Gman Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Does anyone know why the team hasn't placed Andrei Kostitsyn on injured reserve yet? He's had surgery and is gone for 6 weeks, so if he was placed on long term injured reserve (LTIR) wouldn't this save cap space? I don't get why teams wait weeks before placing injured players on the IR... There must be a reason... help!... Don't GMs know that waiting a week or two can cost us fantasy GMs valuable points! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saskhab Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 It only gives us cap space if we call players up and go over the limit. It's an option, but it does nothing for us if our roster remains status quo, which appears to be the decision. Fantasy leagues need to get more proactive and put guys on IR based on news reports, not mundane NHL paperwork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I would weigh in on this, but since Brian would most likely need to correct me so I'll just wait to see what he has to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTH Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 It only gives us cap space if we call players up and go over the limit. It's an option, but it does nothing for us if our roster remains status quo, which appears to be the decision. Fantasy leagues need to get more proactive and put guys on IR based on news reports, not mundane NHL paperwork. But if we put Kostitsyn on the LTIR, we stop using the bonus cushion. Wouldn't this help us for next season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzer Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 If they deem necessary, they can go retroactive as far as IR/LTIR placement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 But if we put Kostitsyn on the LTIR, we stop using the bonus cushion. Wouldn't this help us for next season? If you take a look at the capsheet (speaking of which, I should go update that...), you'll note that Markov was on LTIR yet the Habs saved absolutely nothing. This is largely due to the fact that LTIR takes only player salaries into consideration and not bonuses (LTIR is tab 4, salaries tab 5). So, they really saved nothing on the bonus cushion since their cumulative spending based on salaries alone didn't amount to the NHL max as at the days Markov was LTIR'ed. Without looking at the spreadsheet now, I think they have $260,000 or so in LTIR space which means it'd take a long time to bring the team into a position where LTIR actually becomes beneficial. As it is, I think they spend (in salaries alone) about $7,000 less than the NHL max per day; whatever replacement for Kostitsyn would not only have to eat that daily space up but also start cracking away at the LTIR space (260). In other words, he's not on LTIR because simply put, there's no reason for him to be as his replacement won't actually put the team into LTIR territory. He's not officially on IR as the Habs don't need the roster spot as there are healthy scratches that can take his place. Now, onto updating the capsheet since I have little to do for 3.5 hours until my next class... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Looks like I would have been right, but had no idea why I would be right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Thanks... that issue has been bugging me for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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