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Originally Posted by Vinny01
He took less money to win in Tampa so good for him and Tampa. I would love for Johnny to do the same. Stamkos took far less and signed a deal closer to Voracek than Koptiar.
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He didn't take less though.
It was reported that a 11M/year, 77M contract from Toronto would see Stamkos bring in ~30M after factoring in taxes and fixed costs like agent fees.
An 8.5M/year, 59.5M contract from a Florida team would see Stamkos bring in ~31M after factoring in taxes and fixed costs.
This was verified by tax experts who represent sport clients in the major North American sports.
Maybe you can factor in the low Canadian dollar and being paid in American as 'support' for Toronto, but in terms of net income, especially factoring in the 8th year, he probably took the highest contract.