DownFromNJ
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- Mar 7, 2004
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Even if 3/4 of the owners don't want to go over a certain amount, it won't work.
Look at the Devils. Lou is the best GM in the game. He can't even keep our payroll down. The Niedermayer, Brodeur, Elias, Rafalski, Gomez, etc etc etc contracts just start to add up. You either keep the players and pay up, or you lose your core team.
Why? Because Chris Pronger is being paid 10 million, which Niedermayer wants. Madden is being paid 4 million because a) we couldn't afford to lose him and b) The Rangers feel like paying guys like Bobby Holik 9 million.
The cases go on.
Look at the Devils. Lou is the best GM in the game. He can't even keep our payroll down. The Niedermayer, Brodeur, Elias, Rafalski, Gomez, etc etc etc contracts just start to add up. You either keep the players and pay up, or you lose your core team.
Why? Because Chris Pronger is being paid 10 million, which Niedermayer wants. Madden is being paid 4 million because a) we couldn't afford to lose him and b) The Rangers feel like paying guys like Bobby Holik 9 million.
The cases go on.