the same policy for every player is ridiculous.every contract situation is different.how bergevin doesnt see that pk is worth somewhere between hedman and myers (4/4.5 mil per) is completely baffling.one other thing ,have you noticed how these so called"bridge "contracts are becoming increasingly rare for the nhl's potential elite?
I thought the new CBA prevented those kinds of contracts with a max 10% variance on salary from year to year, but I might be mistaken.
"- The salary variance on contracts from year to year cannot vary more than 35 per cent and the final year cannot vary more than 50 per cent of the highest year."
Montreal needs to step off these old "principle" traditions. They are archaic and often put us at a disadvantage for little to no reason. Frankly, it only worked for Price because he happened to struggle during his contract here and Halak was around. Highly touted young players like Subban and Galchenyuk will be looking for deals comparable to what Benn just signed.
Assume your scenario plays out and Gally does accept a bridge. In the interim he has two 90 point seasons. Now the renewal will cost us substantially more than were he linked long term already. This is why I am generally against this bridging philosophy.
if there's one thing Cup winners have in common in the Cap era it's this, players doing great while on relatively cheap contracts (think Voynov/Quick last year, or Kane/Toews for Chicago).
"- The salary variance on contracts from year to year cannot vary more than 35 per cent and the final year cannot vary more than 50 per cent of the highest year."
They renegotiated to the above.
Thanks for the clarification dude. BTW, who's the hottie in your Avatar?
Montreal needs to step off these old "principle" traditions. They are archaic and often put us at a disadvantage for little to no reason. Frankly, it only worked for Price because he happened to struggle during his contract here and Halak was around. Highly touted young players like Subban and Galchenyuk will be looking for deals comparable to what Benn just signed.
Assume your scenario plays out and Gally does accept a bridge. In the interim he has two 90 point seasons. Now the renewal will cost us substantially more than were he linked long term already. This is why I am generally against this bridging philosophy.
The first ones to go then should be the hiring of french speaking coaches and GMs for the sake of appeasing the damn media that I have far more issue with than 2 year transition deals for players.
the same policy for every player is ridiculous.every contract situation is different.how bergevin doesnt see that pk is worth somewhere between hedman and myers (4/4.5 mil per) is completely baffling.one other thing ,have you noticed how these so called"bridge "contracts are becoming increasingly rare for the nhl's potential elite?
Agreed, and it might not be such a bad thing. With a cap on contract lengths, I think GM's are well positioned in most cases to sign elite RFAs to reasonable, longterm contracts.
Personally, I don't think Pk at 5M/year is so out of this world. Is it a gamble? Sure, but what isn't? Do you think WASH is loving Ovi's contract right now?
The first ones to go then should be the hiring of french speaking coaches and GMs for the sake of appeasing the damn media that I have far more issue with than 2 year transition deals for players.
Oh, I couldn't agree more. We have translators these days for a reason. Not to mention, I wager most coaches/GMs would be willing to learn French if given the time. Gionta has been trying to pick it up.
People have a really hard time getting that into their heads.
Carlson is actually the closest comparison, by far.
Not saying he should get that deal but just whereabouts he is asking. I cannot see this being held for just term at $2.5M. PK is definitely after a fair bit more money, at least I believe so.
Oh, I couldn't agree more. We have translators these days for a reason. Not to mention, I wager most coaches/GMs would be willing to learn French if given the time. Gionta has been trying to pick it up.
I find that stupidity handcuffs us more than the contracts we sign. Unfortunatly Molson seems like a yes man to the french media
that is hilarious
