$5.7MM per year for Turco - Dallas is nuts

[TonySCV]

Nearly double the 3.1MM he's making now.

I'll be the first to say Turco's an elite netminder, but devoting that much salary cap to a guy that's won them jack so far seems excessive.

They also take a hit to their cap this year if I understand the new CBA terms correctly.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=149548&hubname=nhl

I don't think it effects this year's cap.
I think they just need to have the average salary of the contract there for next year.

I'll go check.

Here is what NHLCBA.com says

Player contracts will not be renegotiated (upward or downward) during their term. Extensions may be negotiated but only in the final year of the contract and only if such extension is for an amount that can be accommodated in a Club's upper limit for the current year or as computed for future years.

[Reaper45]

5.7 is steep.

[Captain Ron]

Originally Posted by TonySCV

Nearly double the 3.1MM he's making now.

I'll be the first to say Turco's an elite netminder, but devoting that much salary cap to a guy that's won them jack so far seems excessive.

They also take a hit to their cap this year if I understand the new CBA terms correctly.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=149548&hubname=nhl

Yes it is excessive. But with the lack of quality goaltenders in the league he would have easily got that on the open market next season. This is probably the only way they could keep him. In reference to the cap issue.....you are correct. When a play signs a contract extension the "new" average of the entire contract becomes the players new cap hit. So his new cap hit would be $5.19M/year.

$3.162 million = this season's salary
+
$22.8 million = contract extension
=
$25.962 million total salary divided by 5 seasons
=
$5.192 million

[GKJ]

He has been an elite goaltender this season. Yes, a bit overpaid, but if Turco ends up walking, they weren't getting anyone better.

[Mindcircus]

As long as the Kings continue to own Turco, i could care less. He probably would have made even more as a free agent.

[KingsCourt]

Originally Posted by Mindcircus

As long as the Kings continue to own Turco, i could care less. He probably would have made even more as a free agent.

Exactly....

[AnThGrt]

Originally Posted by Mindcircus

As long as the Kings continue to own Turco, i could care less. He probably would have made even more as a free agent.

But he maybe would of gone to Eastern conference where we dont need to worry about him 8 times

[kingsfan25]

He's earned his paycheck more than Khabibulin has...he's one guy who is unlikely to bust...I guess that's a price they have to pay to keep a major piece of the puzzle in town.