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Originally Posted by OptimalTates
But even if we ignore Kucherov signed as an RFA in 2018 (75M cap compared to today's 81.5M).
According to this calculator, which is far too simple to look at bonuses and schedules and tax deductions and the like, but $9,500,000 in Florida results in $6,020,150 in take home pay. $11,500,000 in Calgary results in $6,014,500 take home pay. |
RFA contracts are not the difference they used to be. Look at Marner. Taxes - if your agent is simple I suppose they make a difference. But it’s actually not. And none of the teams that can afford Gaudreau and would be interested in him are in tax havens as far as I can see anyway.
Anyway, like I keep saying, players care less about yearly salary than they do total contract value. That’s why year 8 is critical.