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Leafs Make Cap Room For Future Moves By Waiving Finger
by Paul on 10/13/10 at 12:39 AM ET
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from Damien Cox of the Toronto Star,
Why now? Well, if Finger continued practising with the NHL club and suffered an injury, the Leafs wouldn’t be able to put him on waivers until he was healthy again. A blocked shot and a broken foot, then, could rob the club of useful salary-cap leverage.
Beyond that, it’s remarkable how the heat is already mounting in various NHL cities after only two or three games. See, it’s one thing to imagine carrying salaries during the summer when it’s all theoretical, and quite another when the games begin and the paycheques must be signed….
So maybe people look at the Leafs and their cap space differently today or maybe they say, “Well, duh, we already knew that.”...
Burke’s bet is that sooner than later, the clubs that need to move a body or two will have to do it, and by sending Finger down he’s made it abundantly clear to all GMs — and their owners — that he can ease their cap pain.
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Finger Out With Foot Injury
by Paul on 10/02/08 at 04:57 PM ET
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from TSN,
Defenceman Jeff Finger, who has only played one pre-season game, will likely miss the first week of the season as a foot injury is taking longer to heal than originally expected.
The 28-year old, who signed a four year deal worth $14 million with the Leafs in the summer, suffered the injury in the Maple Leafs pre-season opening game against the Sabres.
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Finger Knows The Pressure Is On
by Paul on 08/22/08 at 08:19 AM ET
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from Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun,
Even as he summered on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Finger was well aware he was being ripped by some parties in Toronto, his new hockey home.
So be it. In fact, despite having not played a single game as a Maple Leaf as of yet, he understands where the naysayers are coming from.
“Of course I paid attention to what was going on,” Finger said. “Some people might say the criticism of me is unfair but I wouldn’t. I can see why some things would be said about me. I’m coming from the Western Conference. I’ve played fewer than 100 NHL games in my career….”
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Leafs Sign Jeff Finger, Curtis Joseph
by Alanah McGinley on 07/01/08 at 05:28 PM ET
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From TSN (link not yet available):
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Jeff Finger to a four-year deal worth $3.5 million a season, and goaltender Curtis Joseph to a one-year, $700,000 contract. Details to follow.
Update 3:34pm ET: TSN link.
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It Happened Again
by Paul on 03/08/08 at 08:05 PM ET
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Brenden Morrow was skating along the boards, interfered with by the Avs Jeff Finger and taken into the glass partition between the benches. Finger gets 2 for interference, Morrow gets stunned and was down on his knees for a few minutes while being treated by the Stars trainer.
Morrow is back on the ice, after missing a few shifts.
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