Brian39
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- Apr 24, 2014
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Strategy and speculation aside, what an amazing and life changing opportunity for Broberg.
He spent over 75% of the season last year in the AHL on a two way deal that paid him a $70k salary during his time down there. He made less than $200k last season during the regular season. I don't know how Edmonton divided up their playoff bonus, but it would have been something less than $100k for him. Less than $50k if they divided it proportionally to games played in the playoffs. He made more in 2022/23, but he spend enough time in the AHL that he almost certainly made less than NHL league minimum. He spent way more time in the AHL than NHL his rookie year too, so he was probably in the $300-$350k range that year.
A $9M contract is inarguably life changing for a person with his previous career earnings. He can't go wild, but this is legit 'lifetime security' money if he's smart. He can buy a house, a nice car, noticeably upgrade his lifestyle and still throw a couple million bucks into safe investments over the life of this deal. That's a gigantic opportunity for a young athlete that was making AHL money the previous season.
He spent over 75% of the season last year in the AHL on a two way deal that paid him a $70k salary during his time down there. He made less than $200k last season during the regular season. I don't know how Edmonton divided up their playoff bonus, but it would have been something less than $100k for him. Less than $50k if they divided it proportionally to games played in the playoffs. He made more in 2022/23, but he spend enough time in the AHL that he almost certainly made less than NHL league minimum. He spent way more time in the AHL than NHL his rookie year too, so he was probably in the $300-$350k range that year.
A $9M contract is inarguably life changing for a person with his previous career earnings. He can't go wild, but this is legit 'lifetime security' money if he's smart. He can buy a house, a nice car, noticeably upgrade his lifestyle and still throw a couple million bucks into safe investments over the life of this deal. That's a gigantic opportunity for a young athlete that was making AHL money the previous season.