I need the answer to a questions. If Thomas is still under contract to the B’s, what remedy to they have for him not showing up? And two: will this mean that the B’s will still own his rights next season, even though this would have been the last year of his contract.

I respect Tim Thomas’ abilities and what he did for this team in 2011.  That said, I don’t think he got a bad rap.  You put that stuff out there on social media, expect to have to answer for it.  So why put it out there on facebook and then turtle away from it when given an opportunity to explain yourself and use the press as a platform for your cause?  He dug his own grave….

i wouldnt go to a racists house for lunch either

I would think they could void the contract and I doubt he gets a check under these circustances..obviously the hope of the Bruins would be to encourage Tim to return or to trade him. Tim has a no trade clause in his contract so he would have to agree to a trade.

If he doesn’t show up, they won’t have to pay him actual dollars, but his cap dollars will remain the same as if he showed up.  At the end of the season, they can choose whether they want to retain their last year of team control on Thomas or let him become an unrestricted FA.  I doubt they absorb his cap dollars and then surrender his rights next year, a trade this season is possible if some team is under the salary cap floor and wants to fill the void by making a non-real dollar trade to do so, but I wouldn’t count on it because the cap floor is small.  The more likely scenario is absorbing his dead money, moving Savard to the long term injury list to help offset the dead money, and then retain his rights for the 2013-2014 season.

He is bound to what would been his last year under contract with the Bruins. 
For technically failing to report, the B’s will suspend him and won’t have to pay him his salary, though it will count against the cap. TT is essentially sitting out the last year of his contract and will be a free agent when it expires at the end of the season.

your full crap   ,  Tim got a pair  you as liberal i bet your a coward hiding behind a desk….

See this is what happens. Rask should be focusing on getting ready for the season. However, he left answering media questions about a guy who backed out of his contract. What is Rask supposed to say?

The Bs should deal with this Thomas distraction as soon as possible. As soon as Rask begins to struggle you know what people will be asking. Thomas turned his back on the franchise yet his teamates are forced to answer questions about him. Extremely selfish person.

No he won’t be a free-agent, I believe he will still be a Bruin but I maybe wrong???

 Nice try.  No liberal here. I’m a moderate.  My analogy was based on not taking a side – pro or con with his political beliefs, but to point out how his bizarre way of handling it.  Tim had a pair by saying some things, but backed off from following through with it and explaining himself.  That was my issue.  I could care less if he were a liberal or conservative provided his actions don’t become a distraction to my favorite team. Get it?

The Bruins have penalized him for this year.  And they keep his rights for nexty year.

If they toll his contract they will have his services for next year. Then they are responsible for his 5 million cap hit next season whether he plays or not and given the cap goes down they need the cap relief. Can’t see the, doing that.

If they don’t toll him he will be a UFA come July and free to sign with any team he wishes. I say the Bruins let him go and free themselves of the distraction that Thomas has become.

Hey nimrod, how exactly did he lose good faith?  Just because he doesn’t agree with your leftist views?  Tim actually gave normal people hope that all is not lost. 

Ron…you ought to realize you sound like a caveman.

Sorry Geico Caveman…

Yeah…right..

Tim has every right to his opinions.  Sadly for him…those opinions are pretty dopey and met with well deserved derision…which is the right of those who differ with him.  

Funny how that works eh?

Well said Tuukka. 
A true Bruin fan would be totally upset with the Bruin Management. They sit high in the box seats and look down and watch there team perform. The “Cup” that the Bruins won, came on the outstanding game after game play of Tim Thomas. He as awesome to say the least. His performance will never be matched–never. Yet the LIBERAL Bruin Management decided to turn away from our ACE goalie, for Political views. You can’t replace a person like Tim Thomas, he’s irreplaceable. So as the Bruins Org. has made money their god, TT worships the real and living God. It’s all about Jesus, and when will the majority of people in Massachusetts realize that? When?
Thanks for being a Godly example Tim, hold true to your beliefs, and be Blessed !!!

 ”Dang! I never saw that puck going by me! If I hadn’t been thinking about that Tim Thomas question I would have stopped it!’ Do people realize how stupid that “distraction” crap sounds?

…and if and when he does come back, he won’t be the “guy”…time and inactiveness has a way of eroding skills…say buh bye to Timmy….

 I already did that.  At the end of last season. Even if he wasn’t taking a season off, I figured he’d be traded. Too much money tied up for two #1 goalies.

they got an extra year and counts toward the cap. this year and next. he doesnt get a check but still a cap hit

they suspend him. this year. and they can choose if they want to retain his 1 year left of service next year.

I love Tim and Tukka… Both great hockey players and great guys…. You people out there its always “what have you done for me lately?”

I think it is funny how the press has made his political comments a story.  I do not believe the common fan cares or thinks much about a players political views.  Thomas expressed his views on social media sites that were contrary to those of the liberal media.  The media did not like those views and decided to make them a story.  This story continues to inflate the actual issues.  Dan Cathy did not make anti-gay statements.  He expressed that he supported the “biblical family” (assumed to mean the a man, woman and children). This is no anti-gay but pro-family and he is entitled to that view.  Chick-fil-A does not discriminate against homosexuals. Neither the fans nor his teammates really cared what he said as long as he showed up, worked hard and stopped pucks.  This is where he has spent his goodwill and lost the faith of fans and his teammates.  He signed a contract and he has failed to honor that contract.  End of story.  

I don’t know if I agree. The Whitehouse is pretty special.

Tim Thomas is a great goalie who does not approve of Obama trying to destroy the Catholic Church with his HHS mandate. For not approving of the Joe Stalin we have in White House born in Mombasa, Kenya and educated in Moscow USSR 1981-83 to be a communist, Catholics in New England have demonized Tim Thomas which shows how depraved they have become.

Yes DJ Bean you and all your liberal friends in Mass ran Tim Thomas out of town. You ought to be ashamed of yourselves. The Bruins will have lost a great goaltender because of your moronic political beliefs. Shame on all of you who came down on him.

Not happy about Tim’s decision or some of his remarks and choices. He will be missed and let’s not forget if it wasn’t for his awesome run 2 years ago we would of never hoisted the cup.

Dan Cathy made anti-gay marriage comments- that is more than slightly different than anti-gay remarks, but who would actually expect honest and thorough reporting when it comes to this topic and the opportunity to portray someone’s religious beliefs as categorically bigoted?

Is this red sox prospect xander bogaerts??

No matter what the bottom line to this is he moved to Colorodo. That said, he has no intention of being a Bruin. He wants to play there..Something happened in the Bruins club house for his change of heart..

 To many pucks to the head!

Tim Thomas will always be the greatest goalie I’ve ever seen. Sure, Tuukka Rask is good, but I still don’t trust him to keep the Bruins afloat this season as much as I would have trusted Tim.