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mikedumar said:
As much as you'd love to believe burke has the freedom to do whatever he chooses someone at the end of the month signs off on his paycheque !

Don't forget !He was given a juicy contract with his wife also receiving a comfy rich job within the mlse monster !

Everyone has a price and everyone has someone over their head

The board has so called hockey experts ! And these guys give insight to the rest of the board and in doing so burke meets with them to discuss matters pertaining to the team ! There is give and go ! the board compiles a list of expectations and has done so even before quinn !

Mlse will always demand players of hype ! Names that are known ! Whether they work well for the team doesn't matter its the selling feature of a player that intrigues them

All I know is that mlse wants money available to go after stamkos ! And unfortunately lettin kaberle go is all part of that idea even though burke disagrees
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He doesn't make a salary. He has a guaranteed contract. He gets paid whether they fire him or not.
 
Exactly.

Plus, Burke's name n career is on the line here. If he takes order from these meatheads on the board good luck finding a job after this one.
 
What exactly is the course of action that will be taken to pry Stamkos out of TB. I wouldnt even know where to begin on that one
 
Another good point.

Burke would be better off sticking to his guns, making the moves he believes is right (he does have a cup, afterall) and seeing where things go.

Despite a serious lack of success with the Leafs, I have a hard time believing he doesn't get immediately hired by another club should he leave MLSE.
 
number17 said:
Exactly.

Plus, Burke's name n career is on the line here. If he takes order from these meatheads on the board good luck finding a job after this one.
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You honestly think someone who is competitive and positive looks at the negatives ? Really ?

Successful people in our society don't limit themselves and create what if scenarios of potential failure ! They strive for success and only focus how to get there

They are high risk takers willin to put much on stake to achieve success ! That is partially why they are on another level from the common people
 
mikedumar said:
You honestly think someone who is competitive and positive looks at the negatives ? Really ?

Successful people in our society don't limit themselves and create what if scenarios of potential failure ! They strive for success and only focus how to get there

They are high risk takers willin to put much on stake to achieve success ! That is partially why they are on another level from the common people
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What the hell are you talking about?
 
Artnes said:
What exactly is the course of action that will be taken to pry Stamkos out of TB. I wouldnt even know where to begin on that one
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At the end of this season, he is a RFA. Which, of course, means that he can accept an offer sheet. (provided that Burke goes against his own personal policy and offers one.) Assuming that Tampa matches, The Leafs would have to negotiate a trade.
Or, if Tampa walks away, since the salary offer would exceed 5 million...The compensation would be 4 first round picks.
 
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Wouldn't we have to wait until 2012 before we could make an offer sheet - that is unless we make a trade with Boston for our 2011 first rounder?
 
BG said:
Wouldn't we have to wait until 2012 before we could make an offer sheet - that is unless we make a trade with Boston for our 2011 first rounder?
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No, the offer sheet would be after July 1st, so the picks would be 2012-2015 first rounders.

Regardless, does anything think Tampa wouldn't match an offer sheet?
 
The contract offer would have to be in the realm of STOOPID. We're talking Yashin stupid.
 
UWHabs said:
No, the offer sheet would be after July 1st, so the picks would be 2012-2015 first rounders.

Regardless, does anything think Tampa wouldn't match an offer sheet?
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Could they match would be the issue. Stamkos is probably going to get many many offers. (not a lot of 60 goal scorers out there) Can Tampa carry his salary without dumping Vinny?
 
thehabhater said:
Could they match would be the issue. Stamkos is probably going to get many many offers. (not a lot of 60 goal scorers out there) Can Tampa carry his salary without dumping Vinny?
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Sure. Compared to this year, Stamkos (3.75) + Gagne (5.25, off the books after this season) come close to what Stamkos will get next year.
 
thehabhater said:
Could they match would be the issue. Stamkos is probably going to get many many offers. (not a lot of 60 goal scorers out there) Can Tampa carry his salary without dumping Vinny?
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If you look at how Tampa's salaries are spread out, they've got a pretty budget backend which gives them plenty of flexibility up front. Even if Stamkos gets Crosby/Malkin type money - it just means that they cannot re-up a guy like Gagne.
 
You could offer 10 mill a year for 10 years, and don't pro rate it.. just 10 a year straight across. Could and would Tampa pay that... they could make it fit I am sure, but that would put them at the cap with Vinny's contract for the next ten years.
 
it would be patently stupid for a team to plan for a SINGLE, PARTICULAR player to hit the free agent market -- and the restricted market, at that.

what you are saying, dumar, would make a lot of sense if we had an upcoming summer where stamkos, crosby, doughty, luongo and richards were all hitting the open market. in that case, it makes some sense for teams to clear up cap space to make a run at a big named star. but that isn't the case. in fact, it's the complete opposite. stamkos MIGHT become a RESTRICTED free agent. the lightning would have every right to match any offer made to him.

the whole scenario makes no sense whatsoever.
 
Does anything mlse do make sense ? All I know is that its on their agenda that their experts believe stamkos is very attainable no matter how absurd it sounds

But we've seen them pursue unreachable targets before so well see if this is just another failed one amongst a list of others
 
mikedumar said:
Does anything mlse do make sense ? All I know is that its on their agenda that their experts believe stamkos is very attainable no matter how absurd it sounds

But we've seen them pursue unreachable targets before so well see if this is just another failed one amongst a list of others
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lol @ experts.
 
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