No, if it was placeholders I wouldn't be annoyed. It was actually 2 or 3 sentences in english, and then the same 2 or 3 sentences run through google translate french. Hard coded and committed to the repository.

Hemsky re-signed!!

Are those placeholders, or was it really "Some english phrase"? In any case, clearly it's far better than t(). Because it is.

So in the theme of the project I'm working on, there's a relic bit of code that isn't even used anymore that looks like this: t('Comments');

The t() is a native Drupal translation function that takes the input "Comments" and translates it to the users current language. He doesn't really like it that way though, he wants it directly through the database of the CMS (which will just run it through t anyway)... fair enough, it can be done either way and both is technically acceptable.

So he creates a bug report for it.

Then he goes and adds to the theme himself.

if($language->language == "en"){
echo "Some english phrase";
}

if($language->language == "fr"){
echo "Some french phrase";
}

This guy really likes Mass Effect: "Why Mass Effect is the Most Important Science Fiction Universe of Our Generation"

Porcupine Tree- Lazarus

New kid at work suggested this band to me. Maybe we'll keep him around.

Und hier auch: fröhe Geburtstag, Paras!

Happy Birthday Par!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Par!

Thanks for the insight, guys. I still don't understand how it could be a good idea, but I don't have the same feel for the fan atmosphere I used to. (The team of players demonized by NHL fan bases would be a potent one, indeed.) I'm certain that if the fans were presented his numbers without context, they'd be thrilled to get a guy like him. It's a shame he's being dragged through the mud as well as unceremoniously shipped out of town.

With respect to his eventual paycheque, I can see him pretty easily making more than his cap hit now, seeing as there's maybe 4 or 5 guys who are free agents in his age range who put up points like he does, and at least 8 or 9 teams who wouldn't mind adding a top 6 forward that could put up even 50-60 points while not being defensively awful (possibly even more teams, depending on what happens in the playoffs.)

Injury is of course a concern, as players get paid either way, but when it comes to the cap, sometimes it can be a blessing in disguise (see: Canucks, Vancouver 2011). I see that 100% healthy Hemsky is more useful than 80% healthy Hemsky, but I don't see it as a gamble on the same level as a discarded prospect and a draft pick.