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StrykerSteve · 06-27-2016, 07:13 PM

It's not a hard and fast rule, but generally, players make about 1M salary for every 10 points they score.

If you're a 10-point player, you're making around 1M. If you're a 50-point player, you make 5M, and so on.

Going by that, Colborne is a 4M-ish per year player in today's NHL. But he's only done it once, and that's the rub. I can understand why Calgary wants to sign him without the threat of arbitration. Sign a one year, 2.5M deal as a show me type of thing, then go for the longer term deal and big payout next season.

I for one, hope they are able to re-sign him. I like his game and how he's shown continuous improvement in his time here.

Plus, he's money in the shootout, for what that's worth these days in the age of 3 on 3.

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StrykerSteve Ass Handler Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Okotoks, AB Exp:	It's not a hard and fast rule, but generally, players make about 1M salary for every 10 points they score. If you're a 10-point player, you're making around 1M. If you're a 50-point player, you make 5M, and so on. Going by that, Colborne is a 4M-ish per year player in today's NHL. But he's only done it once, and that's the rub. I can understand why Calgary wants to sign him without the threat of arbitration. Sign a one year, 2.5M deal as a show me type of thing, then go for the longer term deal and big payout next season. I for one, hope they are able to re-sign him. I like his game and how he's shown continuous improvement in his time here. Plus, he's money in the shootout, for what that's worth these days in the age of 3 on 3. Last edited by StrykerSteve; 06-27-2016 at 07:16 PM.