Confirmed Signing with Link: [TB] Tampa re-signs Stamkos 8 years, 8.5AAV

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Stammer Time*

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"I also chatted with mayor about mtg with Stamkos. Says he gave him a "Home is Toronto" hat, told him city would be happy if he came." @jeffreybgray

I get that the mayor probably has more important jobs than recruiting athletes but a hat?
 

Legion34

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Escrow pays out in USD wherever he lives.

Yes, and it is much better to be paid in USD in Canada, then US. Thats like a 30% increase right there.

Bottom line is, he left money on the table. If he came to Toronto, he would have millions of dollars in revenue and endorsements for years after he retired. Third liners like domi and tucker still get paid to show up at community events. Gilmour and Joseph played here for like 4 years and are still golden gods here.

Johnny Bower still makes money here for crying out loud. He gave up a lot of money to stay in tampa. I guess it is respectable, but why wait? seems like a lot of posturing just to back down.

Very few leaf fans are hurt really? most esp after reading the tampa board, didn't want him especially for the price we would have to pay. I was very meh.
 

sergejean

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This contract is yet another example that if the league was serious about their business they would have an adjustable salary cap for each team based on state/province taxes.
 

OurlordAndSaviorKuch

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JS19

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Stamkos is a *****...it's pretty obvious it was just meant to pressure Yzerman into upping his offer the entire time. All the liking tweets nonsense ect. And he never had the balls to face the media himself about it once just let his agent spread ******** rumors he knows will get peoples hopes up in Toronto because he lives there. Hope he get's boo'd in Toronto, not because he necessarily deserves it but just because it's more fun than indifference.

If he was raising the price, then why accept 8.5mil instead of asking for Kane/Toews abomination?

Sounds like you're a salty Leafs fan.
 

WesMcCauley

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That's a ridiculous proposition.

I actually agree with him. How is it fair that some teams has much lower taxes than other teams?

Its a huge advantage for them because players make alot more money on the same deal in Florida for example than in other states.
 

The Macho King

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I actually agree with him. How is it fair that some teams has much lower taxes than other teams?

Its a huge advantage for them because players make alot more money on the same deal in Florida for example than in other states.

First - administrability. Talk about a logistical headache.

Second - legality. There are probably more than a few issues with that.

Third - plausibility. No way the owners would agree to it.

Fourth - Competitive fairness. This is basically a way for Toronto, Habs, and Rangers fans to ***** and moan that no one is signing there. Guess what - they're not signing there because of the teams, not because of the tax situation. Higher taxes give numerous advantages (reliable mass transit, medical coverage, roads, etc. ad nauseum). Moreover high tax areas tend to be highly desirable areas.

Fifth - slippery slope. Do we also control for property values in a location? 1 million can get you a 4000 square foot mansion in Dallas. It probably wouldn't get you a 400 square foot apt. in Manhattan. THAT'S NOT FAIR!

TL:DR - quit whining.
 

sergejean

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That's a ridiculous proposition.

Not at all. In a salary cap league, things like this matter. Why would a team need to offer more $$$ to make up for a difference in taxes and waste more of the salary cap in the process? It'd also be pretty easy to manage from an NHL standpoint, really. What's ridiculous is not doing anything about it.
 

voxel

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Geez... all the ********. Stamkos WILL play in Toronto, I predict, just like McDavid... at the very end of their careers to cash in the nostalgia.
 

Legion34

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First - administrability. Talk about a logistical headache.

Second - legality. There are probably more than a few issues with that.

Third - plausibility. No way the owners would agree to it.

Fourth - Competitive fairness. This is basically a way for Toronto, Habs, and Rangers fans to ***** and moan that no one is signing there. Guess what - they're not signing there because of the teams, not because of the tax situation. Higher taxes give numerous advantages (reliable mass transit, medical coverage, roads, etc. ad nauseum). Moreover high tax areas tend to be highly desirable areas.

Fifth - slippery slope. Do we also control for property values in a location? 1 million can get you a 4000 square foot mansion in Dallas. It probably wouldn't get you a 400 square foot apt. in Manhattan. THAT'S NOT FAIR!

TL:DR - quit whining.

Probably not the best in the Stamkos thread. The vast majority of leaf fans were very buyer beware on him....

That being said, how many advantages do the small market teams want? I mean come on, obviously yes it makes sense to make a cap, so that the other teams can play too. But there is no cap on how much tickets and merch cost either. There is no secret advantage to the big market teams, other than we support the team. We dont get to pay in canadian tire money (as we know, that didnt work).

Toronto fans have to pay hundreds of dollars to take kids to games, and then florida gives tickets away with pizza. Not only that, then there is revenue sharing, and the draft lottery. The leafs are paying the salaries of the other teams to beat them. And we use our tax dollars and time to fund public rinks and junior programs.

So the fans of the big market teams pay for and volunteer time to develop stars. Then they get drafted to small market american teams. Then the fans have to pay extra to watch worse players play so that other teams can afford to pay them. Then some teams get a tax advantage too? Maybe small market teams should support their teams. Then other fans would be able to afford to take their kids to a game or buy a jersey.
 
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