Nick Robertson signed to 3 yr ELC
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Stealing Ottawa's thunder lmao
herman
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digdug said:
As an 18-19 year old and junior player and has not played 11 NHL games this season, Robertson's contract (as well as Semyon Der Arguchintsev's) is exempt from the 50-SPC limit.
https://www.capfriendly.com/faq#maximum_contracts
Basically, once an under-20 player is prevented from playing NHL/AHL minutes for their team (i.e. CHL or European league) until the trade deadline, the contract does not count.
Heroic Shrimp
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As a parent, that would have been a hell of an emotional day to have your kid born 3 months premature, as Robertson was.Deebo said:
herman
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Here are some articles from the Prospects threads in case you don't venture there:
- Sean Shapiro, biographical draft profile
- Scott Wheeler, The Gifted series
- Rachel Doerrie, Leafs Prospect Ranking
- Scott Wheeler, player profile following Traverse City prospects tournament
herman
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Deebo said:
The video above has the short version. The Sean Shapiro article (The Athletic) has the long version.
I was going over our draft thread from June, and Deebo said the exact same thing when Robertson was drafted.
He probably would've signed earlier in the summer but wasn't technically an adult yet.
herman
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lamajama said:
?Cause if you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it.
Also, performance bonuses, if any, can expire during the slide years while ELC control carries forward so by the time he makes the NHL at 20, it?s easier on the cap (see Kapanen).
I don?t know if Robertson has bonuses other than the standard signing bonuses (which is nice for the player who isn?t really getting paid in the CHL).
Heroic Shrimp
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Deebo said:
Yep. He was deprived of 3 months of fetal development in utero, and as such, from a pediatric standpoint, he's on the same development footing as kids born in December 2001. Besides his actual premature date of birth (which was also very late in his draft year), biologically he really ought to be in next year's draft.
herman said:
It'd be pretty surprising if Robertson got any performance bonuses. Sandin didn't get any last year and he was drafted 24 spots ahead. But performance bonuses don't "expire", I think you're mixing that up with how signing bonuses don't slide along with the rest of the contract. That's what (very slightly) lowers the cap hit of a player who signs early like this and doesn't play in the NHL.