[Gaudfather]

Originally Posted by getbak

Vrbata has a $1 million base salary, but it's his bonuses that are the problem.

According to CapFriendly, his performance bonuses are:

• $500,000 for 30 games played (already earned: 61 GP)
• $500,000 for 20 goals or 40 points (already earned: 46 P)
• $250,000 for playoff qualification
• $250,000 for each round of the playoffs won (up to $1,000,000 total)

As I understand it, performance bonuses are paid after the end of the season by the team the player ends the season with.


Players are paid based on the number of days they spend on a team's roster during the season. This year, there are 180 days in the season. After the deadline, there will be 40 days left in the season. Acquiring Vrbata would cost $222,222.22 for the rest of the season on his base salary.

Not sure how accurate his info is, but on the afternoon show on 960 Derek Wills was saying that Arizona has already paid the first two performance bonuses to Vrbata.