Drouin's agent demands trade

[Eleven]

Drouin was called up this morning to the big club

 

 

If he plays the remaining 2 games, it burns a year off of his ELC and diminishes his trade value accordingly.  They'd be smart to scratch him for one game.

[Sabel79]

If he plays the remaining 2 games, it burns a year off of his ELC and diminishes his trade value accordingly.  They'd be smart to scratch him for one game.

Just read a tweet from Bob McKenzie stating he only needs to be on the roster for 2 games, whether he plays or not in order to have this year count. This ought to be interesting.

[Eleven]

Just read a tweet from Bob McKenzie stating he only needs to be on the roster for 2 games, whether he plays or not in order to have this year count. This ought to be interesting.

 

Looks like he corrected his earlier tweet to the contrary.  Well, they're not going to send him back down, so there goes a year of ELC.

[nfreeman]

Burning a year of his ELC seems highly ill-considered.

[Sabel79]

I don't think the ELC is the issue, it's accruing a full year of NHL service which makes him a UFA one year earlier.

[Eleven]

I don't think the ELC is the issue, it's accruing a full year of NHL service which makes him a UFA one year earlier.

 

It's both.  ELCs are cheap and he might command a hefty raise as an RFA.

[Sabel79]

He's played 19 games this year...

[Taro T]

I don't think the ELC is the issue, it's accruing a full year of NHL service which makes him a UFA one year earlier.

  

It's both.  ELCs are cheap and he might command a hefty raise as an RFA.

Haven't looked REAL close @ the CBA in a while, but unless his failure to report to the minors invokes a penalty, not sure how he loses (gains, more precisely) a year of playing on an ELC.

[Eleven]

  

Haven't looked REAL close @ the CBA in a while, but unless his failure to report to the minors invokes a penalty, not sure how he loses (gains, more precisely) a year of playing on an ELC.

 

Dunno.  Just going by what McKensie has said.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Dunno.  Just going by what McKensie has said.

 

I must have missed that in my *feed*.

[Eleven]

I must have missed that in my *feed*.

 

 

1. Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie  4h4 hours ago

   As @generalfanager points out, Drouin merely being on roster for 2 games - doesn't have to play them - would get him credit for accrued year

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   Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie  5h5 hours ago

   If Drouin plays in final two TB regular season games, he gets an accrued season counting towards UFA status but TB not concerned with that.

[Sabel79]

I see what the confusion is. The Lightning tried to have the contract tolled, and the NHL said no. Rightly, IMHO.

 

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/jonathan-drouin-will-burn-year-off-entry-level-contract/

[Eleven]

I see what the confusion is. The Lightning tried to have the contract tolled, and the NHL said no. Rightly, IMHO.

 

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/jonathan-drouin-will-burn-year-off-entry-level-contract/

 

So the call-up had no effect whatsoever on his ELC?  

[Sabel79]

Had the Lightning successfully lobbied the NHL to toll the contract it would have effectively added another year onto it, making him wait until 2018 to be an RFA. Instead, he's an RFA after next year.

[rakish]

So the call-up had no effect whatsoever on his ELC?  

 

Yes.  If he's not on the roster the final two games, he doesn't get the accrued year toward his UFA, but that doesn't affect when he becomes a RFA (This year his ELC burns one year no matter).  We disagree on how that affects his value, I think they don't give him the 2 games on the roster, they must trade him, further lessening his value to Tampa, despite also decreasing his value to the receiving team.  I would give him the two games, but I'm not a war-time consigliere.

[LGR4GM]

Tampa's handling of this situation leaves something to be desired. Yzerman hasn't done great with Stamkos or Drouin thus far.  Granted it is obviously not all on him but he should either or get off the pot with these guys.

[Taro T]

So the call-up had no effect whatsoever on his ELC?

 

Correct.

[WildCard]

Drouin scores tonight in TB win over NJ