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Originally Posted by Scorch
Roman Turek
The man took a paycut from a current signed contract to allow us to sign Kipper
Even to this day, I don’t know a single player who has ever done such an unselfish act that comes close to this
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Yup I'd pick Turek #3. Slim pickings to be sure though.
Was there an article or story about the contract re-negotiation? What was the reasoning for it? There was no cap back then. Was it an internal budget or how would Turek's salary have prevented trading for Kipper? He was traded mid-season, so was it re-signed at the same time?
I've heard about Turek doing this, but would be interested to read some articles about the rational behind it.