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[Henkka]

The team budget was 2.5M short.

Martin Lapointe was left walk to Boston for 5M. - a 20-goal scorer PF.

Hull will want 5.0M.

Yzerman went and talked of him, for Lidström, Shanahan, Chelios and Fedorov, as the highest paid team-leading players to leave 500k on the table of their 6M+ salaries. Make 2.5M room for budget - rest is history.

Two kids and a goat. Playoff-high 10 goals at the playoffs.

That was the first home-town discount idea, and Stevie is gonna use that force again, because he was the first player ever suggest the idea. "I did it so why not you, it lead to Stanley Cups..?" '

Tampa Bay guys did also bought that idea.

 

[norrisnick]

The team budget was 2.5M short.

Martin Lapointe was left walk to Boston for 5M. - a 20-goal scorer PF.

Hull will want 5.0M.

Yzerman went and talked of him, for Lidström, Shanahan, Chelios and Fedorov, as the highest paid team-leading players to leave 500k on the table of their 6M+ salaries. Make 2.5M room for budget - rest is history.

Two kids and a goat. Playoff-high 10 goals at the playoffs.

That was the first home-town discount idea, and Stevie is gonna use that force again, because he was the first player ever suggest the idea. "I did it so why not you, it lead to Stanley Cups..?" '

Tampa Bay guys did also bought that idea.

Holland went to Yzerman, Shanahan, Lidstrom, and Chelios and asked them to defer $500K each, to the following season to help squeeze Hull into the '01-'02 budget (as Hasek was only on a one year deal). Fedorov was only making $2M/yr at the time, so his contract wasn't an issue. And again defer means they got the money the following year. They didn't give it back.

Think of it like Kane's bonuses. They are potentially deferred to next season, but if he meets the marks, he's getting the money.