Talk about long term...

[Chadd 916]

You have to give Wang credit, he's making up for the decades-long head start Jacobs and Wirtz have. If this keeps up, he'll be the worst owner in the NHL in just another couple years.

[RadioGaGa 162]

If this keeps up, he'll be the worst owner in the NHL in just another couple....

HOURS!

[Chadd 916]

If this keeps up, he'll be the worst owner in the NHL in just another couple....

HOURS!

He has a lot of ground to make up and at least their few remaining fans can watch games on TV.

[willc7786 0]

yea some dudes named redden and jokinen also.......

Redden never actually played as an Islander though. He was swapped that summer for Berard. Not that bad a deal in the short term since Berard won the Calder that year and was pretty decent his entire tenure on the Island

[TBLfan 25]

oops, sorry about the double post guys. Didn't see this one...

Anyway, I think the only goalie in the world that i would consider a 15 year contract is Luongo, even though he's not playoff tested. There's just soo much that can happen in 15 years and I wouldn't want to put THAT much into whether a guy like Ryan Miller, Marc-Andre, Ward and the like are going to be down the road... The sad thing is that the three I mentioned are all overall more talented than "The Rick."

But it's nice how the Islanders have settled to have a mediocre goalie for the next 15 years. :D

[djinferno 2]

I'm one of the rare guys that thinks this contract might not be that bad of a thing for the Isles...

If he gets hurt in a game and can't play, they have insurance to cover the money and no loss on the cap...

If he gets hurt on his own and can't play, contract is void...

If he gets any better witch is more likely then not because people at that position get peak around 30, then he secures what he will pay down the road 4.5 insteand of lets say 7 or 8...

And most important thing, he makes a guy stress free, all he has to do now is play hockey, he lives in an expensive part of NY and has no stress whatsoever, now they have about 40 million to put a group in front of him and does not need to draft a goaltender for the next 13 years...

Wang is ritch, now to get fortune, you need some kind of smarts... Wang took a gamble, he gambled on a guy that is the No1 goalie for team USA, if you don't gamble, you get nothing, plus to him it's a calculated gamble because he could buy im out and not even hurt his wallet...

Now i'm not saying that I would do the same in his position but I would not go as far as saying hes stupid, god knows how life is easyer with job security, I work contracts and the stress of it consumes at least 30% of my production...

Being a pro player is not as easy as everyone thinks, the uncertenty and the moving around has crippled many of these guys lives... So many guys now demand trades...

Wang has security so he understands the effects it can have on people...

Same goes for the Yashin deal, at the time it was a smart move because guys where signing fof the same price and up...

[Chadd 916]

I'm one of the rare guys that thinks this contract might not be that bad of a thing for the Isles...

If he gets hurt in a game and can't play, they have insurance to cover the money and no loss on the cap...

If he gets hurt on his own and can't play, contract is void...

If he gets any better witch is more likely then not because people at that position get peak around 30, then he secures what he will pay down the road 4.5 insteand of lets say 7 or 8...

And most important thing, he makes a guy stress free, all he has to do now is play hockey, he lives in an expensive part of NY and has no stress whatsoever, now they have about 40 million to put a group in front of him and does not need to draft a goaltender for the next 13 years...

Wang is ritch, now to get fortune, you need some kind of smarts... Wang took a gamble, he gambled on a guy that is the No1 goalie for team USA, if you don't gamble, you get nothing, plus to him it's a calculated gamble because he could buy im out and not even hurt his wallet...

Now i'm not saying that I would do the same in his position but I would not go as far as saying hes stupid, god knows how life is easyer with job security, I work contracts and the stress of it consumes at least 30% of my production...

Being a pro player is not as easy as everyone thinks, the uncertenty and the moving around has crippled many of these guys lives... So many guys now demand trades...

Wang has security so he understands the effects it can have on people...

Same goes for the Yashin deal, at the time it was a smart move because guys where signing fof the same price and up...

No, they don't have insurance to cover the contract. Because of the length, they can not get insurance to cover it. Nobody at the time thought the Yashin deal was smart and I'm pretty sure nobody in their right mind thinks it's one now.

[Eazy_b97 1]

I thought they were covered for the first 7 years, after that they are screwed.

[Chadd 916]

I thought they were covered for the first 7 years, after that they are screwed.

The last 8 years aren't covered no matter what. The wording I read was that contracts that run more than 7 years would not be insured. It could mean that years 8+ aren't covered or the contract itself isn't covered. I'm not an agent so I don't know for sure.

[willc7786 0]

Word around the local news is that years 8+ are not covered. But I'm not sure anyone knows because (ala the Yashin debacle) no one figured a guy would get a deal over 7 years.

It's a time will tell deal, could be brilliant, could be disasterous. I think Wang is giving himself some job security too because no one in their right mind will want to buy the Islanders :lol:

And I'm beginning to see why Computer Associates went bankrupt...

[djinferno 2]

I thought they were covered for the first 7 years, after that they are screwed.

The last 8 years aren't covered no matter what. The wording I read was that contracts that run more than 7 years would not be insured. It could mean that years 8+ aren't covered or the contract itself isn't covered. I'm not an agent so I don't know for sure.

dude, laws and goverment protect you in the case that you get hurt at work....

Now if he gets hurt on his own time bike riding for exemple or a car crash, contract is void...

Every contract is built that way...

If you get hurt at work, theres a coverage for that or people would sue...

so what if and i mean if it's a mistake, he obviously can bankroll it so...

If you ask me, DiPietro has the best job of any NHL guy, a good contract over his hole carrer...

[willc7786 0]

"The contract is guaranteed. DiPietro will be paid in full should he retire because of injury; if he ends his career otherwise before the deal expires, he would forfeit the remaining dollars. "

-http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=Am8yyMvbD_e.jnEuNuZvzx17vLYF?slug=ap-islanders-dipietro&prov=ap&type=lgns

the contract is not void if he gets injured.

[Chadd 916]

I thought they were covered for the first 7 years, after that they are screwed.

The last 8 years aren't covered no matter what. The wording I read was that contracts that run more than 7 years would not be insured. It could mean that years 8+ aren't covered or the contract itself isn't covered. I'm not an agent so I don't know for sure.

dude, laws and goverment protect you in the case that you get hurt at work....

Now if he gets hurt on his own time bike riding for exemple or a car crash, contract is void...

Every contract is built that way...

If you get hurt at work, theres a coverage for that or people would sue...

so what if and i mean if it's a mistake, he obviously can bankroll it so...

If you ask me, DiPietro has the best job of any NHL guy, a good contract over his hole carrer...

Rick gets his money unless he decideds to quit or take motorcycle lessons from Roethlisbumpkin. My point is that the TEAM is not covered and will have to pay out every last cent, unlike most situations where they can get an insurance policy to cover the salary of an injured player. It also means there is essentially no chance of ever trading the guy as no team in their right mind would take on that contract. It's bad for the team, he got a great deal.

[TBLfan 25]

He's a mediocre goalie at best and he's always been overrated(which is saying a lot because most agree he sucks :lol: ). His only real skill is handling the puck and the NHL is limiting the ability for goaltenders to do it... AND more and more goalies coming up from juniors and college are handling the puck more so soon that will be a regular talent needed to make it in the NHL. "The Rick" got a great deal.

Now to relive "The Rick" in his best playoff moment:

and him pretending to be a baby waiting to be changed:

[djinferno 2]

I thought they were covered for the first 7 years, after that they are screwed.

The last 8 years aren't covered no matter what. The wording I read was that contracts that run more than 7 years would not be insured. It could mean that years 8+ aren't covered or the contract itself isn't covered. I'm not an agent so I don't know for sure.

dude, laws and goverment protect you in the case that you get hurt at work....

Now if he gets hurt on his own time bike riding for exemple or a car crash, contract is void...

Every contract is built that way...

If you get hurt at work, theres a coverage for that or people would sue...

so what if and i mean if it's a mistake, he obviously can bankroll it so...

If you ask me, DiPietro has the best job of any NHL guy, a good contract over his hole carrer...

Rick gets his money unless he decideds to quit or take motorcycle lessons from Roethlisbumpkin. My point is that the TEAM is not covered and will have to pay out every last cent, unlike most situations where they can get an insurance policy to cover the salary of an injured player. It also means there is essentially no chance of ever trading the guy as no team in their right mind would take on that contract. It's bad for the team, he got a great deal.

Great, this will show the world how a guy reacts with job security....

Is familly is happy, so is he, now let him play...

[DEATHTRON 19]

Arent you guys being a little harsh? Hes only had 2 REAL nhl seasons. Even at that, goalies peak later than forwards do. I think hes going to play much better, he doesnt have to worry about anything now except stopping a puck.

To whoever said no team would take him in a trade....do you think they signed him for 15 years to trade him?

Zach

[Chadd 916]

Arent you guys being a little harsh? Hes only had 2 REAL nhl seasons. Even at that, goalies peak later than forwards do. I think hes going to play much better, he doesnt have to worry about anything now except stopping a puck.

To whoever said no team would take him in a trade....do you think they signed him for 15 years to trade him?

Zach

Plans tend to change over the course of a decade and a half.

[DEATHTRON 19]

Arent you guys being a little harsh? Hes only had 2 REAL nhl seasons. Even at that, goalies peak later than forwards do. I think hes going to play much better, he doesnt have to worry about anything now except stopping a puck.

To whoever said no team would take him in a trade....do you think they signed him for 15 years to trade him?

Zach

Plans tend to change over the course of a decade and a half.

Maybe, but having a solid goalie in the net normally isnt one of those things that change.

Zach

[willc7786 0]

Arent you guys being a little harsh? Hes only had 2 REAL nhl seasons. Even at that, goalies peak later than forwards do. I think hes going to play much better, he doesnt have to worry about anything now except stopping a puck.

To whoever said no team would take him in a trade....do you think they signed him for 15 years to trade him?

Zach

Plans tend to change over the course of a decade and a half.

Maybe, but having a solid goalie in the net normally isnt one of those things that change.

Zach

Very true. Now just let me know when the Islanders get one.