King85Kong
Playoffs?
Much like Subban, Nash and many others, I'll believe it when I see it. Let me know when Stamkos signs here. We usually sign players on the tail end of their careers.
He'll look pretty normal in blue and white...
While Tampa could offer Stamoks a better contract, there is absolutely zero doubt that he would rake in far more in endorsements in T.O.
Seriously, let's say that he actually does get signed here. I'm willing to bet his endorsement deals alone in the first season would eclipse his NHL salary. When you're making that kind of cash, the whole "higher taxes" is kind of a moot point.
IMO, if you're making even $3 million a year, money is something you don't have to worry about (as long as you stay away from illegal gambling).
Someone who could go home closer to his family and get the same amount of money.
We have no idea what he is thinking, and it is still 2 years away.
The only two groups who should care about actual salary are:
1) The player
2) The owner
Bottomless pit who cares you can only spend to the cap limit, even if you have hundreds of billions.
Salary effects the caphit, so yes salary matters
not a friggen change in a frozen hell would it happen in the first year
as a matter of fact I highly doubt over the 7 year contract that he could even make up that last lost 8th year at say what? 11/12 million?
that 8th year will be worth about 11/12 million in guarantied money , now add in what he would get in endorsements down in Tbay and that is what we have to match just to break even and we only have 7 years to pull it off.
Tampa is a dump. Anyone who has been there can tell you that.
This is true mathematically, but who knows how much term he's looking for? He signed his current deal in 2011, so he could have signed for much longer term. In comparison, Doughty signed for 8 years that summer, Tavares for 6 years.
The tax rate will kill us