Cardiff Devils Confirmed Signings & Departures 2022/23
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Always loopholes with contracts as long as all players basic wage comes below salary cap that's all that matters, they could even add something ridiculous in contract like "If you play over 2 minutes of hockey you will receive an extra £300 per game played in" that would class as a bonus not salary.
The fact that all these players (plus McNally) were all disappointed at not returning suggests we do look after our players very well. Else they’d be wanting to leave.
Nobody likes being told they‘re not wanted anymore. But Todd, Franny and DuPont have to put the club before any sentimentality towards players. We’ve had players like Hendrikx be vocally disappointed at being let go in the past but we’ve continued to sign top players and things like this will happen from time to time.
But if we weren’t treating players well we would never have kept the likes of Martin and Fournier for as long as we did. We would never have re-signed so many players we did this summer nor attracted the quality of player we just have.
Im not worried about any drop in the reputation of our club in the slightest.
Nobody likes being told they‘re not wanted anymore. But Todd, Franny and DuPont have to put the club before any sentimentality towards players. We’ve had players like Hendrikx be vocally disappointed at being let go in the past but we’ve continued to sign top players and things like this will happen from time to time.
But if we weren’t treating players well we would never have kept the likes of Martin and Fournier for as long as we did. We would never have re-signed so many players we did this summer nor attracted the quality of player we just have.
Im not worried about any drop in the reputation of our club in the slightest.
It’s not so much the looking after players during their time here, it’s more the insinuation by Register that we were underhanded in our dealings in the summer.
But until there’s an agreement signed he wasn’t guaranteed anything so can’t expect anything. Perhaps it’s just sour grapes on his part.
As you say, we keep signing (and re-signing) top players so I imagine any concerns at all would be minimal.
But until there’s an agreement signed he wasn’t guaranteed anything so can’t expect anything. Perhaps it’s just sour grapes on his part.
As you say, we keep signing (and re-signing) top players so I imagine any concerns at all would be minimal.
I listened to Register on Wally's podcast, I got the feeling he was expecting to be brought back but wasn't actually told he was going to be by the club but thats purely my opinion. He said he spoke to Jards an wished him well. To be fair to Register He did say he would have liked to have been in Cardiff for a few years and would like to hopefully return at some point in the future, make of that what you will
Register did sound a bit disgruntled about not being resigned but I suspect it was down to money/availability of other players. I doubt he lost out to Jardine. I think Crawford is more likely the Register replacement. He has very similar stats but is much younger.
I will miss Register. I think he was great defensively and offensively but I look forward to seeing what Crawford brings.
I will miss Register. I think he was great defensively and offensively but I look forward to seeing what Crawford brings.