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Flyers' contract with Talbot violates CBA

The Flyers will apparently have to restructure the five-year, $9 million contract they gave to free-agent forward Max Talbot on Friday.

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Flyers' contract with Talbot violates CBA

POSTED: Monday, July 4, 2011, 2:02 AM

Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer

The Flyers will apparently have to restructure the five-year, $9 million contract they gave to free-agent forward Max Talbot on Friday.

According to TSN, the Flyers violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement by reducing Talbot's salary by more than 50 percent between the third and fourth years -- from $2.25 million to $1 million.

There is a slight chance the Flyers will be fined for the oversight.

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Comments (45)

0 like this / 1 don't • Posted 2:15 AM, 07/04/2011

Who cares, Go get Stamkos!!!!

— sawgrass

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:37 AM, 07/04/2011

Yeah, they can still get him. At least trade for him. Schenn, Coutourier, whoever.

— Larry Brown

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:56 AM, 07/04/2011

...I heard Prongers' looking for a retirement home--Fla seems like as good a place as any
--oh wait a minute, he's still got another 6 years and 27M to go?

— petemagoop

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:24 AM, 07/04/2011

Its a sign! Send him back to that $chitt-hole Pittsburgh!

— PhillyPhanatic25

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:08 AM, 07/04/2011

I'm sure Comcast will pay the fine with ease. Sign and trade for Stamkos!

— Diamond Jim Brady

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:21 AM, 07/04/2011

I think we all would be willing to make this sacrifice in order to protect the integrity of the CBA.

— 1980

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:23 AM, 07/04/2011

...Hartnell??---->>he's the star of your team now--1st line winger, remember?

— petemagoop

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:20 AM, 07/04/2011

How did the front office miss that? This is a sign that something is radically wrong in there. Who structured the contract in the first place? I think Holmgren enjoys being chuckled at by all the other GM's. He better make sure this team lands him a Cup next spring or someone needs to ship him out!

— NYluvsPhylers