I just hope don't have to offer anything extra (draft pick, allocation) for the favor of taking Hassli off our hands.Originally Posted by brad
Terrible initial trade and terrible re-signing.
I just hope don't have to offer anything extra (draft pick, allocation) for the favor of taking Hassli off our hands.
Terrible initial trade and terrible re-signing.
John Molinaro @JohnMolinaro Toronto FC just announced they've acquired a conditional 2nd round pick in 2014 draft from FC Dallas in exchange for Eric Hassli. #TFC
http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2013/02/hassli-traded-pick
Here is the official statement.
Toronto FC announced Monday the club acquired a conditional second round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft from FC Dallas in exchange for Designated Player and Forward Eric Hassli.
“Eric requested a move for family related reasons and we committed to him we would make every effort to do so, providing the deal was favourable for the team," said Toronto FC President and General Manager Kevin Payne. "We are satisfied with the terms of the trade. If Eric has a productive year for Dallas the consideration paid to us will be greater."
Payne added "The most important aspect of this deal is creating salary cap room and a designated player spot. We'd like to thank Eric for his contributions to our club and wish him all the best with his new team."
Hassli, 31, was acquired from the Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 20, 2012 and made eight appearances, scoring three goals and adding two assists in all competitions for Toronto FC.
Wonder if Payne said the traditional TFC GM last parting words to Hassli "I'm going to send you to burn in the heat".
Seems to me like we got nothing for him....
Think if I bumped into that class act on a beach in Bermuda and kicked him really hard in the fucking shins they'd do me for assault?
At least it appears as though Dallas is on the hook for his entire cap hit, if not his entire salary as well.
The conditional 2nd round pick aside, an available DP slot and 335k of additional cap space can be very significant over the next few weeks.
Conditional in this case means we get a first-rounder if he hits certain targets for Dallas, likely.
So we got something. It's probably a certain number of goals, appearances or both.
I'm surprised we got that much. I thought we'd get a bag of balls and/or eat a bunch of his salary.
We got a ton of cap space and a DP slot. Two things that we can put to much better use now. Great trade.
Even better.
Is it full cap relief or are we on the hook for some of his salary?
I'm vaguely disappointed we didn't get Al Location in return. He certainly is a popular fellar around these parts.
Okay, when Kevin Payne was talking about players being in poor fitness, I wonder if he was referring to Eric Hassli. If that's the case he would have been an out of shape overweight DP that may have not made the starting XI. Anyways, the trade should read DP slot or $335,000 in cap space + a conditional 2nd round draft pick for Eric Hassli. If you think about the trade in that light, it was a really good deal.
Last edited by Chinatownchef; 02-04-2013 at 01:25 PM.
His family request....
He's French. Dallas is further away than Toronto. Is it the weather?
Can't ignore the 1st rounder we lost in the beginning. Fucking clown shorts man.
It's so his wife can ride horses.
She is American from LV, Nevada
Ok thanks for explanation.
He wanted to move to the States because his wife is from the States, Vegas I believe. Owns a ranch or rides horses or something like that.
Which makes the re-signing so freakin' weird.
Will we be making use of this space and roster spot (DP) for THIS season?
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So why did TFC pick up option when Hassli wanted to go back to the states? Makes no sense!
Mariner, enough said
Hopefully use the slot for a Young DP, they only count 150k against the cap and do not have to pay the 250k for 3rd DP slot.
We would've had even MORE allocation right now!
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Glad he's gone at the price we would've been forced to pay because of our foolish former ass hat, shorts wearing manager (I use that term loosely).
At a DP salary and cap hit, he most certainly wasn't worth it again. Too many injuries, inconsistency, and a poor on pitch attitude. Hopefully Payne uses the DP slot on a young DP like he's mentioned a few times. This could be very interesting...
My guess is that Mariner and Hassli were buds (look at the way Mariner stood up for every little thing in interviews about Hassli) and Mariner told Hassli we have to sign you now because Payne is about to show up and deny you an extension. He signed to make sure he had a contract to play for and that MLS had to put him somewhere. Then he probably started lobbying to leave now that his MLS contract had another year. Just my guess but I bet it is pretty accurate.
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