ryan, can you post an updated 50/90 list? I have your old one linked, so if you want to update that... or you can post a new thread and I'll cut-and-paste, or a new post in this thread (and I'll link your old and new lists so we can look back historically that way as well).
I always keep the post you link to updated. In fact, I got around to cleaning it up yesterday.
In the spirit of updating, would you consider either taking out or updating the mention of the buyout formula you have as well? The two-thirds of the amount spread over twice the remaining years only works if the salary is spread equally across the contract. If the contract is either front loaded or back loaded it changes the calculation and you have to account for the cap savings so there are steps beyond what's presented.
It might be easier to link straight to the buyout calculator on Cap Geek.
Speaking of which, I've been talking to the site owner of Cap Geek and I've been hinting that he might want to consider adding things like the reserve list (the 50/90 thing) and an auto re-calculation of cap hits as the season progresses on his page as well. He says he's working on a few things, but that he likes the suggested features so they may be added at a later date.
__________________ “The reasoning man who scorns the prejudices of simpletons necessarily becomes the enemy of simpletons; he must expect as much, and laugh at the inevitable." -- Marquis De Sade
He forgot to include Corey Elkins on his list, however.
__________________ “The reasoning man who scorns the prejudices of simpletons necessarily becomes the enemy of simpletons; he must expect as much, and laugh at the inevitable." -- Marquis De Sade
He forgot to include Corey Elkins on his list, however.
I think the reason is because he thinks Elkins is an RFA. I could be wrong but I think the reason Elkins was signed last year and did not participate was just so he could get the signing bonus upfront, but the 1-year contract wouldn't begin until this coming season. A lot of cap sites have Elkins listed as an RFA.
I think the reason is because he thinks Elkins is an RFA. I could be wrong but I think the reason Elkins was signed last year and did not participate was just so he could get the signing bonus upfront, but the 1-year contract wouldn't begin until this coming season. A lot of cap sites have Elkins listed as an RFA.
Capgeek > All other cap sites
Nah. That wouldn't be the reason. He has all the other qualified restricted free agents listed at the bottom of his Kings' reserve list so I think it's just a straight omission by mistake.
Elkins burned his one-year contract last year. He was put on the Kings active roster as of April 2nd against the Coyotes and was a healthy scratch until the end of the season to get bonus money -- essentially a creative signing bonus like the kind extended to Joe Piskula.
However, he was not in ten games so I think he's going to be in the same boat as Jack Johnson when it comes time for offer sheets and arbitration.
If it works the way I think it did it's cunning contract trickery on Lombardi's part.
__________________ “The reasoning man who scorns the prejudices of simpletons necessarily becomes the enemy of simpletons; he must expect as much, and laugh at the inevitable." -- Marquis De Sade
On a related note, I haven't crunched the numbers to confirm, but in thinking about the Frolov situation I kinda wonder if it's in some part a matter of opportunity cost for 2011. We're hunky-dory on cap space for next season, but in the summer of 2011 JJ and DD get their raises. With the cap situation as it stands, it would mean that Handzus and Williams are cap casualties if Frolov remains here for market value. I think that Handzus, barring a remarkable discount, is gone for reasons of cap, personnel (i.e. Stoll), and emerging talent (e.g. Loktionov, Schenn). I'm wondering how much Lombardi likes Williams compared to Frolov, if there's only going to be money for one. (I think we can guess.)
And it wouldn't be a problem if Smyth's contract were one year shorter, which kinda sucks.
I'd like to add some NHL player assessment tools to the thread as I think that's appropriate for a GM thread, and I'm curious what folks are looking at out there. Anything from raw data to sabermetrics, post your links and I'll add a section for them.
There's all sorts of raw data there, including Roster, Game Summary, Face-offs (broken down to individual match-ups), Play-by-play, Shots (broken down by players/periods/situation), and Time-on-ice (the closest thing you'll get to the old shift charts that they used to post). If you're trying to break-down a players game performance, this might help. (Watching the player play might help, too!)
It'd be great if we could find someone out there doing shift charts. I'm sure some enterprising hockey fan has created a tool, but I haven't come across it yet.
And I'm interested to see what kind of sabermetric tools folks are using.
Once I get a few more relevant links, I'll carve out a section on the first page. Thanks.
EDIT: Also, there's lots of these, but from the horse's mouth here's the updated 2009-10 season stats for the individual Kings players, listed in alphabetical order:
I use the Play-by-Play report on NHL.com to chart a player's shots attempted, actual shots on goal, the type of shot, and how far out they're taking the shots from to construct something like a NBA shot chart for the season.
Using the same report I'm also able to look at the giveaways and takeaways and note where it's occurring on the ice.
What I use in place of the old shift chart is this site:
Which gives me the line combination and the frequency in percentage points that they are together for either the entire season, last 3 games, the last game played, etc.
There's also features called Line Production that shows you the total point production for any combination the Kings used at even strength, power play, and short handed situation.
The Report Generator section also breaks it down to many different categories as well like tracking the minor penalties taken, number of fights, penalties drawn, etc.
Compare a Player let's you pick any number of players and allows you to lay them side by side to compare them. So you could select Kopitar, Crosby, and Malkin and look at their contracts and point production broken down to a fine degree.
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