So let's see here, what religion is Guy Lafleur, how about Patrick Maroon, or Victir Hedman?
A lot of people have seemed to care when they sent him threats based on his religion.
Yes, I don't think Rangers can squeeze hi in with their cap situation. Top teams that realistically could do that are Calgary, Colorado, Carolina and maybe Pens depending on what they decide with Malkin/Letang. Colorado is actually in a very good position cap wise.
Sports should be the leader of equality. Headlining differences is divisive. It gives voice to those who want to separate us. Winning and losing is all there should be
It's all about the structure of the deals , Kadri is pretty easy you sign him for 7 while paying peanuts in the final 3 or 4 years so he makes the uk of the deal in the first 3 or 4 and use the final years to reduce the AAV , Kadri could make 12.5 , 10 , 7 with most of it in bonus money then like 4 ish the fourth year and still wind up with a 5.5 AAV over the full term , if he takes 2,1,1, the final three years , that final 4 million can be bought out for 2 million cash plus a reduced cap hit spaced over a couple of years .He would be 35 and the deal will have paid him 35.5 actual over the 4 years . Teams have been playing the money game like this for years and he would sign a deal like this because he knows this team can win more than just the one cup if guys like him buy in , it really doesn't cost him much in the big picture , most people think he ends up getting 7 mill for 6 years somewhere thats 42 over 6 which is actually less than my suggestion , he could still play somewhere else after the buyout and make the difference if he wanted it but the chances of a contender offering 7x6 are almost zero , none of the contenders have the cap to do it so take a little less and maybe get a ring for each hand or more .
At least somebody here understands how NHL money works
The new CBA has restrictions on how much you can front or backload a contract, so the salary in any single year can't be below a certain % of the AAV. Can't remember off the top of my head what it is but think it's probably like 60%.
That's why you pay it in bonus money look at Marner's deal the guy makes like 750k in salary on an AAV of 10.9 ,the firstbyear he took in a signing bonus of 15.25 on top of his 750k salary , my point is you can still play the game , look through Arizona and Ottawa's rosters you will find guys making peanuts in actual while carrying 4-5 in AAV thats how the Cap Floor teams climb over the minimum line . Plus there is nothing really new about the current CBA it was signed in 2013 and extended until 25/26 but the terms other than the temp covid escrow and return to play details are still the same .
While I agree the open market can probably outbid for most of our unsigned players the lure of winning more cups is hard to put a price on , Nate is playing cheap and I think some of these guys are going to buy in and make deals that work , Cogs for sure , there is no doubt he will resign here for 1 million before he takes 2 somewhere else , theres a reason the cup was handed to him before Nate . Watch the EJ interview on Spittin Chiclets if you want to get a grasp on how this group functions . Burky is the tough one and there a part of me that really wishes someone who contributes less but makes more would just hang em up and walk away .
Colorado aren't an organisation that tend to do signing bonuses. The only exceptions are Makar and Landeskog, but even then they only got $1m in their last and 6th years respectively. Kadri has had SB's too but he wasn't signed by the Avs.
I actually think that no year can be more than a 60% variance from the highest paid year, not the AAV. And there is also something like no year-to-year variance can be greater than 25% (I think...I'm more iffy on this one.)
Yeah looking through the contracts it seems they don't have a history of it but theres no doubt the owner can afford to do business that way , he's paying DT on the Rams 24 million a year FFS lol he can shift to the new NHL business model , my numbers were examples that there is a way to get it done .
Now your thinking like a new era gm lol , Maybe we LTIR EJ and Landy both ? Landy only played 51 games this year we can make it to the post season without him . That would add 13 million to the pool , if we can't sign our pending FA's with 39 million in the can it's time for Sakic to walk away eh !
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