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Post by NAS on Dec 9, 2022 12:06:55 GMT
here we are, a couple weeks later, and this quintessential human crisis, that so many interpreted here...is a pisshole in last winters snowbank. i think there are some valuable takeaways to our collective over reaction to most things Bruin. The story disappeared because the B's quickly changed their decision. It's the same as the Pats drafting Christian Peter. Solved.
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Post by sandogbrewin on Dec 22, 2022 22:33:26 GMT
LOLOLOLOL
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Post by 50belowzero on Dec 23, 2022 14:33:31 GMT
JJ spent a lot of money trying to look good, anyone that followed hockey or the draft knew this players history.
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Post by bookboy007 on Jul 28, 2023 16:58:23 GMT
Thanx posted that this is mercifully done. Miller is no longer tied to the Bruins. No surprise that it took time. As discussed when the story was still fresh, there was no easy path for the Bruins to escape the consequences of the decision. The CBA would protect his contract just like any other player's, and because the things he had done were fully disclosed before the Bruins signed him, you couldn't do to him what the Yotes did to Galchenyuk. You weren't going to buy him out because that would have NHL Cap consequences; the buyout would be against his NHL salary numbers. According to this: www.therinklive.com/nhl/report-former-ushl-standout-and-nhl-draft-pick-mitchell-miller-bruins-severed-ties-in-february, the Bruins paid him a total of about $167K to go the fuck away. It's hard to see how they arrived at that number, but Miller would have recieved $95K as a signing bonus when he first signed his deal in November, so somehow they settled on another $72K. Not sure how they got there. My first thought was that because he wasn't released immediately, they made a case that he should have been able to sign with another AHL team and earn the money he wasn't getting because he was technically in Boston's system and not playing. He signed on November 22nd, 2022, so P-Bruins had played about 22.33% of their schedule. If you pro-rate his $82.5K AHL salary based on games remaining last year, you're still short about $4K. So maybe the Bruins paid some associated legal fees? That's my best guess on how this went down. I think the timing suggests they weren't looking for who screwed up with their internal investigation; they were looking for evidence that Miller and his agent flat out lied about his actions to make amends for the bullying or something like that that would allow them to cancel any further payments and potential push for the return of that initial signing bonus payment. But failing to find evidence, they are actually a little lucky to walk away from this having ONLY paid him his signing bonus and the compensation his contract said he was due for being property of the Boston Bruins last year. They walk on the final two years and up to $515K without consequence, and even more importantly, without paying any kind of penalty that would hurt their Cap situation. Strangely, it would have cost about that amount to buy him out as an under 23 player. AAV of $950K x 2 = $1.9M/3 = $633K / 4 = $158K in dead cap hit for four years. Phew. Now, I think we'll see what Mitchell Miller is really made of. He and his agent did some shifty bullshit saying that he had taken the initiative to make amends, learn the consequences of bullying, own what he did without excuses or qualifications. The Bruins bought it (caveat emptor). If he wants to play professional hockey - or at least NHL hockey - they've actually set the bar he'll have to get over. He'll have to do all of the things he said he did, get glowing testimonials from the organizations he works with, get the blessing of IM-C and his family. No one will look at him as a prospect until he does, because he won't get Bettman's approval to play in the league until he does. He deserves the opportunity to prove he can be a better person, and if he does, then he should be given the chance to play and do all the good things the Bruins said they envisioned - use "the platform" of a pro athlete to advocate for anti-racism and anti-bullying activities etc. If he just disappears or goes to play in Germany, then I'll assume he was always the piece of shit the stories made him seem.
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Post by dannycater on Jul 28, 2023 17:24:03 GMT
Thanx posted that this is mercifully done. Miller is no longer tied to the Bruins. No surprise that it took time. As discussed when the story was still fresh, there was no easy path for the Bruins to escape the consequences of the decision. The CBA would protect his contract just like any other player's, and because the things he had done were fully disclosed before the Bruins signed him, you couldn't do to him what the Yotes did to Galchenyuk. You weren't going to buy him out because that would have NHL Cap consequences; the buyout would be against his NHL salary numbers. According to this: www.therinklive.com/nhl/report-former-ushl-standout-and-nhl-draft-pick-mitchell-miller-bruins-severed-ties-in-february, the Bruins paid him a total of about $167K to go the fuck away. It's hard to see how they arrived at that number, but Miller would have recieved $95K as a signing bonus when he first signed his deal in November, so somehow they settled on another $72K. Not sure how they got there. My first thought was that because he wasn't released immediately, they made a case that he should have been able to sign with another AHL team and earn the money he wasn't getting because he was technically in Boston's system and not playing. He signed on November 22nd, 2022, so P-Bruins had played about 22.33% of their schedule. If you pro-rate his $82.5K AHL salary based on games remaining last year, you're still short about $4K. So maybe the Bruins paid some associated legal fees? That's my best guess on how this went down. I think the timing suggests they weren't looking for who screwed up with their internal investigation; they were looking for evidence that Miller and his agent flat out lied about his actions to make amends for the bullying or something like that that would allow them to cancel any further payments and potential push for the return of that initial signing bonus payment. But failing to find evidence, they are actually a little lucky to walk away from this having ONLY paid him his signing bonus and the compensation his contract said he was due for being property of the Boston Bruins last year. They walk on the final two years and up to $515K without consequence, and even more importantly, without paying any kind of penalty that would hurt their Cap situation. Strangely, it would have cost about that amount to buy him out as an under 23 player. AAV of $950K x 2 = $1.9M/3 = $633K / 4 = $158K in dead cap hit for four years. Phew. Now, I think we'll see what Mitchell Miller is really made of. He and his agent did some shifty bullshit saying that he had taken the initiative to make amends, learn the consequences of bullying, own what he did without excuses or qualifications. The Bruins bought it (caveat emptor). If he wants to play professional hockey - or at least NHL hockey - they've actually set the bar he'll have to get over. He'll have to do all of the things he said he did, get glowing testimonials from the organizations he works with, get the blessing of IM-C and his family. No one will look at him as a prospect until he does, because he won't get Bettman's approval to play in the league until he does. He deserves the opportunity to prove he can be a better person, and if he does, then he should be given the chance to play and do all the good things the Bruins said they envisioned - use "the platform" of a pro athlete to advocate for anti-racism and anti-bullying activities etc. If he just disappears or goes to play in Germany, then I'll assume he was always the piece of shit the stories made him seem. Think the former Dodger pitcher Trevor Bauer...Japan..piece of shit human.
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