Does anyone know the prize money given to the team for the 2012 SC, 2013 WCF, and 2104 SC?
I thought I read somewhere that the team split ~$8 million or something like that for the 2014 SC.
I bring this up because I wonder if some of these guys take home town discounts knowing they can make some of it up with prize money.
On a one year basis, it probably isn't a factor, but when you string together 3 or 4 or 5 years of extended playoff performances, the prize money definitely adds up.
To put it in perspective, the salary cap is $69mm, so the prize money is ~12% of the salary cap.
I don't think it's announced how the players divide up the pot, but you'd think it's important for someone like Matt Greene, if he gets 1/23 * $8mm = ~$350k. If his base salary is $2.5mm, then the prize money would boost him back up closer to where his actual market value would be.
