Off Season Moves
A few days back word came out that Niclas Wallin, aka HAMBURGAH, was moving back to his native Sweden to play there. He will be captain of Luleå HF and we wish him the best of luck in his continuing career. Fan reaction to his leaving looked a little something like this:
His cap hit was too big for most people to be extremely sad to see him go. You may be wondering how a guy making 2.65m was too big a cap hit, but most fans I know were, and are, of the opinion that it was too much for him. He contributed, but not enough to justify his salary.
Today it was announced that Jamel Mayers would not be resigned. The dressing room will have to go back to only having Patrick Marleau's epic brows to bow down to.
Fan reaction looked a little something like this:
As far as I can tell, most fans like Mayers, but weren't entirely certain what he brought to the table. He could throw down though, and his massive eyebrows will be missed. His cap hit was 600k this past season. He was slated to hit the UFA market, which means his costs were going to go up. Seemed a decent enough fellow though. Sorry to see your time in teal was so short, Maven.
It was also announced that Trent Yawney would not be returning as assistant coach, and is seeking a head coaching gig in the AHL. He has never made a secret of the fact that he wishes to return to the NHl as a head coach in the future, and this is apparently the route he feels he needs to take to do that. Fan reaction looked a little something like this:
His cap hit is unknown, but he left of his own accord, and we wish him well.
Then came word that Scott Nichol would not be resigned. This was the fan reaction to that news:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO Not Scotty Nichol! Nichol City is the best! Desi has been slated to be his likely replacement, which Nichol seems fine with, but I think I speak for the majority of fans when I say we'd loved to have kept him in team another year. He plays hard, works hard, and is this tiny little ball of hockey fury that could take down Douglas Murray if he really wanted to. It's not that Desi doesn't deserve a chance, he has earned one, but not Scotty Nichol is sad, sad news.
*all numbers care of capgeek.com
His cap hit was too big for most people to be extremely sad to see him go. You may be wondering how a guy making 2.65m was too big a cap hit, but most fans I know were, and are, of the opinion that it was too much for him. He contributed, but not enough to justify his salary.
Today it was announced that Jamel Mayers would not be resigned. The dressing room will have to go back to only having Patrick Marleau's epic brows to bow down to.
Fan reaction looked a little something like this:
As far as I can tell, most fans like Mayers, but weren't entirely certain what he brought to the table. He could throw down though, and his massive eyebrows will be missed. His cap hit was 600k this past season. He was slated to hit the UFA market, which means his costs were going to go up. Seemed a decent enough fellow though. Sorry to see your time in teal was so short, Maven.
It was also announced that Trent Yawney would not be returning as assistant coach, and is seeking a head coaching gig in the AHL. He has never made a secret of the fact that he wishes to return to the NHl as a head coach in the future, and this is apparently the route he feels he needs to take to do that. Fan reaction looked a little something like this:
His cap hit is unknown, but he left of his own accord, and we wish him well.
Then came word that Scott Nichol would not be resigned. This was the fan reaction to that news:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO Not Scotty Nichol! Nichol City is the best! Desi has been slated to be his likely replacement, which Nichol seems fine with, but I think I speak for the majority of fans when I say we'd loved to have kept him in team another year. He plays hard, works hard, and is this tiny little ball of hockey fury that could take down Douglas Murray if he really wanted to. It's not that Desi doesn't deserve a chance, he has earned one, but not Scotty Nichol is sad, sad news.
*all numbers care of capgeek.com
