To all the PRO NHL crowd - keep this equation in mind
Let us say that there are 690 players (23 per team) in total in the league as a whole
For next year (2013/2014) there are 411 players currently with signed contracts for that season and eventually onward
Their contracted amounts are as of today = $1,319,208,170
6 more players are not signed for 2013 (assuming season starts) as they are RFAs. For simplicities sake let us say these 6 players sign at a caphit of $3M per head = $18M more
Total amount signed is then $1,337,208,170 for 417 contracted players
Average amount per player is then $3,206,734
There are however then 273 players without contracts that need to sign next year.
Let us for simplicities sake say that retirements and signings elsewhere match up with callups and new ELCs
Since there are 109 RFAs to sign (one way or the other), then the rest will either be new UFAs or new contracts
With a $60M cap maximum per team in 2013/2014 - the total theoretical possible amount of cap space to spend is $1,8B - if all teams were to spend at the MAX. Which they of course will not
Let us say that they do that - just to illustrate something.
What is left to spend on the remaining 273 empty roster spaces would then in theory be $480,791,830 - or $1,761,142 per players contract
Which hardly seems doable.
Let us say the RFAs (109) were to get an average of $1,3 M per contract (I know this is very low) then they would be taking $141,700,000 of this cake.
Left for the remaining resignings (164), ie UFAs, callups and ELCs would then (in theory) be around $339,091,830 or $1,284,439 per player
But since the teams - at the most - will only spend maybe half of this amount - well then this number will be halved. Meaning a bit over $620,000 per contract
See the problem??
BUYOUTS of 1 player per team will not solve this quite significant problem that I have not seen brought up anywhere. NO WAY! The numbers are far too big.
Since about 40% of the leagues contracts are not signed (OK there are some players that will be promoted with ELCs and contracts...) for next year - this is a HUGE ISSUE for the Union.
Think about it!!!
This is a mathematical impossibility that has been presented by the owners and they know it! It will also be impossible to manage around half the teams in the league to get contracts to fill out their squads, so stupid. Almost dumber than the presented 43% they came out with to begin with.
And here the NHL is - bringing this to the table and standing by it as a "final ultimatum" - just 3 days before 2013.
What an absolute FARCE !!!
Can you imagine the chaos?
I bet guys like Jacobs get wet at night thinking about this...
