I mean has Bobby Clarke, Brian Burke, et al. all lost their minds. Some of these contracts are insane. These guys are nuts - some spend wildly while others (e.g. Muckler) do nothing. Domi 2 yrs/2.5 million? I thought the new CBA was suppose to solve this problem. Kariya 4.5 million??? WHHHHHHHHHHAT? Has Kariya done anything except get hurt or float like a butterfly in the last few years? Allison in Toronto? Why what has he done lately? Edmonton hinges hopes on Pronger's injury prone body? Forsberg the saviour in Philly? Will he last even 20 games? Does he have Roenick's heart? Maybe it's just me but I thought salaries were supposed to come down and be more realistic. I guess alot of the FA's out there still are going to be SOL come October.
Are GM's crazy?
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Salaries have come down. Iginla was easily an 8, or 9, or even 10 million dollar man prior to this CBA. Same with Forsberg. Kariya was a 10 million dollar man, not any more. Pronger took a big pay cut. Neidermayer would have made 10 million if it weren't for the new CBA. I could go on.
Yes, there has been a few odd-ball amounts.
The teams have figured it out. I know we all like to think that they're completely retarded...but in reality, they're not. They know how much they have in the budget for certain positions.
Besides, it's going to take most of this season, and probably into the next, for the pay levels to set. As has been said all along - this is new territory, nobody really knows what to expect.
But when all is said and done I do agree with you. I would have expected the GM's to show a little restraint at first. A couple signings here, a couple there, sort of setting the market price (call it collaboration if you want, I figured it would have happened that way). But it didn't. Some teams still think they can spend their way to a Cup with a couple choice superstars.
This is kind of off-topic, but I was thinking the other night. Would it have been flat-out rejected by the union if the league was to set salaries? Like, use games played. First 200 games (not quite 3 seasons), players receive a $850,000 salary. Next 200 games, $1.x million salary. Next 200 games, $2.x million salary. etc etc etc. It's pretty much the same thing as cost certainty since the league/teams will know well in advance how much money is going out in salaries.
It sounds too simplistic, and mimics socialism, but I wonder how it would have been received by the NHLPA. Think about it. More than half of the NHLPA make less than the league average. Therefore, more than half of those players would be making more money in the long run. I wonder.
Yes, there has been a few odd-ball amounts.
The teams have figured it out. I know we all like to think that they're completely retarded...but in reality, they're not. They know how much they have in the budget for certain positions.
Besides, it's going to take most of this season, and probably into the next, for the pay levels to set. As has been said all along - this is new territory, nobody really knows what to expect.
But when all is said and done I do agree with you. I would have expected the GM's to show a little restraint at first. A couple signings here, a couple there, sort of setting the market price (call it collaboration if you want, I figured it would have happened that way). But it didn't. Some teams still think they can spend their way to a Cup with a couple choice superstars.
This is kind of off-topic, but I was thinking the other night. Would it have been flat-out rejected by the union if the league was to set salaries? Like, use games played. First 200 games (not quite 3 seasons), players receive a $850,000 salary. Next 200 games, $1.x million salary. Next 200 games, $2.x million salary. etc etc etc. It's pretty much the same thing as cost certainty since the league/teams will know well in advance how much money is going out in salaries.
It sounds too simplistic, and mimics socialism, but I wonder how it would have been received by the NHLPA. Think about it. More than half of the NHLPA make less than the league average. Therefore, more than half of those players would be making more money in the long run. I wonder.
There's going to be some odd ball amounts - but
the GMs who aren't binge buying will come out ahead. As the free agents come up in the next year or two, the ones who spent their money well or saved their money may very well come out ahead.
I see a lot of player movement and it will all even out - as long as a GM watches his $$$.
I'll have more of an NFL feel in a year or so.
the GMs who aren't binge buying will come out ahead. As the free agents come up in the next year or two, the ones who spent their money well or saved their money may very well come out ahead.
I see a lot of player movement and it will all even out - as long as a GM watches his $$$.
I'll have more of an NFL feel in a year or so.
