That Petterssen is light, you just touch him and he goes down, has to put some offseason weight, future star!
It kind of frustrates me that the League installs a salary cap, and then deliberately focuses on making rule changes that increase scoring - Increased scoring leads to higher contracts, which doesn't jive all that well with a hard cap system (even if it is rising constantly).The goaltending equipment changes and maybe expansion has done it's part to increase scoring. There's been very little talk about how there is a large number of players at more than a PPG pace this season. This season there are close to 50 such players. Last season there were about 24 players. In 2016-17, there were 9 PPG players.
In 2016-17, there were zero 50 goal scorers, 3 40 goal scorers. In 2017-18, there were zero 50 goal scorers (Ovechkin, 49), 7 40 goal scorers. This season, there are at least players on pace for 50 goals and at least 20 on pace for 40 goals.
Whether you score 30 goals or 60, if you are still 20th in the league in goals, you probably won't get twice as much money. Personally, I'm glad to see the scoring up, as it's an indication that the game is opening up, allowing the skilled players to excel.It kind of frustrates me that the League installs a salary cap, and then deliberately focuses on making rule changes that increase scoring - Increased scoring leads to higher contracts, which doesn't jive all that well with a hard cap system (even if it is rising constantly).
A lot of RFAs are going to get paid for their ridiculous numbers this year.
Twice as much money? No, certainly not. But I would pretty much guarantee that, regardless of where you fall in League scoring, you're getting significantly more money scoring 60 goals than you are scoring 30 goals. I certainly believe Marner gets more money if he puts up 100+ points this year than if he put up ~80 points - It puts him in a completely different tier of comparable players at the time of signing the contract.Whether you score 30 goals or 60, if you are still 20th in the league in goals, you probably won't get twice as much money. Personally, I'm glad to see the scoring up, as it's an indication that the game is opening up, allowing the skilled players to excel.
Twice as much money? No, certainly not. But I would pretty much guarantee that, regardless of where you fall in League scoring, you're getting significantly more money scoring 60 goals than you are scoring 30 goals. I certainly believe Marner gets more money if he puts up 100+ points this year than if he put up ~80 points - It puts him in a completely different tier of comparable players at the time of signing the contract.
I don't look at this increase in scoring as a sign of the game "opening up", though. It's not like they took away the 2-line pass here - They adjusted a goalie's ability to make a save relative to previous seasons, and, as a result, many players League-wide are seeing sizable increases in their production.
Don't get me wrong, it doesn't bother me to see scoring up. It only bothers me a bit that the League made it difficult for teams to hold onto expensive cores by implementing a hard salary cap, but then bases all of its rule changes on increasing offensive production, which has real potential to drive up the cost of contracts (which is always dangerous in a hard-cap setting).
I guess you missed my point. Whether a player scores 30 or 60, if he is still tenth in scoring, he will still be paid the tenth most (all other factors being equal).Twice as much money? No, certainly not. But I would pretty much guarantee that, regardless of where you fall in League scoring, you're getting significantly more money scoring 60 goals than you are scoring 30 goals. I certainly believe Marner gets more money if he puts up 100+ points this year than if he put up ~80 points - It puts him in a completely different tier of comparable players at the time of signing the contract.
I don't look at this increase in scoring as a sign of the game "opening up", though. It's not like they took away the 2-line pass here - They adjusted a goalie's ability to make a save relative to previous seasons, and, as a result, many players League-wide are seeing sizable increases in their production.
Don't get me wrong, it doesn't bother me to see scoring up. It only bothers me a bit that the League made it difficult for teams to hold onto expensive cores by implementing a hard salary cap, but then bases all of its rule changes on increasing offensive production, which has real potential to drive up the cost of contracts (which is always dangerous in a hard-cap setting).
I didn't miss your point, I disagreed with it. I don't believe a 60-goal scorer is necessarily making the same as if they were a 30-goal scorer, provided their place in League scoring remains the same.I guess you missed my point. Whether a player scores 30 or 60, if he is still tenth in scoring, he will still be paid the tenth most (all other factors being equal).
I'll give you a very simple example. Say that last year, McDavid led the league in scoring with 50 goals, and Matthews was second with 45. This year, McDavid leads with 80, and Matthews is second with 75. So can Matthews go to management and say "this year I scored 50% more than McDavid last year, so since he made 12M last year, I should get 18M this year"? I think management will look at it and say "you were still second in scoring, so you should get 11.5M".I didn't miss your point, I disagreed with it. I don't believe a 60-goal scorer is necessarily making the same as if they were a 30-goal scorer, provided their place in League scoring remains the same.
Additionally, all factors likely won't be equal, as we're not looking at this in a vacuum - Not all players in the top-20, for example, are going to be up for new contracts. Increasing point totals will drive players to push for higher payouts as they surpass their comparables. If Marner puts up ~80 points this year (conservative right now, obviously), but finishes 20th in scoring, I still expect him to use Draisaitl as a comparable when negotiating his new contract, despite the fact that Draisaitl was 8th in League scoring when he signed his current contract.
I will say, though, I hope you're right and that I'm just being a little paranoid - I hope all GMs are smart enough to recognize that there's a League-wide shift, and are able to use that to their advantage during negotiations. I'm just not certain right now that that will be the case.
I think you're over-simplifying it. Especially since you're using such gross exaggerations with the values - I'm not implying that 50% more production means 50% more pay, simply that increase in production will lead to increase in pay. We see the same thing with cap percentages all the time, where player salaries are already rising as the cap does.I'll give you a very simple example. Say that last year, McDavid led the league in scoring with 50 goals, and Matthews was second with 45. This year, McDavid leads with 80, and Matthews is second with 75. So can Matthews go to management and say "this year I scored 50% more than McDavid last year, so since he made 12M last year, I should get 18M this year"? I think management will look at it and say "you were still second in scoring, so you should get 11.5M".
Again, for simplicity's sake, ignoring everything else.
Actually, under those circumstances, I expect Matthews's agent to say just that, and the Leafs to say just that, and go from there.
oh boy! that's going to hurt the Bruins playoff chances, big timeBergeron could be out for the season, evaluation in two weeks. Doesn't look good. Season-ending surgery for his shoulder. Big blow to the Bruins.
Bergeron could be out for the season, evaluation in two weeks. Doesn't look good. Season-ending surgery for his shoulder. Big blow to the Bruins.
I hope they make the playoffs, with their luck, they might just end up drafting Jack Hughes.oh boy! that's going to hurt the Bruins playoff chances, big time
I always like facing and beating the full compliment. Don’t like injuries to anyone or team.Sucks for the B's .. And while it helps the Leafs it would have been nice if the Leafs faced the B's in the playoffs with healthy rosters for an even argument.
Oh well!
If that ends up being the case, I could see them missing the playoffs this year. They have already dug themselves a bit of a hole in the standings. Sabres or Habs would make an entertaining series in the 1st rd as well.Bergeron could be out for the season, evaluation in two weeks. Doesn't look good. Season-ending surgery for his shoulder. Big blow to the Bruins.