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Post by Polarice on Jul 30, 2024 8:30:18 GMT -5
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Post by Willie Dog on Jul 30, 2024 9:41:25 GMT -5
Glad to see him signed, was hoping for longer... could see them moving him up to a forward position after this year if there is a logjam on D still...
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Jul 30, 2024 10:21:59 GMT -5
Glad to see him signed, was hoping for longer... could see them moving him up to a forward position after this year if there is a logjam on D still... Excellent signing. For ordinary people like us that’s 5 years salary. For those who work hard at Costco it’s 10 years. It’s only two years but after that he will get paid whatever he deserves. Great signing. |
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Post by Cranky on Jul 30, 2024 10:28:51 GMT -5
This is fantastic.
I'm mostly a grown man, give or take, but i giddy about watching X and Mailman hit their stride as a pair.
Remember what Weber and Chiarot did? This pair is even meaner, bigger, better skating, better combined offense and they are ours for the next 15 years.
Sure, Hutson can shimmy and shake but these two...will make opponents pee their pants.
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Post by Willie Dog on Jul 30, 2024 10:50:10 GMT -5
Mailloux and X could be paired if Hutson Reinbacher click...
Guhle-??
Hutson-Reinbacher
X-mailman
Either Rein or Mailman could move up with Guhle
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Post by Skilly on Jul 30, 2024 11:48:55 GMT -5
It doesn’t say if this is a one way or two way contract. Does anyone know? I assume it’s a one way
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Post by Dschens on Jul 30, 2024 11:56:00 GMT -5
It would've been mentioned if it's a two-way contract. The press release doesn't mentioned it, so it's safe to say that it's a one-way contract.
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Post by Willie Dog on Jul 30, 2024 12:05:42 GMT -5
It doesn’t say if this is a one way or two way contract. Does anyone know? I assume it’s a one way I can't find anything in a news article, puckpedia or capwages |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jul 30, 2024 12:19:18 GMT -5
So, both the remaining RFAs get their two year deals announced on the same day. About $5.5M in real cap space left with all guys signed now. They have 46 of 50 contract spots used too.
I like both deals as good “show me” bridge deals. Both defenders need to show different things, but this gives them time to see if they are worth more money and what should be a competitive roster spot down the road.
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Post by folatre on Jul 30, 2024 13:13:47 GMT -5
This deal is fine. Management probably wants to see the Sheriff play 70+ games in consecutive seasons before figuring out what the money in a long-term will look like with him.
I would have liked to go longer now because I think Xhekaj is going to prove to be a keeper, so getting him on a team-friendly deal through age 28 or 30 seemed strategically worthwhile.
I think if there is long-term common ground with Guhle, then a deal probably gets announced this summer. However, perhaps for some of the same reasons Xhekaj only got two years, it would not surprise me if it turns out to be a short contract for Guhle too.
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Post by franko on Jul 30, 2024 13:55:38 GMT -5
Glad to see him signed, was hoping for longer... could see them moving him up to a forward position after this year if there is a logjam on D still... Excellent signing. For ordinary people like us that’s 5 years salary. For those who work hard at Costco it’s 10 years. It’s only two years but after that he will get paid whatever he deserves. Great signing. I need to start working for Costco. 1.3M is more like 15-20 years. 10 years is $60+/hour. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Jul 30, 2024 16:01:05 GMT -5
Excellent signing. For ordinary people like us that’s 5 years salary. For those who work hard at Costco it’s 10 years. It’s only two years but after that he will get paid whatever he deserves. Great signing. I need to start working for Costco. 1.3M is more like 15-20 years. 10 years is $60+/hour. Costco is 20 to 30 per hourcfor floor staff, I think the garage folks make more... a store manager is 500k |
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Post by jkr on Jul 30, 2024 18:09:51 GMT -5
I need to start working for Costco. 1.3M is more like 15-20 years. 10 years is $60+/hour. Costco is 20 to 30 per hourcfor floor staff, I think the garage folks make more... a store manager is 500k Yikes 500k for a Costco store manager? |
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Jul 30, 2024 18:31:39 GMT -5
Costco is 20 to 30 per hourcfor floor staff, I think the garage folks make more... a store manager is 500k Yikes 500k for a Costco store manager? These days you can go to Costco with $500k and fill up three shopping carts. One with toilet paper and paper towels. Hot dogs at $1.50 still a good deal ($1.62us) after taxes. (Gordie Howe earned $50k in his best year in Detroit). At my age I’m starting to mumble like Biden. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Jul 30, 2024 20:07:01 GMT -5
Costco is 20 to 30 per hourcfor floor staff, I think the garage folks make more... a store manager is 500k Yikes 500k for a Costco store manager? Costco canada had sales of 25 billion last year from 108 stores and online... 10 million members You are running a location that can have way over 100 million in revenue annually at each store ... 500k is not a lot to pay someone to manage it |
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Post by Cranky on Jul 30, 2024 21:06:20 GMT -5
The average store sells 250 million a year. About 350 to 450 employees per store.
You still think 500k is too much?
Anyway...I tried to buy land for a gas station as a joint venture. Nope. Tried a solar panel farm on their roof. Nope. I get the need to control the gas stations but the solar farm was a bit of a head scratcher. They don't have the expertise. Company philosophy is they either own it or don't want it. It's not that they don't like the profits, they just don't trust third parties. Even pretty ones like me!
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Post by Cranky on Jul 30, 2024 21:11:25 GMT -5
Yikes 500k for a Costco store manager? Costco canada had sales of 25 billion last year from 108 stores and online... 10 million members You are running a location that can have way over 100 million in revenue annually at each store ... 500k is not a lot to pay someone to manage it Think about someone like BargainBin trying to run a COSTCO. This is why I NEVER saw BB as a pro manager. Basically a good old boy who sold and lived on his connection to league rather then a real, hard core pro manager. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Jul 30, 2024 21:17:06 GMT -5
Costco canada had sales of 25 billion last year from 108 stores and online... 10 million members You are running a location that can have way over 100 million in revenue annually at each store ... 500k is not a lot to pay someone to manage it Think about someone like BargainBin trying to run a COSTCO. This is why I NEVER saw BB as a pro manager. Basically a good old boy who sold and lived on his connection to league rather then a real, hard core pro manager. BurgerBrain couldn't manage a Casse-Croute with MTHead working the fryer and Timmins taking orders |
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Post by habsorbed on Jul 31, 2024 1:59:47 GMT -5
Think about someone like BargainBin trying to run a COSTCO. This is why I NEVER saw BB as a pro manager. Basically a good old boy who sold and lived on his connection to league rather then a real, hard core pro manager. BurgerBrain couldn't manage a Casse-Croute with MTHead working the fryer and Timmins taking orders MB at Costco would be a nightmare. When the irate customers were wanting to speak to the manager I'd tell them to go to the garden section and look for the guy hiding behind the plant.  |
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Post by seventeen on Jul 31, 2024 2:01:05 GMT -5
Costco canada had sales of 25 billion last year from 108 stores and online... 10 million members You are running a location that can have way over 100 million in revenue annually at each store ... 500k is not a lot to pay someone to manage it Think about someone like BargainBin trying to run a COSTCO. This is why I NEVER saw BB as a pro manager. Basically a good old boy who sold and lived on his connection to league rather then a real, hard core pro manager. Crazy. I had more managerial experience than Bergie. It was pretty obvious from the start that he wasn't the sharpest stick. Hiring buddies, passing on a great defense coach to hire a schmuck like Daigneault. Hiring Lefebvre, who literally had the greatest lessons from losing coaches that one could ever hope for and calling him a star coach in the making. Five missed playoffs in 6 years and the one year they made it was a gift, in which they promptly went out in one round. I could go on and on and on, but we've heard it all before. I'm still flabbergasted on why Molson held onto him as long as he did. He had to see the problems so there had to be other pressure he felt that he couldn't disclose. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Jul 31, 2024 7:00:16 GMT -5
BurgerBrain couldn't manage a Casse-Croute with MTHead working the fryer and Timmins taking orders MB at Costco would be a nightmare. When the irate customers were wanting to speak to the manager I'd tell them to go to the garden section and look for the guy hiding behind the plant. Bazinga |
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Post by jkr on Aug 19, 2024 6:11:18 GMT -5
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Post by Willie Dog on Aug 19, 2024 7:38:34 GMT -5
Just saw that... good kids... I'm sure arber already bought them new appliances from costco already |
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Post by seventeen on Aug 19, 2024 12:46:20 GMT -5
It's not like that's throw away money either. Those two (Arber at least) should do well over their careers, but right now that million dollar salary gets cut almost in half by taxes, then there's agent fees, and numerous other costs, so a car in the $100,000 range (assuming it's an AMG) cuts into their incomes. Great kids and a prime reason why Hughes hangs up the phone when other GM's call about Xhekaj.
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Post by folatre on Aug 20, 2024 22:42:09 GMT -5
This evening my son and I were running around doing some errands in anticipation of the start of school and the upcoming puck season, and he was watching/listening to the latest episode of Spittin' Chiclets and he was like hey Dad they've got a cool one hour interview with The Sheriff.
I plan to check it out after work tomorrow.
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Post by Willie Dog on Aug 21, 2024 7:01:32 GMT -5
This evening my son and I were running around doing some errands in anticipation of the start of school and the upcoming puck season, and he was watching/listening to the latest episode of Spittin' Chiclets and he was like hey Dad they've got a cool one hour interview with The Sheriff. I plan to check it out after work tomorrow. I watched it last night, it was really good. They also had great things to say about the Laine trade |
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Post by folatre on Aug 21, 2024 19:45:56 GMT -5
Their take on the Laine trade makes total sense.
Yeah, very cool interview with Xhekaj. That kid just oozes character and authenticity. He had to do it the hard way. I loved the part where he started talking about his little brother and said Florian plays hockey way more pissed off than he does.
A lot of guys around the conference who are going to have to play the Sheriff and the Deputy three or four times per season (not to mention playoff battles) for the next 8-10 years will decide in favor of refining their 'survival' skills -- no dangling on zone entries, no touching the Habs goalies, curiously turning out of impending corner crashes, etc.
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Post by Willie Dog on Sept 3, 2024 15:23:32 GMT -5
This is one of the reasons he was re-signed, and why we love him Attachments:
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Post by Boston_Habs on Sept 3, 2024 15:52:39 GMT -5
If Arber turns into this guy I'll be pleased. Right up your alley, Cranky
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Post by Cranky on Sept 3, 2024 17:51:54 GMT -5
If Arber turns into this guy I'll be pleased. Right up your alley, Cranky Jeeheesuuuss...that got me excited... There's nothing sweeter then a double smack down!!! Bonus points if they need help to get off the ice!!! I played right defense and i could NOT catch anybody if my life depended on it. Yet i still got banned from a BEER LEAGUE! Something something about something with elbows. Pfffft.... So now i live vicarioisly through X...but not as violent as i like. He hasn't stretched anyone. Yet... |
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