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Post by The Unknown Poster on Feb 28, 2011 18:26:55 GMT -5
TSN.ca
According to capgeek.com, the Panthers have reduced their salary cap commitment to just $18.7 million for next season and have only 10 players signed. They are $24.7 million under the current cap floor as mandated by the NHL's collective agreement.
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Post by jhendrix70 on Feb 28, 2011 18:35:15 GMT -5
Where is this story? I can't find it on TSN.ca. Link would be great! Thanks,
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Post by chad77 on Feb 28, 2011 18:37:01 GMT -5
James Dutchie talked about it near the end of the trade center....quoting the website capgeek as there info.
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Post by jhendrix70 on Feb 28, 2011 18:38:40 GMT -5
Well, Florida Panthers to Winnipeg would certainly catch everyone by surprise. ( Myself included )
I think the only people NOT surprised would be the residents of Miami who are too excited about their Miami Heat to care about Ice Cold Panthers,
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Post by The Unknown Poster on Feb 28, 2011 18:45:51 GMT -5
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Post by jhendrix70 on Feb 28, 2011 18:46:50 GMT -5
Thanks Bud! I missed it,
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Post by The Unknown Poster on Feb 28, 2011 18:53:52 GMT -5
Anyone know the details on the Panthers ownership and lease agreement?
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Post by Douggy-D on Feb 28, 2011 19:07:49 GMT -5
Well, Florida Panthers to Winnipeg would certainly catch everyone by surprise. ( Myself included ) I think the only people NOT surprised would be the residents of Miami who are too excited about their Miami Heat to care about Ice Cold Panthers, Nobody in Miami cares about the Panthers or Marlins. It's all about the Heat, then it's the Dolphins. |
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Post by The Unknown Poster on Feb 28, 2011 20:20:19 GMT -5
I wonder, will there be a penalty the Panthers have to pay for falling so far below the cap floor? Surely you can't just dump all your assets in February and get away with it.
It would sure seem strange to ditch so many players though I guess LA did it a year or two ago, no? They went into the summer with few bodies.
But if the Panthers were going to surprise people with a sudden relocation, I guess it makes sense (though if you were the buyer, would you really want to be starting from scratch like this)?
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Post by mrconfusion87 on Mar 1, 2011 0:47:55 GMT -5
NUTS I would say, especially if they're still sticking around the Miami area! However, something (gut feel?) tells me they're quite likely to move before the Thrashers, and if that's true, it's perfectly okay with me! Another JOKEchise bites the dust and heads for greener pastures!
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Post by WJG on Mar 1, 2011 13:15:11 GMT -5
Does the guy who owns Blockbuster still own the Panthers?
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Post by The Unknown Poster on Mar 1, 2011 16:00:17 GMT -5
Nope.
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Post by tsmof on Mar 1, 2011 23:43:27 GMT -5
Good find. This would surpise me... but on some level, would anyone really be that surprised???
The Panthers have really flown under the radar, get little or no media attention and are an utterly pathetic franchise... After thinking about it, and reading that... I guess I wouldn't be that surprised to see them here or somewhere else in the near future.
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Post by mrconfusion87 on Mar 2, 2011 2:02:24 GMT -5
Good find. This would surpise me... but on some level, would anyone really be that surprised??? The Panthers have really flown under the radar, get little or no media attention and are an utterly pathetic franchise... After thinking about it, and reading that... I guess I wouldn't be that surprised to see them here or somewhere else in the near future. The sooner the better! C'mon Miami-area residents wouldn't even notice anything different as they're too caught up with the Dolphins and Heat!  |
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Post by subwayscoundrel on Mar 2, 2011 17:25:08 GMT -5
The Panthers were just sellers at deadline. This is GM's Tallon building his own team. He will be active in July. Means they are not beefing up for a playoff run. If you look at the FLA salary cap, I find it unusual they are $5M below this years salary cap. Now, that is made up by the players below the Cap numbers as many of them play every game for FLA, and I am sure many young guys will get the chance to play this year to see who they keep or trade to build the team next year. www.hockeybuzz.com/cap-central/team.php?team=FLA |
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