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Old 11-21-2021, 11:00 AM   #383
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Originally Posted by Jay Random View Post
THE prize of free agency in 2020 got less than $10 million a year. Same in 2021.



ESPN is paying $400 million a year to the league, TNT less. The difference between that and the old contracts doesn't offset the decline in gate receipts.



But in market after market, fans don't want to come to the building this year no matter who is playing. The cap should be going down, not up. If the league continues its agreement to keep propping up the cap regardless, that still will be of limited use, because team budgets are going down anyway.



Neither Seattle nor Detroit is a competitive team at this time. They are not looking for an $11 million star to put them over the top. The Ducks need to keep their powder dry, because they have some terrific players on ELCs who will command big pay rises in the near future.



If he can only get $9M to play in his own backyard, why do we have to pay him $11M?



That was the biggest contract handed out last off-season to any UFA who changed teams. The only higher cap hit went to Ovechkin, who is in a class by himself and can't be used as a comparable. And even he took a slight pay cut and remained under $10 million.



That's a nice theory. It's been shown repeatedly, and in many different sports, that fans don't pay money because their team signs a lot of stars; they pay the money because their team wins, and winning is what turns players into stars. The Devils are going to spend their money on what they think gives them the best chance to win. The sentimental value of having a local kid who grew up cheering for one of their most hated rivals is not going to count for much.
This is Eichel all over again.

If the Flames don’t want to pay for him, he’s not playing here.

He’s got no real reason to stay here. This isn’t an Ovechkin situation where a guy who already has his title is staying with his original team to make a run at a record many believe is unbreakable.

The $9M is only to illustrate that the Devils don’t need to alter their salary structure in any way to add Gaudreau.

If Johnny took $9M with the Devils, we would need to offer him a reason to stay. An extra million a year or $500k year isn’t going to do that - it’s going to disappear in taxes and escrow.

So again, he’s not getting $700k more than Brady Tkachuk.

There are two teams in the guy’s backyard who can pay him, plus us, plus a California team with a good young core.

An extra $2M or $2.5 on the other hand, in addition to an extra year, might.
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