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Yashin was set to make $7.6, $7.6, $6.384 and $4.864 over the next 4 seasons, respectively. So, the fact that he's not paid the same amount each year doesn't seem to have a factor in this. It's the total buyout and the years remaining on the contract that hold the bearing on buyouts. How did I not calculate the buyout savings? All you did was restate what I said in a roundabout way, which will easily confuse people. Let's say Yashin had a contract that had 3 years remaining at $8 million per (Total: $24 million), and he gets bought out. So, now the team buys him out for $16 million. So, $16 mil divided by 6 years (3 for the remaining length of the contract, which is then doubled to spread out the caphit for twice the length of the remaining contract) comes to a $2.666 mil cap hit for each of the next 6 years. Now the savings from what would have been $8 million per to $2.666 million per is now $5.333 million, which is the same difference as Yashin's current contract (I.E. $4.4 - $2.2 = $2.2 or 50%, $8 - $5.333 = $2.667 or 50%). No matter how you slice it, the buyout savings will always be double the cap hit that the team will take on a yearly basis. All you did was complicate the way you explained what I already had. The way I explained it is easier to understand and the correct numbers come out to be no different at the end then the way you explained it. Finally, as a result Yashin will be paid by Wang the entire remainder of his contract, but obviously only $2.2 per year for the next 8 years will count against the Isles cap number. Edit: Spelling & somewhat better clarity

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First off, what proof do you have that McCreary hates the Sens? Did he come out publicly and say, "Listen here world, I hate the Sens and as a result I'm going to penalize them 22% more of the time than any other ref!" Call it both ways you say? I did the research. Since the finals have started, in the two games McCreary has reffed he has penalized the Ducks 10 times, and the Sens 9. Since the playoffs have started, in all the games that McCreary has reffed for the Sensators he has called 32 penalties against Ottawa while calling 29 against their opposition for a difference of 4.9%. Doesn't look too biased to me! Let me guess, you'd rather have Paul Devorski reffing these games since he "clearly hates the Ducks" in this series?

Ok, you take the remaining total of Yashin's contract which was going to be $26.448 million for 4 more years. When teams buyout a 26+ year-old's contract they only have to pay 2/3 of it ($17.63 million) over double the length of the remaining contract. That means $17.63 million divided by 8 years comes to a $2.2 million dollar cap hit per season through 2015. Comprende? FYI: Contracts can be bought out for two-thirds of the remaining value for players over the age of 26, and one-third of the remaining value for players under 26. Players who are bought out cannot return to the old team for at least one year.

Is it October 4th yet? The 07/08 season can't get here fast enough!

Wang should've done it a long time ago. Two Summers ago would've been the ideal time with the provisions that came with the "new" NHL, but better late than never. That being said, think about the players you could add to your team with that $2.2 million hit that will just be wasted space for a while. Ouch. Another Center???? Kenny will love it.

You need to read the entire conversation I had with HS. It covers everything you just discussed, only from my POV, which differs from yours. I'm not going to restate things I've already covered in this thread.

I don't either anymore. After viewing it even moreso, its clear to me that he pulled out of his first wind up because Beauchemin was in his path toward putting a shot on goal. That being said, the angle he puts on actual shot (whether Niedermayer was in its path or not) was no where near what would have been a shot on goal. That's the reason I'm questioning Al's purpose. Obviously if it deflects off Beauchemin's stick this whole controversy wouldn't be there, but to me, it doesn't look like it does. That being said, keep in mind I agree that people are making way too big of a deal out of this.

Sometimes unorthodox stats like that come about for no good reason. While it would be alarming, with how fair McCreary is night-in and night-out, I hardly think that he has a hidden biased against the Sens. It's probably a coincidence more than anything. Sidenote: Why haven't you responded to the following question from Mack_Attack? I respectfully disagree.

I understand your point, but don't you think the fact that he clearly looked at the scoreboard, pulled out of his wind up, then the puck just happened to hit Niedermayer is a little fishy. One thing that I will add to your POV is that it looks like Beauchemin was in Al's way on his first wind up, which could very well be the reason he didn't shoot initially. Also, you have to admit that the CBC feed you posted is not objective. Even toward the end of that clip one of the announcers said that Al tried to shoot it at Niedermayer while the other said he wasn't sure. That being said, I agree that people are making way too big of a deal out of this. Yes it was cheap, if he was trying to shoot it at Niedermayer, but I've seen much worse than the result of the shot. Also, if it was Cheli who had done this, I agree that the majority here would love it. Sad, isn't it.

HS, I respect your opinion more than almost anyone probably on this site, but I disagree with you here. First of all, the Youtube link you posted doesn't have objective commentating. It's the CBC feed which would obviously be biased towards the Sens. Next, while I agree with you that it can be a great idea to just fire the puck on goal (like Nick did in '02) I don't believe Alfredsson was doing that. If Al was trying to put the puck on goal *and just mis*** it* than that's one thing. But the events leading up to the shot are what point to the contrary. I'm not saying he said this, but Al's likely defense would be that he was trying to dump the puck in, which wouldn't make sense either since he wouldn't have had enough time to retrieve the puck and get a decent shot off. Should Al try and put the puck on net with 4 seconds left, Yes. Did he opt to shoot it at Niedermayer instead, Yes. Regardless of the severity or where it hit Niedermayer, he still shouldn't have done it.

QFT I would take McCreary to ref every single Wings game if possible. IMO, he's by far the best in the league.

I saw it as well, and it was intentional and classless. I lost a lot of respect for Alfredsson for that alone. That being said, McLellan's cheapshot on Franzen was way worse than this. Yes it was bad, but don't kid yourself into thinking this was worse with how low he kept the puck. McLellan chopped at Franzen with a goalie stick straight to the chest.

Best save of the night by Emery!

The Sens are falling all over the place in their own zone.........and giving up scoring chances to boot.

Penner makes it 3-2 Anaheim.

:nonono: Why condone such an act? Very unlike Alfredsson and very classless.

The end of the second was more interesting than that of the first!

Heatley ties it up!

OTT coming alive, and then ANA hits a post. Good, fast paced hockey all of a sudden. Emery with a beaut!

That's what I'm here for, some good hockey insight and comic relief.

Andy McDonald left his stick in the shower...........that's just too easy!

And ANA scores again. 2-1

Hey Everyone, And ANA scores. 1-1

I think the "ducking at the last second" that you're referring to is McAmmond's head getting whiplashed from Pronger's elbow! Don't kid yourself, McAmmond didn't duck at all, and Pronger's elbow hit right were he placed it.