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transplant99 · 08-18-2018, 09:25 AM

I used to be the guy that negotiated contracts with players in low level pro.

He isn't exagerating even a little bit. We had a salary cap and like we see now in the NHL, we had 3 really good players who ate up a big chunk of it, so we filled the rst of the roster with guys who would take waht was offered but could still fill a role.

We had a couple guys who were paid 250 a week. This was over a decade ago, but no question it hasnt changed a whole lot.

One thing that isn't said here though is boosters would often "adopt" a player and shoot him some extra dough that way...along with food/new clothing/etc.

Still not a lot but again, it was for the love of the game they agreed to the terms...and there was NO shortage of guys willing to do so.

08-18-2018, 09:25 AM	#7
transplant99 Fearmongerer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign. Exp:	I used to be the guy that negotiated contracts with players in low level pro. He isn't exagerating even a little bit. We had a salary cap and like we see now in the NHL, we had 3 really good players who ate up a big chunk of it, so we filled the rst of the roster with guys who would take waht was offered but could still fill a role. We had a couple guys who were paid 250 a week. This was over a decade ago, but no question it hasnt changed a whole lot. One thing that isn't said here though is boosters would often "adopt" a player and shoot him some extra dough that way...along with food/new clothing/etc. Still not a lot but again, it was for the love of the game they agreed to the terms...and there was NO shortage of guys willing to do so.