triggrman said:
So no one has ever used Holik as a comparison in salary arbritration hearings?
They can't, he was UNRESTRICTED. Therefore how can someone thats not UNRESTRICTED compare contracts to someone that is UNRESTRICTED
Geeze some of you people just don't get it and is one of the big reasons I never come into the business section much. The owners have done a wonderful job of brainwashing fans
The owners DID this to themselves....the owners have made the FANS pay bundles for their spending ways
Now the players are the bad guys, when it wasn't them who offered any 2nd line player a 9 million dollar contract?
The problem with the NHL was ego driven owners. Boston pays Lapointe 5 million just to stick it to the Detroit owner...but its the players fault
McNall decides Wayne is worth the same salary as other "top stars" in more profitable leagues...but its the players fault
Carolina decides to offer the dumbest contract ever offered to Fedorov FORCING Detroit to up the Salary scale on Restricted free agents...but its the players fault
Tampa Bay gives Brad Richards a terrible 2nd contract that has pushed 2nd contracts up huge (something even baseball does not do)...but its the players fault
Boston offers "bonuses" to Thorton to circumvent the rookie salary cap which has raised the bar...but its the players fault
Ottawa gives Daigle an obscene amount of money...but its the players fault
The Islanders offer the dumbest contract in the history of the NHL to Yashin...but its the players fault
Whats funny are the examples I am giving are teams that are crying poor now
Maybe the Owners brainwashing can fool some of you people, but I like to think I can see through BS as well as anyone