This was entirely predictable - Weber might not play next season

[GGpX]

If he doesn't play next season, he's (for all intents and purposes) retired.

 

[Habsy]

Or this is Weber saying to Seattle "if you select me I'm retiring".

 

[habs25th]

Actually really good news. We can sign Danault now.

 

[Krustchev]

Actually really good news. We can sign Danault now.

Lol. We can sign Hamilton now. Or Landedkog.

 

[GEEMAN]

Lol. We can sign Hamilton now. Or Landedkog.

hell no to Landeskog

 

[GEEMAN]

If he doesn't play next season, he's (for all intents and purposes) retired.

he wasnt playing beyond next season in any scenario

 

[Sal_Butera]

As Marv Albert would say...



Or better known as doing “da Kucherov”

You can take the boy out of Ville Emard but you can’t take Ville Emard out of the boy!

 

[HabsFan1]

Try it for a year. Put him on LTIR and have him come back. If he actually retires Nashville’s cap situation could get interesting

 

[CH1]

he doesn't have to retire....just stay hurt and collect every last dime

 

[lecoqsportif]

He still has, what, $12ish million of real dollars coming his way?

 

[GGpX]

Yup. Exactly $12M.

 

[Sal_Butera]

This is Le Club de Hockey Canadiens de Mtl using their media leverage. Yea Weber needs surgery, but this is purely leveraging the cap rules to “go for it”.

There’s a big move coming...

 

[Rolex]

12M is a lot....heck, Pronger stayed on LTIR for year....while collecting his last few millions....

We are not talking about forgoing 1M like Mika Kirprusoff did by retiring from Flames....it's 12M

 

[CH1]

So no Drouin + no Weber = a decent amount of moolah

 

[lecoqsportif]

He’s no Bobby Bonilla.

 

[Sal_Butera]

So no Drouin + no Weber = a decent amount of moolah

Exactly!

or better known as caca oiseau

 

[CH1]

He’s no Bobby Bonilla.

That stupid deal was the owner's idea -- may have worked out for both parties (depending on what the owner did with the upfront money)

 

[Rolex]

Rick Dipietro also collected money for a long time, no ?

 

[lecoqsportif]

Hmmm. Long Island prompts strange contracts.

 

[Sal_Butera]

I have never been more proud to be a Habs fan than now

#fcukthesystem