Free Agency (ab)Use
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The 2008-2009 NHL season will go down in the history books as one of controversy and debate, and nothing sparks greater debate this season that the use of the Free Agency Market.
At the center of many of these debates are the defending champions, the Ahaheim Ducks and their re-signing of Teemu Selanne and Scott Neidermayer. Neidermayer of course was not a free agent, and not really valid in discussion.
Selanne however has created quite an uproar among fans over the last few weeks. Added to that we now have news that Peter Forsberg wants back in the NHL and is once again fresh meat hanging in the free agency marketplace.
The great debate centers around a single question.
Should free agents who have “retired” or are “thinking about retiring”, who don’t sign with a team at the start of the season be allowed to jump back into the league mid-season when they get the urge?
Of course, let’s be honest here. The reason fans are so upset isn’t that Selanne has returned. It’s the way that both Selanne and Neidermayer waited until such a time that the Ducks could fit them into the salary cap. To many, this is seen as using the salary cap in a way that is neither ethical nor right.
Forsberg is a different story however, as his decision not to play this season was not by choice, but by force due to injuries. So should he be granted asylum to this argument?
Something to ponder, that’s for sure.
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