Signing debacle for Hrdina

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Vaclav Hrdina, VHL and VHLM eligible free agent, has been offered a contract to join the New York Americans' farm system. The problem is, no one is exactly sure how much money the contract is worth. Initial reports stated that Hrdina would receive the league maximum of $7 million, only for questions to surface about the legality of such a contract if Hrdina would be playing in the VHLM and not on the Americans themselves. Entry level deals are capped at $3 million, but given the length of time Hrdina has been eligible, he no longer qualifies under an entry level deal. However, prime and veteran contracts must apply to the salary cap of the VHL level team owning the rights, so Hrdina's deal, whether it sticks at the $7 million or drops to any other amount, would appear on the cap of the Americans. There is the potential for this to become a loophole, which is why the ruling is not yet out.

 

Hrdina himself has stated that he doesn't care what the final amount is and that he's happy with any deal that fits the rules. He's also signed a $1 million deal with the Las Vegas Aces for his VHLM rights, which is where he intends to play.

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The advantages of coming back at 11:30 on a Sunday - double the chance to do everything while it's still fresh

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Also: I'm double paid for this - 1 TPE for the post, and about $2 in work pay for however long it took to write

[STZ 5,360]

No controversy - We are taking the 7M cap hit, and you'll get paid 7M.

 

Only ELC's are capped for VHLM, you are not ELC, so very straight forward

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1 minute ago, STZ said:

No controversy - We are taking the 7M cap hit, and you'll get paid 7M.

 

Only ELC's are capped for VHLM, you are not ELC, so very straight forward

Sounds good to me. Now to rack up those frequent flyer miles going from Vegas to NY back to Vegas all season