Nabokov and Red Wings strike a deal

[RockStar36]

I found this interesting because the contract is dirt cheap (pro-rated salary of 250,000) for the rest of the season and he has to clear waivers to play in Detroit, meaning all the other teams would have a crack at him for that price. Might be interesting for a team that doesn't trust their backup goaltender and is playing their starter to death.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Nabokov-signs-with-Red-Wings-but-waiver-claim-li?urn=nhl-310357

[OpIv37]

Might be interesting for a team that doesn't trust their backup goaltender and is playing their starter to death.


what team would be stupid enough to do that?

[The King]

I have always been a fan of his.

[Beebe's Kid]

Backup goalie? We don't need not stinkin' backup goalie!!

[SkateZilla]

Might be interesting for a team that doesn't trust their backup goaltender and is playing their starter to death.

Darcy Raise Your hand

[whkfc]

Islanders claimed him. The waiver process in the nhl is crazy.

[TheGhostofJimKelly]

Yeah, that is pretty dumb. The Red Wings work out a deal with Nabakov and another team gets the chance to claim him? That is just about as the dumbest thing I have heard. If that is the case, Nabakov's deal with Detroit should be eliminated and the Islanders have to make a new deal.

[chernobylwraiths]

Yeah, that is pretty dumb. The Red Wings work out a deal with Nabakov and another team gets the chance to claim him? That is just about as the dumbest thing I have heard. If that is the case, Nabakov's deal with Detroit should be eliminated and the Islanders have to make a new deal.

No ****!

[Dr. Lecter]

This stops teams from stashing players in Europe and then signing them halfway through the year.

It is one of the few logical things the NHL does

[G Wolly]

He's not even going to NY. He's staying over in Russia.

[SkateZilla]

He's not even going to NY. He's staying over in Russia.

which makes him non- eligible for play for the rest of the 2010-2011 season according to the CBA

[The King]

I like this move by the Isles... make the red wings give something up.

[Forward_Lateral]

Agreed, screw the Wings.

[Dr. Lecter]

I like this move by the Isles... make the red wings give something up.
If they try to trade him, he has to go through waivers again.

[RockStar36]

I kinda think the Islanders are dicks. They have no use for Nabokov and they aren't in the WC, so they should have no incentive to screw the Wings.

[Dude]

Makes sense. The owner is a Wang.

[JD]

I heard Naby hung up on Garth Snow when he called :rofl: