great1
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My thoughts as well, if Bobby later wants out or the Senators decide to trade him then they won't be happy that his salary was front loaded.
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My thoughts as well, if Bobby later wants out or the Senators decide to trade him then they won't be happy that his salary was front loaded.
Larionov
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FWIW, Spezza is going to be attractive to a lot of teams because of his front loaded contract. Spezza's cap hit is $7 million this coming season, but his actual salary cost is only $4 million. The new CBA limits how much you can front load a contract, but players like getting their money in the bank now for obvious reasons, and it makes the contract easier for the team to shed later.
I think he will get a touch more... 7.0 cap hit... Same type of deal Kessel got but 1 mill less a season
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Bobby Ryan is a UFA to be... Players like money up front, if the Sens don't give it to him, somebody else will
aragorn
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After what happened with Heatley & the law suit I would think Melnyk would be a little shy about front loading too much money especially in the first yr but I understand your point from a player's perspective. Should be an interesting negotiation, will be interesting to see what transpires from it & whether we have another superstar bolt because they were not shown the money.
