tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985129088038872299.post3884374171367489817..comments2024-01-24T18:58:10.609-05:00Comments on Dear Lord Stanley...: The Cult Of TheoDear Lord Stanleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10000974760956373639noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985129088038872299.post-6333029151239935612007-04-13T12:13:00.000-04:002007-04-13T12:13:00.000-04:00Yes you get $4M back this year, but also costs $2...Yes you get $4M back this year, but also costs $2M next year the real question is do you want to take the hit this year, when you have cap space, or next year, when you may need that cap space to sign one of your young player.<BR/><BR/>The only thing that scares me more than seeing Theo in uniform for another season is his contract eating up room and costing us a player like Wolski or Leopold.Jibblescribbitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833352311064492403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985129088038872299.post-73747497072597229262007-04-12T21:37:00.000-04:002007-04-12T21:37:00.000-04:00If you buy out Theo, you get:- About $4 million ba...If you buy out Theo, you get:<BR/><BR/>- About $4 million back in cap space.<BR/><BR/>- A silly situation out of the dressing room.<BR/><BR/>- No more Paris Hilton jokes.<BR/><BR/>Any one of those would be enough for me to think about it, 2 seal the deal.<BR/><BR/>You only get a limited amount of time to buy out a contract. It's fairly obvious that no one will be trading for him, so it boils down to if you want to make a six million dollar mistake again, or maybe a 3-4 million potential mistake ($2 million on a new backup/number 1A goalie plus the buyout hit) that you get some control of. I'll take option number two.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985129088038872299.post-26070847127600534342007-04-12T18:51:00.000-04:002007-04-12T18:51:00.000-04:00I don't agree with keeping him on principle. It bo...I don't agree with keeping him on principle. It boild down more to eating the contract in next years salary cap, instead of spreading it out over 2 years. The year after next is expected to have a steller free agent class and we may want that $2M ... <BR/><BR/>There's other factors too, which I will at some point mention in my blog.Jibblescribbitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833352311064492403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985129088038872299.post-36078358345206004482007-04-12T17:29:00.000-04:002007-04-12T17:29:00.000-04:00I reject keeping Jose Theodore on the team simply ...I reject keeping Jose Theodore on the team simply out of principle. It is true that a buyout will cost the team four million, and it will count against the salary cap, but a sub-par backup goalie does not deserve to be paid six million dollars. Besides, the Avs have three other goalies in their system behind Budaj, they can supply a new backup for a mere fraction of the cost of Theodore.Dear Lord Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000974760956373639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985129088038872299.post-23210605039680704512007-04-12T15:34:00.000-04:002007-04-12T15:34:00.000-04:00I agree as well, his play was awful, but I am waiv...I agree as well, his play was awful, but I am waivering on whether the buyout is a better option next year.. there are strategies where it might be better to keep the $6M contract this year.<BR/><BR/>There's a lot of factors there.Jibblescribbitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833352311064492403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985129088038872299.post-24429839338523260202007-04-11T21:44:00.000-04:002007-04-11T21:44:00.000-04:00I couldn't agree more, it simply comes down to the...I couldn't agree more, it simply comes down to the fact that he didn't get it done and Peter Budaj did.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950309417788824955noreply@blogger.com