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Overpaid, underpaid? Penguins cost per-point shows interesting surprises
Ever wonder how much players make per point? Here you go. Here are the current dollars paid for every point scored (in average annual value) for the 2012-13 Pittsburgh Penguins.
Sidney Crosby: $65,091 per point
Chris Kunitz: $35.490
James Neal: $64,868
Kris Letang: $41,041
Evgeni Malkin: $93,068
Pascal Dupuis: $25,407
Paul Martin: $96,787
Matt Cooke: $46,705
Brandon Sutter: $57,280
Matt Niskanen: $84,996
Beau Bennett: $23,352
Brooks Orpik: $207,871
Tyler Kennedy: $106,045
Craig Adams: $43,325
Simon Despres: $39,400
Dustin Jeffrey: $33,391
Deryk Engelland: $53,158
Joe Vitale: $44,715
Robert Bortuzzo: $35,569
Tanner Glass: $1,100,000 (no points)
Mark Eaton: $725,000 (no points)
Players listed in order of points scored thus far in 2013
Sources
capgeek
Yahoo!
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“Slow start, fast finish for Penguins in 4-2 win,” the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
"I've been through games this year when I was not playing so good and the team lifted me," he said. "We're all connected with each other.
"Some nights, you help the team and some nights, the team is going to help you."
JT’s Take: Amen!
"Penguins Notebook: Crosby hints at change in goalie equipment," the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
"When I see the size of some of the goalies off the ice, and I see the [hockey] pants they're wearing, I don't know if they necessarily need to have pants that are that big and bulky," Crosby said Friday, before a game against the New York Islanders.
"The [leg] pads, obviously you have to make sure [goalies] are protected. That's important. I feel like if their pants were a little smaller, they'd still get the same protection."
JT’s Take: Garth Snow looked like the Michelin Man when he was a goalie. Goalie equipment has to get smaller. Not a fan of making nets bigger.
"Penguins rally for 11th straight win behind Vokoun," the
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
Vokoun's performance reminded some Penguins of the barrage they used to throw at him while he played for Florida. In those days, Vokoun routinely saw more than 40 shots per game.
“We've seen that before,” left wing Matt Cooke said. “Felt like I was in Mellon Arena seeing him stand on his head like that. They just came out so hard on us. They're a good hockey team. Obviously, he played a great game tonight.”
JT’s Take: Vokoun appears to have moved back into coach Bylsma’s good graces, winning five straight decisions. Pittsburgh is done with four-game weeks, so the need for Vokoun isn’t quite as great as it was in February (even though Bylsma didn’t use him much then). Vokoun has twice relieved Fleury without surrendering a goal – exactly the upgrade over Brent Johnson’s 2011-12 that Pittsburgh was hoping for when it signed Vokoun.
“Penguins Notebook: Malkin, Letang, still day to day,” the
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
Specifically concerning Malkin, who said earlier in the week that he wanted to play against the Islanders, Bylsma simply said the league's reigning MVP will play when he's ready.
“It (the team's place in the standings) really has no bearing on whether he plays,” Bylsma said. “While close, he's not there yet. We're going to take our time with the injury.”
JT’s Take: I never thought I’d hear the term “reigning MVP” used so frequently and matter-of-factly as the media does with Malkin. Perhaps Evgeni “Reigning MVP” Malkin rolls off the tongue easier than Evgeni “Vladimirovich” Malkin does.
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