nhl inflation=McCabe resigning

wright · Veteran Member

nhl inflation=McCabe resigning

superhab · Guru

Its like Dags said during the lockout that he was just a noodle in a bowl of soup. The salery's haven't went down for the star player only for the role players. A cap solves nothing unless the max salary is down to like 5-4 mill which would allow more players to make more money

Ando · Guru

And-o is speechless!

...if McCabe is worth $5.5'ish million USD, how much are guys like Redden, Jovo & Chara worth?

(The players won't ever give another inch to the owners...why should they?)

Peart_2112 · Veteran Member

This is kind of off base but it makes me wonder what kind of salaries would guys like The Rocket, Beliveau, LaFleur, Robinson, etc...etc...etc demand nowadays? McCabe is a good player but he certainly isn't a superstar...at least in my estimation. Oh well...opinions are like arseholes....evryone has one......

Habtastic · Guru

As much as these salaries are ridiculous, the fact remains that there is still a cap and at some point, players will have to lower their demands a bit to fit into a team's budget. The other bonus is that it isn't always the big market teams that are making these signings anymore. That said, the max player compensation percentage should be lower than what it is now... fat chance of that happening though.

Habtastic

barry33 · Guru

Ando wrote:

And-o is speechless! ...if McCabe is worth $5.5'ish million USD, how much are guys like Redden, Jovo & Chara worth? (The players won't ever give another inch to the owners...why should they?)

Let me tell you how much...the FRangers are reportedly prepared to offer Chara close to 8 million per year. How is THAT for perspective? (By the way, IMHO, Chara is HIGHLY overated..but not as overated as mCCabe).

Keith10 · Newbie

If the Leafs want to blow there money on plugs let them,it's not going to change what the other gm's are going to do. All that has done is assured that Toronto wont be able to go after the higher priced UFA's that are worth the money. And I'm hopeing the other players are not that dumb to think this is going to be the norm. for contracts and realize that Toronto just made a stupid mistake.

I really hope John Ferguson Jr. is in Toronto for a long time and keeps running that team into the ground

Key Lime · Guru

Ferguson Jr. is destroying that team...what a lame move.

beakermania · Senior Member

As a said when the lockout was resolved you are gonna see two types of players in the NHL. Superstars making 5million or more per season and Role players at under 2million per year. The inbetween guys will slowly filter out.

Guys like Richards and Lidstrom, Jagr, Thornton will still get big bucks. Guys like Martin Lapointe will no longer be offered big deals.

The GMs who learn this the fastest will survive, those who don't will be fired for having crappy teams.

IMO this is way, way too much for Brian McCabe. 3.5-4 max would have been my offer. Sure he can shoot, but the rest of his game sucks. A guy with 70pts for a defenceman should not finish the season -1.

Habs and Avs Fan · Veteran Member

Hmmm McCabe is good but he does not deserve that fat pay check..... But another team would have paid him as much so ..... I don't know I never really liked McCabe, I don't find him to be the best offensive-defensive defenseman, I don't like him defensively.