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Jagr to the Panthers per Sportnet

Panthers make it official, too. Did NOT see them making this move.

2015 2nd and a conditional 2016 3rd rounder (NJ gets to choose between Minnesota and Florida's third next year).

 

 

Leafs re-acquire TJ Brennan from Chicago for Spencer Abbott. Could see Brennan coming back up to the NHL with Toronto.

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Jagr has been in the league longer than the Panthers have. Also: he probably makes his debut vs the Sabres on Saturday. Probably not going to make it tonight.

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Its strictly a money deal. Toronto can afford Horton on LTIR, Columbus can't.

But can Columbus afford Clarkson? Clarkson's cap hit is only $50,000 more a year but I see what you're saying. Probably need to ice a guy if they're paying him that much.

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I'm kind of surprised someone was willing to take in that contract. Good for Toronto opens up a lot of space for them.

Actually yah, makes sense for both parties. A win win if you will

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Horton's salary wasn't against the cap since he was on LTIR, correct? Not sure this helps Columbus beyond this year, and that's IF Clarkson can help the team this year.

That contract wasn't insurred so it didn't matter that it didn't count against the cap, it was still $22 million over the next four years they would have had to pay for someone not playing. They can't afford that, Toronto can and now Toronto gets $5 million in cap space they wouldn't have had for the next four years.

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It makes sense for Columbus because I assume they'd rather pay someone to play, and there's little chance that Horton comes back anytime soon.  He could end up being a Pronger type situation.  Sitting out multiple years while attempting to come back.  Though this isn't a concussion case.

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That contract wasn't insurred so it didn't matter that it didn't count against the cap, it was still $22 million over the next four years they would have had to pay for someone not playing. They can't afford that, Toronto can and now Toronto gets $5 million in cap space they wouldn't have had for the next four years.

Thanks.

 

Just don't see the benefit in having Clarkson if he doesn't pan out. 

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With Horton's contract not being insured, Kekalainen says it all:

 

 

 

"We would have been paying (Horton) $26 million the next five years to sit in the stands," Kekalainen said, according to the Columbus Post Dispatch's Aaron Portzline.

 

Toronto can afford that, Columbus can't.  Real salary-wise, Columbus saves about $400k/year over the same term by paying Clarkson to play instead of Horton to sit.

 

The only problem is that Clarkson's production has fallen so precipitously with Toronto, that he could already be a washup.  And because Toronto has "escaped" Clarkson's cap hit by taking on LTIR Horton, MacKenzie and Dreger are already calling this a win for Nonis.

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There were no other posts that weren't discussing the trades at hand. My post was a friendly reminder. Get a grip.

 

I wasn't "thread policing." It was one friendly reminder that we usually try to keep most of that talk out of the deadline thread. There is another thread strictly dedicated to speculation. People always complain without responding to whoever did it when people start getting off topic, but as soon as somebody responds directly it's world war 17 (pretty sure this forum has crossed a couple world wars off the list). My post was completely harmless. No need to get all upset and start a powwow.

So...

 

"Can we trade Gorges for Sekera" is an actual trade meant for this thread, and not the speculation thread??

 

Sorry folks, Ligervich is right on this one.

This topic is OLD. A NEW topic should be started unless there is a VERY SPECIFIC REASON to revive this one.

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