tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post4284212738865492311..comments2023-12-26T02:50:32.816-05:00Comments on Bitter Leaf Fan Page: Hold PleaseMF37http://www.blogger.com/profile/10238252282255067686noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-81733737723312700842010-09-13T12:36:42.542-04:002010-09-13T12:36:42.542-04:00If the CBA is the reason holdouts have ended then ...If the CBA is the reason holdouts have ended then count me as loving the CBA. I always hated holdouts, almost as much as I hated the GMs and owners that invariably succumbed and renegotiated the players contract. You sign a contract, you live with it.Paul Steckleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-40372058963944341762010-09-10T16:40:41.662-04:002010-09-10T16:40:41.662-04:00eyebleaf - I don't know that the Leafs own the...<b>eyebleaf</b> - I don't know that the Leafs own their own draft picks to make an offer for Neal.<br /><br />According to NHL.com, the compensation is as follows (I'm guessing the formatting here is going to make this one helluva mess, so you can also just go visit: http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=34760)<br /><br />OFFER COMPENSATION<br />$994,433 or below MF37https://www.blogger.com/profile/10238252282255067686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-29419615915053041692010-09-10T16:25:17.720-04:002010-09-10T16:25:17.720-04:00What would the compensation be if the Leafs offere...What would the compensation be if the Leafs offered Neal a contract?Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-15219596863754837962010-09-10T07:27:22.841-04:002010-09-10T07:27:22.841-04:00You could probably consider Kessel "holding o...You could probably consider Kessel "holding out" last year. But really the Bruins just couldn't pay him I suppose.<br /><br />If Burke hadn't made the deal, I wonder how long it would have been before another one was completed.maplestiruphttp://maplestirup.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-57395467040931311732010-09-09T13:31:45.776-04:002010-09-09T13:31:45.776-04:00DGB - RFAs can certainly hold-out, but you're ...<b>DGB</b> - RFAs can certainly hold-out, but you're absolutely right, only a guy in the last year of his deal is in position to hold out for an extension.<br /><br />Still, I find it surprising that it doesn't happen more frequently with players in either of these categories.MF37https://www.blogger.com/profile/10238252282255067686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-52288064225356238802010-09-09T13:23:11.373-04:002010-09-09T13:23:11.373-04:00Isn't it technically impossible to hold out th...Isn't it technically impossible to hold out these days?<br /><br />If you have a signed contract, then you can't renegotiate under the CBA. And if you don't have a signed contract, you're not really holding out in the traditional sense.<br /><br />I suppose we might some day see a player in the final year of a deal hold out until they get their extension, and we've almost seenDown Goes Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150805735008417848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-44516736052284151642010-09-09T12:47:25.119-04:002010-09-09T12:47:25.119-04:00James Neal doesn't have a contract either, tha...James Neal doesn't have a contract either, that's 2 RFA ~30 goal guys with no contracts. I think it's just a money game and GMs want to firm up their roster so they know how much they can commit.<br /><br />I don't think Neal or Ryan are holding out and I doubt either of them are worried about their contract.Chemmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15876764848455502787noreply@blogger.com