Looks like Florida has signed Ed Belfour to a year worth $750,000 plus bonuses which could bring it to past 1.5 mill.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=172336&hubname=nhl

 

If Toronto picked up the option on Belfour and signed him to another year, we could have traded him to Florida for Roberts.

 

Nah, they would not of taken him for 4 something million per year after his last season, nobody would of. When they trade him Florida takes his salary too.

 

roberts is ****

 

he can't stop the rubber that loungo saw, the panthers defence is shiat.

 

4 million???? the leafs bought out his contract for 1.5 million ****** over 2 years, so thats $750 000 per year against the salary cap. Thats the same amount Florida is paying him for one season. So why wouldn't have Florida taken him?

 

Because if the Leafs would of picked up his option and signed him it would of cost then $4 million to do that, thats what his option was. Florida is paying a mnax 1.5 million this year, if they would of traded they would have to pay eddie the $4 mill

 

Once a team buys out a player, his original contract with them is voided and he can sign with any team except the one that buys him out.

So with that in mind the Leafs couldn't have got Belfour at $1.5 mil, only the $4mil of his original contract. So if the Leafs were to trade him, it would have been at the expensive $4mil salary.
And Florida was going to trade Roberts for a later round draft pick, they weren't expecting much trade value.

Anyways, I heard Belfour will be a back-up to Alex Auld, if so that is an expensive back up.

 

roberts is getting to old anyways..dont' matter

 

ah thats how it works eh. cool. I hear the florida players are going to decide who starts in net after training camp. I think thats a great idea.

 

Yea, Auld I think may get it..if Eddie doesnt have to play a full season then he should be good..