Son of a Wing 1,644 Report post Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) It's exceptionally rare for a prospect of Mantha's stature to be able to play a full season of pro hockey and not even have it count against his ELC. Similar thing happened with Tatar's contract. Hence why his ELC lasted from 2009-14. Edited September 16, 2014 by Son of a Wing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evilmrt 636 Report post Posted September 16, 2014 Soooo apparently if Mantha plays less than 10 NHL games, his entry-level deal doesn't even start until next year... Source That's quite the loophole... There is absolutely no way KH is going to not take advantage of the "free year" of development. So, 9 games is all we get this year, folks. 3 number9, Son of a Wing and krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wings4thecup06 504 Report post Posted September 16, 2014 There is absolutely no way KH is going to not take advantage of the "free year" of development. So, 9 games is all we get this year, folks. It wouldn't be all that much of a bad thing tbh. Give Mantha virtually a full year to adjust to the pro game and then start tearing it up, while the Wings gain a free year of his deal. That way, when he does start on the NHL roster guaranteed in 15-16, he'll be much better than he is now. 2 krsmith17 and evilmrt reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
number9 3,297 Report post Posted September 16, 2014 There is absolutely no way KH is going to not take advantage of the "free year" of development. So, 9 games is all we get this year, folks. It's certainly not a popularity contest in Kens world lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PavelValerievichDatsyuk 1,935 Report post Posted September 17, 2014 There is absolutely no way KH is going to not take advantage of the "free year" of development. So, 9 games is all we get this year, folks. I'm pretty sure we burned a year of Dekeyser's contract in 2012-13 when we kept him up at the end the year even though the "smart" business decision would have been to send him to GR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
number9 3,297 Report post Posted September 17, 2014 I'm pretty sure we burned a year of Dekeyser's contract in 2012-13 when we kept him up at the end the year even though the "smart" business decision would have been to send him to GR. Yes, but Dekeyser is an underpaid god amongst men, deserving of 4 million a year, and is a future #1 D unless Holland F's it up someho. Don't you pay attention PVD? 3 evilmrt, krsmith17 and PavelValerievichDatsyuk reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mitchmac33 103 Report post Posted September 17, 2014 There is absolutely no way KH is going to not take advantage of the "free year" of development. So, 9 games is all we get this year, folks. Alright, that means his $1.5 million bonus won't kick in right? Sorry wrong guy. But I'm ok with it, I never thought he was gonna actually be in the lineup anyways, so this is actually a silver lining Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoWings1905 2,694 Report post Posted September 17, 2014 I'm pretty sure we burned a year of Dekeyser's contract in 2012-13 when we kept him up at the end the year even though the "smart" business decision would have been to send him to GR. That team could ill-afford to keep DeKeyser down then. Between the injuries and porous defense, the Wings needed DeKeyser to even make the playoffs. Babs said after that they probably don't get in without DeKeyser around. That's a pretty rare example of the Wings not opting to bury a player in Grand Rapids and it would have been a colossal failure to do so. 1 evilmrt reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wings4thecup06 504 Report post Posted September 17, 2014 That team could ill-afford to keep DeKeyser down then. Between the injuries and porous defense, the Wings needed DeKeyser to even make the playoffs. Babs said after that they probably don't get in without DeKeyser around. That's a pretty rare example of the Wings not opting to bury a player in Grand Rapids and it would have been a colossal failure to do so. Add into that equation the fact that Babs also said that if DeKeyser hadn't got injured, we'd probably beaten Chicago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
