Tsn aav calculator for tavares is pretty interesting. After taxes he wouldn't take home a whole lot more on an 8 year deal with the islanders than he would on a 7 year deal with the leafs and the difference between the leafs and the no state tax teams like Tampa and Dallas could probably be made up in endorsements.

I think they did ok with Hainsey - not great, but at $3 million serviceable 4-5 guy. I think Montreal did not so okay with Alzner and Petry, $5 million a piece for two stiffs that helped sink the team into the sewer. Point is, very easy to overpay for Meh- dmen. Stars get paid, make good deals on the supporting cast, rinse and repeat.
- winsix

While I agree with your premise, if we got Tavares, we'd be spending a lot on our C's, so we should probably save some for the D.

Gardiner is a #1....after eating asparagus.
- Symba007

Domi will score 5 empty net goals this year to reach double digits. And he will have a 12.3% winning percentage on face offs.

I dont get this?

Lebrun and Matheson have been writing about the NHL for a long time.

even if you take a quick look at Wards stats.. he hasnt had a season above NHL avg sv% since 2011 ...like holy F.

He seems like one of the worst options. have they even looked at where the Canes have ranked in goale sv% the past decade?

is it just Ward is a gud pro and therefor a good option in these guys minds?

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Agree with @ByScottPowers that Cam Ward is a good possibility for the Blackhawks, in fact I'd say a strong one

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Cam Ward would be ideal. He still thinks like a starter which he's been pretty much his whole NHL life but he has the personality to take a subordinate role to Crawford. He could easily play three-four weeks if Crawford was out.

I dont get this?

Lebrun and Matheson have been writing about the NHL for a long time.

even if you take a quick look at Wards stats.. he hasnt had a season above NHL avg sv% since 2011 ...like holy F.

He seems like one of the worst options. have they even looked at where the Canes have ranked in goale sv% the past decade?

is it just Ward is a gud pro and therefor a good option in these guys minds?
- senstroll

yeah, strange

Tsn aav calculator for tavares is pretty interesting. After taxes he wouldn't take home a whole lot more on an 8 year deal with the islanders than he would on a 7 year deal with the leafs and the difference between the leafs and the no state tax teams like Tampa and Dallas could probably be made up in endorsements.
- HealthyScratch6

8 million dollars is a lot more.

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/tavares-calculator

N.Y. Islanders Toronto San Jose Tampa Bay Dallas Boston

8 years 7 years 7 years 7 years 7 years 7 years
Contract Value $96,000,000 $84,000,000 $84,000,000 $84,000,000 $84,000,000 $84,000,000

Salary Cap Hit $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000

Total Taxes Paid $48,470,400 $44,654,400 $42,856,800 $30,794,400 $30,794,400 $35,078,400

Net Salary $47,529,600 $39,345,600 $41,143,200 $53,205,600 $53,205,600 $48,921,600

Tampa Bay could offer him 70 million (44 million net) and he'd still make more than if the Leafs offered him 84 million (39 million net). Even though Tampa Bay has to move salary, their cap hit would be lower than the Leafs. Would the Leafs go into McDavid territory (14 AAV, 98 million, 46 million net)? Is it worth it?

I dont get this?

Lebrun and Matheson have been writing about the NHL for a long time.

even if you take a quick look at Wards stats.. he hasnt had a season above NHL avg sv% since 2011 ...like holy F.

He seems like one of the worst options. have they even looked at where the Canes have ranked in goale sv% the past decade?

is it just Ward is a gud pro and therefor a good option in these guys minds?
- senstroll

He won the Cup brah. Winning temperament.

Agree on all but Myers - Leafs can sign him as a UFA next year, won't be nearly as expensive as Karlsson or Doughty
- winsix

Won't have space to sign him next year. The point is if they trade for Myers/Mason, it would be cheap because of the salary dump attached and then there is 9.6mil coming off the books next year to give to MaMar

Domi will score 5 empty net goals this year to reach double digits. And he will have a 12.3% winning percentage on face offs.
- winsix

Perfect....welcome to MTL Jack Hughes

He won the Cup brah. Winning temperament.
- AdamFrench

thats probably it. He won.. they have a good impression and dont need to do any actual work..hes good won a cup 12 years ago... ignore his abysmal NHL results since

The rest of the defense is a #2.
- Aetherial

No Reilly is a #2.
The rest...just aren’t

yeah, strange
- Aetherial

this is hilarious to me

Jim Matheson
‏ @NHLbyMatty

If Hawks want any intel on Ward they can ask Ricky Olczyk, Eddie's brother, who was assistant GM in Carolina for years. Ricky can pass on the info to Eddie O who can pass it along to GM Stan Bowman

i would hope the info they get is... He is a great guy, one of the best but cant stop a breach ball so if you are looking to tank..he is your man

No Reilly is a #2.
The rest...just aren’t
- Fakepartofme

so reilly is poop and the others are worse?

8 million dollars is a lot more.

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/tavares-calculator

N.Y. Islanders Toronto San Jose Tampa Bay Dallas Boston

8 years 7 years 7 years 7 years 7 years 7 years
Contract Value $96,000,000 $84,000,000 $84,000,000 $84,000,000 $84,000,000 $84,000,000

Salary Cap Hit $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000

Total Taxes Paid $48,470,400 $44,654,400 $42,856,800 $30,794,400 $30,794,400 $35,078,400

Net Salary $47,529,600 $39,345,600 $41,143,200 $53,205,600 $53,205,600 $48,921,600

Tampa Bay could offer him 70 million (44 million net) and he'd still make more than if the Leafs offered him 84 million (39 million net). Even though Tampa Bay has to move salary, their cap hit would be lower than the Leafs. Would the Leafs go into McDavid territory (14 AAV, 98 million, 46 million net)? Is it worth it?
- Unholy_Goalie

Kind of makes you wonder if the NHL should not be adopting a cap system with tax differences built in. If Tampa can offer lower cap hit contracts that still pay more it doesn't seem like a level playing field.

Tsn aav calculator for tavares is pretty interesting. After taxes he wouldn't take home a whole lot more on an 8 year deal with the islanders than he would on a 7 year deal with the leafs and the difference between the leafs and the no state tax teams like Tampa and Dallas could probably be made up in endorsements.
- HealthyScratch6

And then some. NHL players have barely scratched the surface with endorsement money. Michael Jordan was making more in endorsements (significantly more) than his salary. An he basically has been retired for almost 20 years. In 2015 he made more money than the entire NBA

this is hilarious to me



i would hope the info they get is... He is a great guy, one of the best but cant stop a breach ball so if you are looking to tank..he is your man
- senstroll

The funny part is WhyTF would they be looking for that kind of info. Look at where he is in his career.

Yeah this one is pretty wierd.

so reilly is poop and the others are worse?
- Symba007

so reilly is poop and the others are worse?
- Symba007

Nah, he’s good.
Some are decent
Rest are bad

No Reilly is a #2.
The rest...just aren’t
- Fakepartofme

uh

thats probably it. He won.. they have a good impression and dont need to do any actual work..hes good won a cup 12 years ago... ignore his abysmal NHL results since
- senstroll

Win the Cup as a rookie. Get a huge payout. Coast on the beautiful coastline of Carolina. #Winning

Kind of makes you wonder if the NHL should not be adopting a cap system with tax differences built in. If Tampa can offer lower cap hit contracts that still pay more it doesn't seem like a level playing field.
- Aetherial

It usually benefits non-traditional hockey markets so I doubt Bettman does anything about it because it creates "parity".

- winsix

it was pretty clear

so reilly is poop and the others are worse?
- Symba007

There is definitely some communication breakdown happening.

8 million dollars is a lot more.

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/tavares-calculator

N.Y. Islanders Toronto San Jose Tampa Bay Dallas Boston

8 years 7 years 7 years 7 years 7 years 7 years
Contract Value $96,000,000 $84,000,000 $84,000,000 $84,000,000 $84,000,000 $84,000,000

Salary Cap Hit $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000

Total Taxes Paid $48,470,400 $44,654,400 $42,856,800 $30,794,400 $30,794,400 $35,078,400

Net Salary $47,529,600 $39,345,600 $41,143,200 $53,205,600 $53,205,600 $48,921,600

Tampa Bay could offer him 70 million (44 million net) and he'd still make more than if the Leafs offered him 84 million (39 million net). Even though Tampa Bay has to move salary, their cap hit would be lower than the Leafs. Would the Leafs go into McDavid territory (14 AAV, 98 million, 46 million net)? Is it worth it?
- Unholy_Goalie

Who called UG coming back and starting taxbuzz? You win a prize

And then some. NHL players have barely scratched the surface with endorsement money. Michael Jordan was making more in endorsements (significantly more) than his salary. An he basically has been retired for almost 20 years. In 2015 he made more money than the entire NBA
- winsix

That doesn't make sense.