Hossa's cap number would change each year depending on how much he is to earn in that year. What the other poster was suggesting was that with Lidstrom's contract coming up the Wings could give Hossa 2 million next year, that would be his cap hit, and then the next his cap hit would go up to 7.4 and change per year and it would work because Lidstrom's contract would come off the books. At least that's what I thought the poster was suggesting.

How much were things going for?

HI

I saw on the Wings website that they are going to be selling game worn jerseys at The Joe this Friday. My first reaction was but I'm wondering if it will be worth it to go down there only to find they are selling the jerseys for s steep price? Any thoughts? Anyone planning on going?

Hey Guys, I was just wondering if anyone has heard when Wings playoff tickets will go on sale? There are only 6 more games left and I can't remember them going on sale this late in the regular season. Thanks for any info you can give me.