i volunteer at an elementary school, coached their ice hockey team. the goalie plays for the mississauga terriers but most likely will be playing AAA next year. was talking with the kid, he said, if he ever makes the NHL he would play for 2 mil a season regardless of if he's the best goalie in the NHL. will be interesting to see what happens with him. still he is OHL draft eligible and he was pretty solid. his improvement from last year to this year was crazy.
- matt1337

Love the idea! Tell him he should still take the big contract, keep 2 for himself and give the rest to charities. This way the greedy owners don't profit from it.
Just as a side note: leafs won't make the playoffs this year.

kessel contract 8ys/59 mil

year 1 & 2 @ 8 mil
year 3 & 4 @ 10 mil
year 5 & 6 @ 7 mil
year 7 & 8 @ 5 mil

aver per 7.375

Love the idea! Tell him he should still take the big contract, keep 2 for himself and give the rest to charities. This way the greedy owners don't profit from it.
Just as a side note: leafs won't make the playoffs this year.
- hunglikeapuck

By what criteria do you see the Leafs not making it?

At $7 mil, let Phaneuf go. You will regret that contract.
- Champ

5yr/30mil
year 1 & 2 @ 7 mil
year 3 @ 6 mil
year 4 & 5 @ 5 mil

aver 6 mil cap hit

5yr/30mil
year 1 & 2 @ 7 mil
year 3 @ 6 mil
year 4 & 5 @ 5 mil

aver 6 mil cap hit
- dmnted

Why do people think that a guy that is 25 years old is going to accept a 5 year deal that drops to 5mil when he's 30?? Does tha make sense to anyone??

It'll take more than 6mil avg to get it done.... and more than a 5mil salary @ 30 years old.

Why do people think that a guy that is 25 years old is going to accept a 5 year deal that drops to 5mil when he's 30?? Does tha make sense to anyone??

It'll take more than 6mil avg to get it done.... and more than a 5mil salary @ 30 years old.
- burn

"Why" do you ask?... because everyone here plays too much NHL13.

That's why.

"Why" do you ask?... because everyone here plays too much NHL13.

That's why.
- Tee-Dot

Wait a minute... I take that back.

It's you that looks like a fool, burn. They were talking about Phaneuf, not Kessel.

Why do people think that a guy that is 25 years old is going to accept a 5 year deal that drops to 5mil when he's 30?? Does tha make sense to anyone??

It'll take more than 6mil avg to get it done.... and more than a 5mil salary @ 30 years old.
- burn

It's a staring point.

Wait a minute... I take that back.

It's you that looks like a fool, burn. They were talking about Phaneuf, not Kessel.

- Tee-Dot

also had a proposal for kessel ending with 5mil the the final years.

Wait a minute... I take that back.

It's you that looks like a fool, burn. They were talking about Phaneuf, not Kessel.

- Tee-Dot

That for Phanuef... done deal.

I hope he's the best goalie in the NHL and plays for the Leafs for two mil a year, that would be okay with me.

I often wondered if a player said I don't care about leaving money on the table, I want to take a big discount to win a Cup with a team if the PA would say no, we all have to work together to keep salaries pushing upwards
- Zezel

yea i dont think the PA would allow it to be honest. why do you think guys like elias and alfie had to take bigger salaries? guys near the end of their careers and they are getting paid 5 mil? not to mention elias has been in NJ his whole career you figure they could have signed him for like 3-4

Love the idea! Tell him he should still take the big contract, keep 2 for himself and give the rest to charities. This way the greedy owners don't profit from it.
Just as a side note: leafs won't make the playoffs this year.
- hunglikeapuck

it will be my goal as a teacher to inspire kids to just play for the leafs haha i basically have like 10 years to nail it into their brains

edit: i'll put bonus questions on tests asking what the score in the game was, or who the leading scorer on the team is. something about the current leafs team which will force them to have to pay attention to them if they want extra marks lol

Why do people think that a guy that is 25 years old is going to accept a 5 year deal that drops to 5mil when he's 30?? Does tha make sense to anyone??

It'll take more than 6mil avg to get it done.... and more than a 5mil salary @ 30 years old.
- burn

What I don't understand is all why are these proposals front-loaded.
All that does is help teams with money issues.

Leafs don't have that problem. Cap hit is all that matters.

Kessel @ 8 million for 8 yrs is just plain crazy!!!
- jimmc7722

We can't afford to not give Kessel what he wants. Kessel has scored at a 36 goal pace for the past 5 seasons..i mean he has 6 less goals in 14 less games compared to Corey Perry in that same time frame, and Perry just got 8.625 /8 years.

Kessel has been outscored by just Malkin, Giroux and Stamkos over the past 2 seasons..Parise is a comparable at 7.5 million, and he has 27 points less than phil in the same amount of games the past 2 years

By what criteria do you see the Leafs not making it?
- Tee-Dot

I just think they played over their heads last year. In a full season neither Habs or leafs are looking that great by the end. Bolland or Briere are not the difference makers. Also, I was just in Nola and had voodoo dolls of the entire leafs team made.
I've been playing with phanuef doll for days, he'll never take a dump or walk the same way ever again let alone skate.

it will be my goal as a teacher to inspire kids to just play for the leafs haha i basically have like 10 years to nail it into their brains

edit: i'll put bonus questions on tests asking what the score in the game was, or who the leading scorer on the team is. something about the current leafs team which will force them to have to pay attention to them if they want extra marks lol
- matt1337

5yr/30mil
year 1 & 2 @ 7 mil
year 3 @ 6 mil
year 4 & 5 @ 5 mil

aver 6 mil cap hit
- dmnted

It will take an 8 yr contract just to sign him at 6.5 per.

I hope he's the best goalie in the NHL and plays for the Leafs for two mil a year, that would be okay with me.

I often wondered if a player said I don't care about leaving money on the table, I want to take a big discount to win a Cup with a team if the PA would say no, we all have to work together to keep salaries pushing upwards
- Zezel

Michael Jordan was never the highest paid, his choice. He always look far less so they could improve the team around him. There is no way Chicago builds that kind of dream team for so many years if AJ takes his fair share. That bulls team is probably the last dynasty we will ever see, in all sports.

I hope he's the best goalie in the NHL and plays for the Leafs for two mil a year, that would be okay with me.

I often wondered if a player said I don't care about leaving money on the table, I want to take a big discount to win a Cup with a team if the PA would say no, we all have to work together to keep salaries pushing upwards
- Zezel

Michael Jordan was never the highest paid, his choice. He always look far less so they could improve the team around him. There is no way Chicago builds that kind of dream team for so many years if AJ takes his fair share. That bulls team is probably the last dynasty we will ever see, in all sports.

Love the idea! Tell him he should still take the big contract, keep 2 for himself and give the rest to charities. This way the greedy owners don't profit from it.
Just as a side note: leafs won't make the playoffs this year.
- hunglikeapuck

So a young team that took a huge leap forward is gonna take a big step back?
In: Clarkson, Bolland, Bernier
Out: MacArthur, Grabovski, Scrivens

Our 3rd line looks a hellava lot better this year, and we actually have a backup goalie that could end up stealing the starters role.

what have the teams that missed the playoffs done that would justify the leafs dropping (NJ, Phi, Buf, Wpg etc?) Answer - not enough.

on a side note maybe you should worry about your own roster ..habs have done very little to a team that got exposed late in the season and in the playoffs by the mighty sens and their 27th ranked offense!

What I don't understand is all why are these proposals front-loaded.
All that does is help teams with money issues.

Leafs don't have that problem. Cap hit is all that matters.
- Tee-Dot

front loaded made sense for cap savings before the new CBA... now, not so much.

I just think they played over their heads last year. In a full season neither Habs or leafs are looking that great by the end. Bolland or Briere are not the difference makers. Also, I was just in Nola and had voodoo dolls of the entire leafs team made.
I've been playing with phanuef doll for days, he'll never take a dump or walk the same way ever again let alone skate.
- hunglikeapuck

So you're playing with voodoo dolls for days and now you are saying that Phaneuf will never take a dump or walk the same way let alone skate???

YOU'RE SICK!!!

This is a hockey blog weirdo so please keep it there.

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Michael Jordan was never the highest paid, his choice. He always look far less so they could improve the team around him. There is no way Chicago builds that kind of dream team for so many years if AJ takes his fair share. That bulls team is probably the last dynasty we will ever see, in all sports.
- hunglikeapuck

Jordan was paid 30 million per in Chicago...he played there before there was a salary cap.

So you're playing with voodoo dolls for days and now you are saying that Phaneuf will never take a dump or walk the same way let alone skate???

YOU'RE SICK!!!

This is a hockey blog weirdo so please keep it there.
- Tripple_B9

Lol! Says the guy with ugly skanks in his avatar. If this kind of joke makes you fall apart I feel sorry for you. Do you just hide under your bed all day waiting for your mom to slide you plates of Mac n cheese?