[quote name="Pez68"]I was just putting it into perspective, for someone making like, $50,000 a year. As long as these guys aren't living beyond their means, and most hockey players DON'T, the lost pay from the two game suspension is negligible. Please keep in mind these guys are making MILLIONS, and really don't have huge living expenses... It's not even 2% of his salary.... and the team pays for pretty much everything.[/quote]
It won't kill him. Someday when you are older and owning property (or three) based on your salary (and all the bills, repair, maintenance, taxes that come with it), vehicles based with the same issues, medical, birthday, anniversary, holiday gifts, food, bills, agent fees, accounting fees, etc, you will understand that it is not chump change It is amazing how those all add up, and can consume 40-70% of income. On top of all that athlete's do not pocket their whole salary as written simply because of income taxes so one can never start at the salary point, have to shave a minimum of 37%-ish from it, but I know it is far more when you are in the top tax bracket.
Hammer is just starting that lavish contract. His pay does not come in a lump sum, either. Considering he purchased an expensive condo (what do you think the property taxes, never mind association and maint fees, would be on a $3 mil condo in an expensive neighborhood).
