News Article: NHL Revenue to hit 3.7 billion;CAP likely to exceed 70 M

[Kingler]

If Kopitar gets $9mio its absolutely fine.

Cap is $64.3m. Say next year its $71mio (6.7mio increase) and another linear increase in 2016. The cap then become $77.7mio in 2016-17 season. Compare to present cap its roughly a 20% increase in cap room. So if you project Kopitar salary +20% increase, "for inflation", then his salary should be $8.16mio in 2016-17 to take similar percentage of cap space. So a $9mio salary only means, technically he is getting only a 840k raise

 

[Reclamation Project]

I think we'll all be a little surprised and very happy with Kopitar's new number, when that time comes.

 

[Captain Mittens*]

Kopitar's next contract will take him up to 36 and he will have already made over 50 mil by the time he signs the contract.

Anze's contract progressively grew
$6,000,000
$6,000,000
$6,400,000
$6,500,000
$7,500,000
$7,500,000
$7,500,000


I think he might touch 8 or close to it early in the deal, then it'll start trending downward.(Brown's does the same thing BTW)
This is Brown's deal

$7,250,000
$7,250,000
$7,000,000
$6,500,000
$5,500,000
$5,500,000
$4,000,000
$4,000,000

I think Kopitar's will look like this
8.5
8.5
8
6.5
6.5
6.5
4
4

 

[Buddy The Elf]

Man you guys should all be accountants. All those numbers make my head spin. I personally am not worried what Kopitar signs for. I think unless there is a major shake up in ownership/management or decline in his play, he'll be a King for life. That is good enough for me.

 

[Captain Mittens*]

Man you guys should all be accountants. All those numbers make my head spin. I personally am not worried what Kopitar signs for. I think unless there is a major shake up in ownership/management or decline in his play, he'll be a King for life. That is good enough for me.

As an underwriter?

Numbers are your life holmes!

 

[Buddy The Elf]

As an underwriter?

Numbers are your life holmes!

Dude, it is all about making stuff up. This stuff ain't science, it's legalized gambling!

In all seriousness, I guess because I'm constantly looking at numbers and how the arbitrarily make sense on some level, I don't like doing it for fun. That's work to me. Not fun.

 

[HYORI 1963]

If Kopi were to take a huge discount, not only will that resonate within our locker room and the organization, but throughout the nhl. Imagine signing FAs for a lot less than their FMV. That could be a reality.