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Old 11-18-2014, 02:56 PM   #29
Weitz
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Originally Posted by Brewmaster View Post
How could it not work? Let's say I am a 30 year old UFA looking to cash in and I get 3 identical offers from Calgary, Montreal and Toronto at 9 Million per season gross salary. Here are how the offers break down for take home pay according to the NBC study:

Calgary
$5.5M/season net

Toronto
$4.6M/season net

Montreal
$4.1M/season net

That is a huge difference in what goes into your bank account. The GM, the agent and the player are all aware of this and would negotiate accordingly.
Thats not what I was saying. I thought someone mentioned you could lure people for a contract for less money.

For example 8 million a year here is similar to 9 million a year in Toronto after tax. Since they are the same take home amount I thought some said you could use that to get someone to sign for 8 million instead of 9 million which wouldn't happen.
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