wingfan1991 221 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 anyone else feeling that he might sign with Hawks? it's taking too long for this next contract to get done, plus he's expendible to the Wings at this point.. whereas he's invalubale to the Hawks rebuilding team... plus the history there. i'd hate to see it, but got a strange feeling about it.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wings5gal 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 Does anyone know if they've made him any offers? I thought at this point we were the only ones offering him money to still play. I'm just going to close my eyes and when I wake up it will be October and whatever's been done will have been done and I won't have to handle the angst of it anymore. Because yeah...going a bit nutty here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puckloo39 5,686 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 It certainly crossed my mind, given the circumstances. I think he'll play for the Wings, if they offer him anything at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoweHatTrick 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 This is from MLive. It's originally from Eklund, but I hate him. But as mentioned in the article, this could explain why it's taking so long for Cheli to sign. Theoretically speaking... Posted by George James Malik August 08, 2008 03:33AM As I stated about a week ago, I'm not a fan of the unsubstantiated rumour foundry that is the website of the so-called Eklund. I don't click on his website most days, actually, but I thought this little ditty might have some pertinence in explaining why Chris Chelios has yet to sign his latest contract extension: August 7, Hockeybuzz: As many of you may or may not know... the NHLPA and NHL are expecting to come to some sort of agreement by month's end that will assure a season next year for us all. While this is a foregone conclusion, I still feel it is important to NOT take these things for granted. After all...fool me once... And while the NHLPA can open this deal up, no one expects them to. However, until they officially say they aren't opening this up the NHL has taken away a buffer zone of 5 percent for this season since a next season may not exist. That is at least how I understand it...And that buffer zone is the same buffer zone that teams have used to sign players over 35 to special bonuses allowed for that age group. Now that is all pretty damn boring and confusing...But suffice to say I am told by several sources that the until the CBA is officially allowed to go on as is, Shanahan and Selanne are going to wait since the bonus structures that would allow the Rangers and the Ducks the extra cap space doesn't yet exist... The irony here is that without Shanahan's hard work the NHLPA wouldn't even have this option. So yes Brendan has essentially put himself a bit behind the eight ball for the good of the whole. However most people believe a deal with the Rangers and Shanny is all but done. Just waiting until this stuff is over... Yeah, "Fool me once," mouthpiece for several high-ranking sources who wanted to spill the beans for leverage...they made your career... Anyway, calls for Brendan Shanahan's immediate sainthood aside (it's more like, "He wants to play for the Rangers, so he's gonna make it work" than, "Oh, Saint Brendan, thou hast performed another work of mercy"), if there's a possibility that the NHL would put the, "You can go over the cap by as much as 5% to give performance bonuses to players over 35 years of age, and if you actually need that cap space for the 08-09 season, you can defer the performance bonus to the 09-10 season" clause back into play (that wasn't "damn boring and confusing" or rocket science, was it?) clause back into effect for the upcoming season, it would make sense that someone as intimately connected to the inner workings of the NHLPA could--and I emphasize could--be waiting to see if he can qualify for a few bonuses before signing an entry-level-sized salary to accommodate his team's cap situation. That's a big "if," but that's the realm that Mr. Eklund works in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeBuddy 10 Report post Posted August 9, 2008 Wouldn't he rather retire? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted August 9, 2008 I think HHT hit the nail on the head. A pretty sizable portion of Cheli's salary will have to be bonuses, otherwise the Wings will completely run out of cap space trying to sign him. (I suspect the Flip salary was done for a touch more than they were hoping for.) As it is about half of this year's cap space will be gobbled up thanks to the minimum salary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lidstrom for Norris 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2008 anyone else feeling that he might sign with Hawks? it's taking too long for this next contract to get done, plus he's expendible to the Wings at this point.. whereas he's invalubale to the Hawks rebuilding team... plus the history there. i'd hate to see it, but got a strange feeling about it.. There is no way Cheli is going to the hawks. The reason his next contract isnt done is most likely because he is thinking of retiring...after all he is 46 years old. Plus he owns 2 restaurants, one in Detroit and one in Dearborn. He cant mannage them from Chi-town. His family has settled down in detroit as well. Bottom line is he will stay in Detroit until he retires Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted August 9, 2008 There is no way Cheli is going to the hawks. The reason his next contract isnt done is most likely because he is thinking of retiring...after all he is 46 years old. Plus he owns 2 restaurants, one in Detroit and one in Dearborn. He cant mannage them from Chi-town. His family has settled down in detroit as well. Bottom line is he will stay in Detroit until he retires Pretty much how I see the situation. Not a whole lot surprises me in life anymore so it wouldn't shock me if he actually sign in Chicago. No, I wouldn't be upset or bitter by him doing this because he played in Chicago for so long so you know it is a special place to him, who am I to tell him where to play, and he's in his latter years, etc. etc. Restaurants around the Detroit area...not saying it would be all but impossible to open more restaurants in the Chicago area but it is hard to suggest otherwise that Chelios isn't fully invested mentally and financially in the Detroit area, especially when we haven't read or heard any rumors of him wanting to play anywhere else for a final go-round. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Noodle 39 14 Report post Posted August 9, 2008 Does anyone know if they've made him any offers? I thought at this point we were the only ones offering him money to still play. LOL that made me laugh hysterically but it's probably true lol! I love Chelios and hope to see him back cause i think he's still awesome! But it would also be cool to see him finish as a Hawk as well and maybe they could put the C on him.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vangvace 12 Report post Posted August 9, 2008 There is no way Cheli is going to the hawks. The reason his next contract isnt done is most likely because he is thinking of retiring...after all he is 46 years old. Plus he owns 2 restaurants, one in Detroit and one in Dearborn. He cant mannage them from Chi-town. His family has settled down in detroit as well. Bottom line is he will stay in Detroit until he retires Doesn't he have one or two in Chicago also? I'm thinking it's the new bonus rules that are the hold-up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRStoetzer 1 Report post Posted August 9, 2008 There is no way Cheli is going to the hawks. The reason his next contract isnt done is most likely because he is thinking of retiring...after all he is 46 years old. Plus he owns 2 restaurants, one in Detroit and one in Dearborn. He cant mannage them from Chi-town. His family has settled down in detroit as well. Bottom line is he will stay in Detroit until he retires Three restaurants. There's one in Clinton Township as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brutus 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2008 Doesn't he have one or two in Chicago also? I'm thinking it's the new bonus rules that are the hold-up he closed the restaurant in Chicago when, a couple of years after he came here, business declined to the point of unsustainabilty and people were taunting, being rude and behaving like the asshats chicagoans are to his parents and family...no way in hell he goes back to the whiney er um windy city brutus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted August 9, 2008 Chelios to the Ducks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cicada 4 Report post Posted August 9, 2008 makes sense that its the bonus thing tbh, as much as Eklund being right is painful.. he's intending on coming back. isn't he working out in LA with Cleary and Hudler atm? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chelichic 12 Report post Posted August 10, 2008 He's coming back to Detroit. He likes it here and he wants to play for the Wings again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superman54 91 Report post Posted August 10, 2008 I couldn't see this happening but I wouldn't complain about it either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lidstrom for Norris 0 Report post Posted August 10, 2008 LOL that made me laugh hysterically but it's probably true lol! I love Chelios and hope to see him back cause i think he's still awesome! But it would also be cool to see him finish as a Hawk as well and maybe they could put the C on him.. Your just a little too late if you want to see Cheli wearing the C in Chigago. They named Jonathan Toews the captian a few weeks ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
