A little off topic, but these highest paid contracts always remind me that sports' contracts, and sports' revenue in general, are growing quite a bit faster than inflation.
Iginla's first contract after the lockout -- $7m a year, which I believe was the highest at the time -- is worth $11.3m in today's dollars. And this is after a few years of pretty slow growth even though inflation was really high. I think we'll see average values grow more quickly unless we hit a recession (People are pegging McDavid at $16m, but he could possibly push $17m or hold out for a max $18m deal next year).
I wonder when, or if, salaries will come back to regular inflation growth... I guess it probably won't because there's a scarcity of NHL teams so revenues and wages will regularly outstrip common inflation.
So... enjoy "cheap" saddledome tickets while you can!
Alright, back to talking about how awful the Oilers are.
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