tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677867857097423502.post4446353595198895894..comments2023-10-20T04:45:00.350-06:00Comments on Coming Down the Pipe!: European Vacation?Guy Flaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178739486819659419noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677867857097423502.post-39479085517025396032008-03-29T11:02:00.000-06:002008-03-29T11:02:00.000-06:00Sean: Hemsky didn't play in Sweden. I think you m...Sean: Hemsky didn't play in Sweden. I think you mean Horcoff, although Hemsky certainly was also helped by playing the lockout year in the Czech Republic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677867857097423502.post-80579264530658326492008-03-28T13:49:00.000-06:002008-03-28T13:49:00.000-06:00I just spoke with the agent... give me a few minut...I just spoke with the agent... give me a few minutes.Guy Flaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178739486819659419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677867857097423502.post-21527064883383877802008-03-28T08:57:00.000-06:002008-03-28T08:57:00.000-06:00Playing in Sweden seemed to work well for Hemsky. ...Playing in Sweden seemed to work well for Hemsky. There's gotta be value in playing a whole season with confidence although that would be no different than another in the AHL. It wouldn't hurt the Oilers if he played there and would give them an extra year on the entry level contract. I say its a win win.slopitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154474610448142182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677867857097423502.post-34926112034541828692008-03-28T06:24:00.002-06:002008-03-28T06:24:00.002-06:00OK, gotcha.OK, gotcha.Fishy Scaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023271293264392664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677867857097423502.post-42286498695593709312008-03-28T06:24:00.001-06:002008-03-28T06:24:00.001-06:00If the contract is over one full calendar year he ...If the contract is over one full calendar year he makes around $340k which has to be more than twice his AHL salary.Fishy Scaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023271293264392664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677867857097423502.post-27859668256713926622008-03-28T06:24:00.000-06:002008-03-28T06:24:00.000-06:00oh i see, it was per month. that makes more sense...oh i see, it was per month. that makes more sense.Guy Flaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178739486819659419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677867857097423502.post-12300877574380168322008-03-28T06:21:00.000-06:002008-03-28T06:21:00.000-06:00$28,000 US Dollars???OK, what sort of sense does t...$28,000 US Dollars???<BR/><BR/>OK, what sort of sense does that possibly Make?<BR/><BR/>That would be a massive pay cut.Guy Flaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178739486819659419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677867857097423502.post-62692913281343678142008-03-28T06:15:00.000-06:002008-03-28T06:15:00.000-06:00A slight technicality on the 170k figure: it's not...A slight technicality on the 170k figure: it's not US dollars, but the Swedish currency Enkrona, so the figure would be 170k Enkrona (roughly US$28k) monthly over the course of the contract (one year?). /Fishy Scales, a.k.a. the HF translator of the articleFishy Scaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023271293264392664noreply@blogger.com