Value Subtracted@startrek.website to Hockey@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agoJonathan Toews joins hometown Winnipeg Jets in return to NHLwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkJonathan Toews joins hometown Winnipeg Jets in return to NHLwww.cbc.caValue Subtracted@startrek.website to Hockey@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square3linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareTedZanzibar@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI don’t really follow the off-season but people seem very excited about this so I’m quietly optimistic I guess?
minus-squareValue Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 day agoToews is a relatively legendary player with a proven record…who’s pushing 40 and hasn’t played in about three years. It’s a bit of a gamble, but there’s a lot of potential, and a one-year contract isn’t too risky.
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoPlus that one year contract has a relatively small (by NHL standards) base salary with bonuses based in games played and overall team performance. It’s pretty low risk for the team, and has the potential of increasing ticket and merch sales based on having a hometown hero on the team.
I don’t really follow the off-season but people seem very excited about this so I’m quietly optimistic I guess?
Toews is a relatively legendary player with a proven record…who’s pushing 40 and hasn’t played in about three years.
It’s a bit of a gamble, but there’s a lot of potential, and a one-year contract isn’t too risky.
Plus that one year contract has a relatively small (by NHL standards) base salary with bonuses based in games played and overall team performance.
It’s pretty low risk for the team, and has the potential of increasing ticket and merch sales based on having a hometown hero on the team.