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Originally Posted by JackIsBack
The players and their agents keep pushing for salaries that they don't deserve... and that's a problem for sure... I know it's leaving money on the table, but it's really the right thing to do for your career (i.e. to take a lower salary - what you deserve, take less term and prove yourself). Lucic is not worth 6 million for example.... I love him at 1/2 that. The problem also lies on the GMs, it does take two to tango so to speak. Chiarelli, when he was in Edmonton is a great example - he reminds me of George on Seinfeld, a small man living in a BIG world and playing with someone else's money. If you notice, almost all the contracts he signed were at least 1 million too high, it's like he felt bigger and better by acting rich and giving everyone more - it pumped up his ego (just my impression anyhow).
Taking less works... the fans appreciate it and sponsorship contacts will come and that will supplement the difference. Just Imagine.... Lucic gets paid half as much... It something I'd get behind, it's a player I can support and a player who I'd go see when he's sponsoring some dealership or something -but - I've always loved that mean looking yellow mouth guard (why didn't he do orange up in Edmonton?).
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Salaries they don't deserve? Players "deserve" what a team will pay them.
They get what is their FMV, or it wouldn't be paid.
There is a salary cap, the same amount of money will largely get distributed regardless of an individual's salary. it'll just go to someone else.
You really think if Lucic had taken $3M (even though he was offered $6M), that sponsorship deals would make up the difference?
Very few players get any type of sponsorship deals.
It's hard to criticize any player for seeking the most he can.