-=Red_Force=- 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2008 Hey all, I'm new on the forums here,seems a great forum. I'm a red wing fan for a while now,and really love the wings! Just 1 question that i can''t figure out(sry if it's stupid for u...) What's the difference beetwen the RESTRICTED and UNrestricted free agents...and is there somewhere a list of free agents,of all teams that will be available next summer? Thnx in advance. 2 words about myself: I'm from Israel,even here there are a wings fans!actually we don't even have normal snow/winter here...tbh we have snow once in like 5 years,lol. and hockey is not popular here,but originally i Came from Russia so... We have Espn,but mostly i watch the wings on the internet,Sopcast or something... Anyway,i hope i'll enjoy my time here. GO WINGS!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WingMachine91 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2008 unrestricted means that the player can sign anywhere he wants to and nothing can stopp him. REstricted means that a player cannot sign anywhere he wants, and that any team an make him an offer sheet, but the team hes from can match that and he would have to stay with that team. or they could let him go and be compensated with draft picks, which vary depending on the skill of the player, hope this helps and welcome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rice 42 Report post Posted March 27, 2008 Welcome to the boards. Unrestricted free agents are free agents that are free to sign with any team. For example, last year Mathieu Schneider was a free agent. The Red Wings and Ducks put in their offers for him and he decided to sign with the Ducks because they offered him more money. He was free to go wherever he wanted. Restricted free agents are free agents that a team has some control over. Last year, Dustin Penner was a restricted free agent. The Oilers presented him with an offer sheet. Penner agreed to the offer sheet. However, since he was a restricted free agent, the Ducks could match the offer sheet the Oilers tendered him. They decided not to match it since it was worth a lot of money, so the Oilers officially signed him. In compensation, the Oilers had to give up several draft picks for signing Penner. The amount of draft picks is determined by the value of the contract; the higher the value, the more draft picks the team must sacrifice. So, the Oilers essentially traded draft picks to sign Dustin Penner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-=Red_Force=- 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2008 Thnx alot!! i got it clear now;) And the draft picks that Oilers lost,they traded them to the Ducks?inexchange for Penner? If u lost a restricted u get adraft picks? thnx. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seeinred 1,488 Report post Posted March 27, 2008 Thnx alot!! i got it clear now;) And the draft picks that Oilers lost,they traded them to the Ducks?inexchange for Penner? If u lost a restricted u get adraft picks? thnx. Yep, you got it And welcome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miller76 463 Report post Posted March 28, 2008 Here's a link to see the salaries and RFA and UFA. http://nhlnumbers.com/overview.php?team=DET Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-=Red_Force=- 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2008 Thnx everyone for helping out,welcoming and the link:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
