Joey Crabb re-signs 1 Year Deal with Leafs
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anton girdeaux
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Just the deal I was hoping for...
BlueWhiteBlood
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Out of all our UFA's he was the one I didn't care if we lost. I'd rather have Brent than him in the fold.
maplesyrup
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Is he significantly worse then the other stiffs left on the market? But yeah, a solid "whatever" from me.
Stronger Than All
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The cup is ours!
bustaheims
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Hey now, the Marlies need players as well, you know.
Leafaholic99
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Busta Reims said:
Yes they do, and I think this is more of a depth move for the Marlies, rather then the Leafs. I like it.
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
I think $525k is the minimum. The Leafs seem to overpay at the AHL level and arguably the NHL level on these two way deals to help buy them some depth. If Crabb gets called up for a few NHL games, he'll make a few more bucks than a team who signs him to the minimum.
Leafs gross reserve contract list is now at 50
http://www.capgeek.com/reserve_lists.php?team_id=4&year_id=2011
Between Lombardi on LTIR and the two juniors, they have in theory a 3 spots left (2 if Olden is signed and plays for the Marlies).
maplesyrup
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Stll plenty of room foe Schenn + the next greatest player ever out of the NCAA 
bustaheims
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Floyd said:
Yeah. I mean, what's left on the market is a bunch of guys that are hard to differentiate between and a bunch of guys who are at the tail end of their careers. For the role the Leafs want Crabb for, might as well go with the guy you know over the other guys out there who aren't necessarily better, just different.
maplesyrup
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cw said:Floyd said:Stll plenty of room foe Schenn + the next greatest player ever out of the NCAA
For clarification, my numbers included/assumed Schenn is on the list.
Next greatest player ever out of the NCAA AND out of the SEL then.
He was leading the Marlies in goals before the call-up, if I remember correctly. And the Marlies are a bit weak on the wing, especially when it comes to veterans. I have no problems with this signing. He won't earn a spot in training camp, and with our improved depth hopefully he won't even be the first guy to call-up when injuries hit.
cw said:
I know you've mentioned this before, and it's always seemed very weird to me that players on LTIR wouldn't count as one of the 50 contracts. So I did a bit of googling and found this article on the Oilers website that explains the various roster limits teams must comply with; here's what it says about players on injured reserve:
From there teams are only allowed to have up to 50 players signed to contracts for any given season, including those for the players on the active roster and injured reserve lists.
It certainly wouldn't be surprising to see an article on a teams website misinterpret the CBA, but I haven't found any evidence suggesting that Lombardi wouldn't be counted on the reserve list. A quick scan of the CBA doesn't really saying anything about injured players specifically, but it does state that all players signed to a SPC (whether or not currently playing in the NHL) are included. It clearly states the exemption for 18/19-year old players returning to juniors, but says nothing about injured players. So I think it's safe to assume that Lombardi is going to take up one of the 50 spots regardless of if he plays a game or not.