Eleven Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Drouin was called up this morning to the big club If he plays the remaining 2 games, it burns a year off of his ELC and diminishes his trade value accordingly. They'd be smart to scratch him for one game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 If he plays the remaining 2 games, it burns a year off of his ELC and diminishes his trade value accordingly. They'd be smart to scratch him for one game. Just read a tweet from Bob McKenzie stating he only needs to be on the roster for 2 games, whether he plays or not in order to have this year count. This ought to be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Just read a tweet from Bob McKenzie stating he only needs to be on the roster for 2 games, whether he plays or not in order to have this year count. This ought to be interesting. Looks like he corrected his earlier tweet to the contrary. Well, they're not going to send him back down, so there goes a year of ELC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Burning a year of his ELC seems highly ill-considered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 I don't think the ELC is the issue, it's accruing a full year of NHL service which makes him a UFA one year earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 I don't think the ELC is the issue, it's accruing a full year of NHL service which makes him a UFA one year earlier. It's both. ELCs are cheap and he might command a hefty raise as an RFA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 He's played 19 games this year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 I don't think the ELC is the issue, it's accruing a full year of NHL service which makes him a UFA one year earlier. It's both. ELCs are cheap and he might command a hefty raise as an RFA. Haven't looked REAL close @ the CBA in a while, but unless his failure to report to the minors invokes a penalty, not sure how he loses (gains, more precisely) a year of playing on an ELC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Haven't looked REAL close @ the CBA in a while, but unless his failure to report to the minors invokes a penalty, not sure how he loses (gains, more precisely) a year of playing on an ELC. Dunno. Just going by what McKensie has said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Dunno. Just going by what McKensie has said. I must have missed that in my *feed*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 I must have missed that in my *feed*. Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie 4h4 hours ago As @generalfanager points out, Drouin merely being on roster for 2 games - doesn't have to play them - would get him credit for accrued year 29 retweets46 likes Reply Retweet 29 Like 46 More More Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie 5h5 hours ago If Drouin plays in final two TB regular season games, he gets an accrued season counting towards UFA status but TB not concerned with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 I see what the confusion is. The Lightning tried to have the contract tolled, and the NHL said no. Rightly, IMHO. http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/jonathan-drouin-will-burn-year-off-entry-level-contract/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 I see what the confusion is. The Lightning tried to have the contract tolled, and the NHL said no. Rightly, IMHO. http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/jonathan-drouin-will-burn-year-off-entry-level-contract/ So the call-up had no effect whatsoever on his ELC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Had the Lightning successfully lobbied the NHL to toll the contract it would have effectively added another year onto it, making him wait until 2018 to be an RFA. Instead, he's an RFA after next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakish Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 So the call-up had no effect whatsoever on his ELC? Yes. If he's not on the roster the final two games, he doesn't get the accrued year toward his UFA, but that doesn't affect when he becomes a RFA (This year his ELC burns one year no matter). We disagree on how that affects his value, I think they don't give him the 2 games on the roster, they must trade him, further lessening his value to Tampa, despite also decreasing his value to the receiving team. I would give him the two games, but I'm not a war-time consigliere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Tampa's handling of this situation leaves something to be desired. Yzerman hasn't done great with Stamkos or Drouin thus far. Granted it is obviously not all on him but he should either or get off the pot with these guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 So the call-up had no effect whatsoever on his ELC? Correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted April 8, 2016 Report Share Posted April 8, 2016 Drouin scores tonight in TB win over NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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