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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Really no reason to believe he could, or should sign for less than market value. And I would hope the organization does not ask him to.
Do you think the owners said to Burke, "we know you are worth $xx, but if we could pay you a little less, we would have more money to spend on scouting and development".
Pay your players market value. I don't personally believe Stamkos took a discount exactly. He decided that he was happier with what TB was offering and playing for that team, than earning more somewhere else. Yzerman offered him exactly what he thought he was worth to that team. I suspect that is exactly what BT is doing.
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I don't think Stamkos took a discount at all. He isn't even a point per game player. Why would you pay him anything over $8.5MM?
IMO the reason the Johnny and Mony deals are taking long (relatively speaking) to complete is because agents are pushing for bonus heavy contracts these days due to the likely lockout that will happen again. So it takes some time to hash that out vs a traditional straight salary deal.