OT: Buff Signs Extension

[AddisonStation]

Another thing... The NHL salary cap started st $39MM, so yes it has gone up.

 

[DMelt36]

No, I still don't know how he managed that.

That is a true mystery for the ages.

That was the market in the offseason. Similar reason why the Cubs threw $100 million plus at Pena this year.

Campbell will never be able to live up to that rich of a contract, but he's been the most consistent performer all season long.

 

[Jntg4]

That was the market in the offseason. Similar reason why the Cubs threw $100 million plus at Pena this year.

Campbell will never be able to live up to that rich of a contract, but he's been the most consistent performer all season long.

10 million, not 100 million.

 

[DMelt36]

10 million, not 100 million.

Oops, one too many zeroes.

 

[Jntg4]

Oops, one too many zeroes.

Ya, a 2 million dollar signing bonus, 5 million in the 2011 season, and 3 million in January 2012.

 

[Capt. Serious]

Goodbye Seabs.

 

[southern_cross_116]

Another thing... The NHL salary cap started st $39MM, so yes it has gone up.

No one said that it hadn't.

I was saying that the gfc really put a monkey wrench into things as a salary cap that had been going up by over 10% at the start is only average 3.33333% now.

So if you actually bothered to read that part I'd written, it said that the salary cap did not go up that much -not there was no increase. If it had sustained that 10% growth rate over the 6 years that it has been in place it would have made the cap just a shade under 70 million for this season - but it didn't - of course the 2009-10 increase of $100,000 is a big factor in this - as is the 2010-11 increase with is something like 5-6% increase.

-Which leads me to another point - I'm sure Tallon probably projected out increases when he signed Campbell that type of money -and -well, aside from overbidding, the cap did not cooperate with him due to extenuating financial factors (of course everyone has had to deal with that).

 

[AddisonStation]

No one said that it hadn't.

I was saying that the gfc really put a monkey wrench into things as a salary cap that had been going up by over 10% at the start is only average 3.33333% now.

So if you actually bothered to read that part I'd written, it said that the salary cap did not go up that much -not there was no increase. If it had sustained that 10% growth rate over the 6 years that it has been in place it would have made the cap just a shade under 70 million for this season - but it didn't - of course the 2009-10 increase of $100,000 is a big factor in this - as is the 2010-11 increase with is something like 5-6% increase.

-Which leads me to another point - I'm sure Tallon probably projected out increases when he signed Campbell that type of money -and -well, aside from overbidding, the cap did not cooperate with him due to extenuating financial factors (of course everyone has had to deal with that).

I did read that part and was not suggesting that you didn't know it had in fact risen. My point is that the increase is not as insignificant as you say. I don't see how a close to $3MM increase in the cap is that small. There was only one season that had a marginal increase.

Other than that its been on a steady rise. Sure, its not at the rate it originally was but that's not surprising. IMO the cap was put on the low end in the beginning to ensure there wasnt a loss after the lockout.

 

[southern_cross_116]

The 100k increase being modest... well, let's just say that might be a euphemistic way of putting it.

 

[AddisonStation]

The 100k increase being modest... well, let's just say that might be a euphemistic way of putting it.

Modest being a euphemism for what? Shitty?