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Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug
On a slightly different track: Do players even care about what their cap hit is? In other words, do players look at AAV, or actual salary when they are having dinner with their NHL buddies and comparing cars/houses/trophy wives?
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I've always wondered this as well and I think that actual salary is what's more important. Just as what I get paid on my next pay check is more important to me then my average over the last 5 years. The cap hit is something for the GM to worry about. Players want to see the numbers on their pay check.
In saying that, I think management is quick to point out in negotiations that Canadian players are paid in USD. Suddenly someone who thinks that 7mil isn't quite fair for Gio has to note that in today's dollar, 7mil becomes ~8.92 CDN. In actual salary (which IMO is more important for the player then their cap hit), 8.92 is more then fair for a 33 year old player.
I'm still a firm believer that Wizard Treliving will get Gio's agent to sign his client at a contract for >7 mil cap hit. A nice friendly 6.5mil cap hit is very team friendly, and pays Gio ~8.2mil/year in CDN dollars. That's extremely fair for both sides.