🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦

I (help) build big things. I speak for myself. Proud Elder Millennial.

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

@GoldenHcky He also now has 2 guys from leagues best PK unit last year to work through this with.

It’s likely to be a strength this year.

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

@Madi39 @Kgill39 If Boston actually made/makes Zacha available we have to figure that out. Like it feels it’s the best option?

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

@BrentColman @integritycdn My wife won’t let me get a 2nd dog (we said goodbye to our dear Winston almost a year ago).

Does the same rules apply in this situation?

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

@hockeyanalysis His Bonus isn’t all due on July 1. It’s spread out across the season.

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

@bcurlock Would you prefer 4x$5.1M?

Same dollars, one year less. His age does worry me but chance the window is *closed* by the time it matters

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

By not having a goalie singed for over $1M and having basically zero organizational depth.

2 injuries and this team watches the playoffs from the beach again.

[Dustin Nielson @nielsonTSN1260]

How are they able to do such a good making the cap work I wonder?

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

@bcurlock I typically agree, with one of the few exceptions being this team.

As long as line 3 isn’t getting caved in, 97/29 should produce enough to offset.

That said, Nuge/Dicky/??? Could be ok.

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

@mathewjdp His role isn’t to produce offense.

It’s to stop other teams offense.

We have been yelling for years we need better defensive players, we get one on a decent deal, and fans are like “but he doesn’t score goals”

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

A lot of ppl will complain about the term. Think it’s fine, keeps it to $4M and probably was something player wants so family can settle.

Overall happy with this. We can have a strong shutdown line. He won’t score many goals but that’s not his job.

[Edmonton Oilers @EdmontonOilers]

BIG JASON ENERGY 🔋

The #Oilers have signed forward Jason Dickinson to a five-year contract with an AAV of $4.0 million.

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

@JackieBee_16 @lotsryan @Jessiekins Met my wife there. It was a totally different experience for men vs women.

Was almost 2 years of constant rejection until now wife matched me because she wanted to know what I did for work.

Had a picture of me blowing something up and her curiosity got her.

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

@HammermeisterK @heavyoilcontry Him still being paid is much less of an argument than most people think.

It also opens a lot of default avenues. Like, if they are to provide access to facility and they don’t, he has a potential default claim.

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

@HammermeisterK @heavyoilcontry Anyone with video review can see what a team does in situations. Maybe argument for injuries or draft strategy, but that would apply to entire league.

Further, non-competes are heavily restricted in Nevada, which I presume is the state law applying to this contract.

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

@HammermeisterK @heavyoilcontry I disagree they can easily provide adequate support for their current position.

A lot of those arguments are weak at best, from the moment they allowed Cassidy to talk to any team.

Being in same division is a weak argument. If you are that worried, why did you fire him?

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

@HammermeisterK @heavyoilcontry It’s a lot more nuanced, but that’s the basis of an argument for them doing this arbitrarily.

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

@HammermeisterK @heavyoilcontry Sorry, I deal with contract law lots for work.

It’s unfair because it’s restraint of trade.

“You have demonstrated that working for a competitor is acceptable. Just not this competitor because you don’t like them”.

Force Vegas to support that position.

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

@MorganLaidler @heavyoilcontry I agree. Vegas counsel probably also told them this.

Doesn’t mean they’d do it. They might gamble that he won’t go to court or that it would take two long, both reasonable positions for VGK to take.

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

@MorganLaidler @heavyoilcontry The NHL has no authority here. They are not the jurisdiction that enforces contract law.

The NHL can ask or suggest Vegas does something but can’t force it.

The court does have authority. Cassidy has a contract with Vegas. They can decide and enforce a ruling.

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

@HammermeisterK @heavyoilcontry This would fall under “unfair or dictatorial”

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

@MorganLaidler @heavyoilcontry I agree they need permission.

I disagree they can arbitrarily choose who gets permission. Contract law takes over here (it’s a contract, governed by contract law).

I would wager pretty decent amounts of money a court would rule in favor of Cassidy/Edmonton if it’s challenged.

[🇨🇦Chris Symesko🇨🇦 @Symesko]

@MorganLaidler @heavyoilcontry Right, but a team can’t (shouldn’t) say “I’ll let you go to Team M, but not Team O”.

That’s exercising power of consent arbitrarily and courts do not approve of that. It’s also bad faith.