tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35329786.post7902810803776709724..comments2023-08-09T07:03:30.810-05:00Comments on hlog {Hockey's Ladies of Greatness}: K-Lo strikes againJordihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07150308503869826414noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35329786.post-66444083076450171872007-07-29T19:32:00.000-05:002007-07-29T19:32:00.000-05:00I would probably be freaking out if I were k-Lowe ...I would probably be freaking out if I were k-Lowe too. He doesn't have a team to field, so to speak. I guess he has all of those unproven prospects scattered across this continent and the next but...<BR/>I had really hoped that Sheldon Souray signing in Edmonton would help alieviate the problem that Edmonton has with nobody wanting to sign there. The player that said he wanted to stay didn't get to cause Nylander's wife screwed them over. It's a perfectly nice city, and I happen to like winter.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031186865983731569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35329786.post-40218225728328048932007-07-29T00:00:00.000-05:002007-07-29T00:00:00.000-05:00I was thinking more on this and just to elaborate ...I was thinking more on this and just to elaborate my first paragraph in the previous comment: The ability to draft and develop players and then keep them at an affordable price for a certain number of years is one thing that really helps smaller market teams with less revenue stay competitive with large market teams. Losing that does a lot of damage to some franchises and yes, the Sabres are one of them so it bugs me more than it probably would if I was say, a Rangers fan. I know that technically Kevin Lowe didn't do anything that the system doesn't allow and not going after RFAs was a gentlemen's agreement at best... but in this case, I think the system is broken.Heather B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06796852014625052317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35329786.post-10544828441452791242007-07-27T23:40:00.000-05:002007-07-27T23:40:00.000-05:00I have mixed feelings. I don't want to go back to...I have mixed feelings. I don't want to go back to the days when players were forever enslaved to the teams that drafted them, but it kind of stinks that this forces teams into overpaying their young talent if they want to keep them. What's the point of taking the time to draft and develop well if other teams can come in and take talent off your hands, even in the restricted years?<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid it does set a terrible, terrible precedent. If we're going to start giving kids who are barely shaving that much money, what are established stars going to expect? <BR/><BR/>At the very least, the compensation packages definitely need to be increased. Right now they top out at 5 million but there's a hell of a difference between 5 million and 7 million. If desperate GMs are going to make ridiculous offers like that, their penalty should be higher - either more draft picks or more high draft picks.Heather B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06796852014625052317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35329786.post-21942385414092513972007-07-27T11:00:00.000-05:002007-07-27T11:00:00.000-05:00I'm also concerned how these offers and contracts ...I'm also concerned how these offers and contracts will affect arbitration hearings. For example, if Penner can attract a +$4 mill offer, will that in turn lead to Cammalleri being awarded a similar amount or, *<I>gasp</I>, even higher?! If so, it's utter bullshit and KLowe needs to realize how his desperate, pathetic attempts to (practically) bribe players to Edmonton will affect the rest of the league.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631663414267137790noreply@blogger.com