The NHL thread (Buffalo, well at least you are not Cleveland)

[Toujours Pret]

Actually less than half are profitable. Worse than I thought.

[bigdaddy]

I love the game but losing about 6 teams or so would help. Or hell, have relegation and a b league.

[amazingGRACE]

Holy shnikes Shea Weber signed a 14 year over $100M offer sheet with Philly. Preds have a week to match and I doubt they do.

[Yankee_Vol]

Originally Posted by V4L

Holy shnikes Shea Weber signed a 14 year over $100M offer sheet with Philly. Preds have a week to match and I doubt they do.

I'd be surprised if they don't match

[volville]

They'll match, or at least thats what they've been saying all along. I think it would be a bad move not to. 4 1st rd picks but they wont ever be very high.

[Toujours Pret]

I think lowballing him in arbitration last year is going to bite them in the ass.

[bigdaddy]

How can they afford to keep him? They basically lose all hope for future talent if the match.

[volville]

Originally Posted by bigdaddy

How can they afford to keep him? They basically lose all hope for future talent if the match.

Why is that? They've already stated they have money to be a cap team, and they have no other contracts past '13 besides Pekka. Tons of flexibility.

[bigdaddy]

I don't think Philly will let up. The time to lock him up was last year. They blew it

[OrangeBalls]

Originally Posted by Velo Vol

Are teams losing money?

Quite a few. Here's a breakdown of every team's value as of Nov 30, 2011. It also shows how teams that are profitable can find loopholes in the salary cap and retain their star players and poach other players from teams that aren't profitable.

Yet a handful of teams, most of which play in big markets, are making piles of money. The league’s most valuable team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, is now worth $521 million and generated $81.8 million in operating income last season. The New York Rangers, who are enjoying the benefits of playing in a refurbished Madison Square Garden, earned $41.4 million last year and are the NHL’s second-most valuable team, worth $507 million. And the Montreal Canadiens, placing third with a $445 million valuation, earned $47.7 million. Thus the top three teams posted an aggregate operating profit greater than the rest of the league combined.

Having all that cash gives teams an advantage when it comes to keeping talent, despite the salary cap, because teams can reduce their payroll for salary cap purposes by sending players to the minors or Europe, play games with the league’s long-term injury reserve system and front-load contracts to manipulate the yearly cap hit (team payrolls are based on the average annual values of the contracts).

The Business Of Hockey: Team Values Hit All-Time High - Forbes

[OrangeBalls]

Originally Posted by Toujours Pret

I think lowballing him in arbitration last year is going to bite them in the ass.

On this, we finally agree on something.

[Toujours Pret]

Wow, Blueshirts get Nash for a lot less than they were offering a month ago. Scotty Howson rocks.

[BearCat204]

Originally Posted by Toujours Pret

Wow, Blueshirts get Nash for a lot less than they were offering a month ago. Scotty Howson rocks.

sonofa.................I actually thought they would play for Doan

[Toujours Pret]

Still being kicked around, we've got about $13 in cap

[BearCat204]

Originally Posted by Toujours Pret

Still being kicked around, we've got about $13 in cap

So Nashville's entire budget