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The Numbers don't lie ..
Check out the Team Salaries after 24% rollback
http://www.leaderboard.com/R1131.HTM
Total Players Salary under contract = 854M
Total Revenue = 2.1 Billion reported at in the Levitt Report
Salary Cost after rollback = 854 Mil / 2.1 Bil = 41 % costs of revenue Currently
$ 42.5 Mil proposed Hard Cap X 30 teams - 1.275 Mil
NHL Proposal 1.275 Mil / 2.1 Bil = 61 % ** IF ALL TEAMS WENT TO 42.5 max **
but Currently only 4 teams are above that figure and would need to drop down .. Philly 50.047 Mil, Toronto 46.607 mil , New Jersey 46.320 mil, Detroit 43.377 mil and that is included in the 41%
Lets Say the NHL went to 45.0 Mil Hard Cap
Average Salary
Broken down by expected Salary Range
5 Teams @ 45.0 Mil = 225 Mil
5 Teams @ 40.0 Mil = 200 Mil
10 Teams @ 35.0 Mil = 350 Mil
5 Teams @ 30.0 Mil = 150 Mil
5 Teams @ 25.0 Mil = 125 Mil
30 Teams = Total Salary = $ 1.050 Bil
Of Total Revenue 1.050 Bil AVE / 2.1 bil Revenue = 50 %
but linkage was offered at 55% of Revenues in the previous Deal ..So even if Bettman went to 45.0 Mil Cap he would only realistically agreeing to 50% of total Revenue.
Lets see if he does ..
Check out the Team Salaries after 24% rollback
http://www.leaderboard.com/R1131.HTM
Total Players Salary under contract = 854M
Total Revenue = 2.1 Billion reported at in the Levitt Report
Salary Cost after rollback = 854 Mil / 2.1 Bil = 41 % costs of revenue Currently
$ 42.5 Mil proposed Hard Cap X 30 teams - 1.275 Mil
NHL Proposal 1.275 Mil / 2.1 Bil = 61 % ** IF ALL TEAMS WENT TO 42.5 max **
but Currently only 4 teams are above that figure and would need to drop down .. Philly 50.047 Mil, Toronto 46.607 mil , New Jersey 46.320 mil, Detroit 43.377 mil and that is included in the 41%
Lets Say the NHL went to 45.0 Mil Hard Cap
Average Salary
Broken down by expected Salary Range
5 Teams @ 45.0 Mil = 225 Mil
5 Teams @ 40.0 Mil = 200 Mil
10 Teams @ 35.0 Mil = 350 Mil
5 Teams @ 30.0 Mil = 150 Mil
5 Teams @ 25.0 Mil = 125 Mil
30 Teams = Total Salary = $ 1.050 Bil
Of Total Revenue 1.050 Bil AVE / 2.1 bil Revenue = 50 %
but linkage was offered at 55% of Revenues in the previous Deal ..So even if Bettman went to 45.0 Mil Cap he would only realistically agreeing to 50% of total Revenue.
Lets see if he does ..