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Canes are in a squeeze to pay Svech and also to retain Hamilton -- or if not Hamilton, to buy another UFA D who can play in the top four and scores more goals than Slavin and Pesce. The Canes can't afford a whopping arbitrator's award. Whatever Ned wanted from the Canes, it didn't fit the TD/DW arithmetic. I suspect the math has more to do with his departure than a suspicion he's a one reel wonder.
Bernier is not a Roy or a Vasilevskiy but he puts up very consistent numbers, season after season. He's age 32 and has a few years left, possibly longer in a backup role. Former round 1, number 11 draft pick. I assume the Canes already have a verbal agreement with him or intend to deal his rights to another club right away.
Ned was never going to be the sole goalie for 82 games, so the question remains who else will the Canes sign.
pretty much what I heard - 2nd hand from someone who talked to someone who would know.
It's certainly a big issue in pro sports. When you've played a bunch of years and made a bunch of money, you can be more "team first" and spread the wealth/understand the need to pay "everybody". I'm hopeful there's some of this with Dougie.
When you're young, you better get what you can because there's zero guarantee you'll get it in the future.
Bo, you would think for a player who's made a lot of money it would be easier to lower the demand for salary to remain on a team (IF he likes where he's playing). In the case of Dougie Hamilton, he's 28 years old and has made approximately $37 million according to the web site CapFriendly. Granted, cost of living, taxes, agent fees, etc have reduced his gross income. But still, that's not bad for someone of his age having played just six years. Wish I could have done as well after working for a salary over 37 years.
Don't get me wrong, I like Dougie. But he's just one of many players in this game who has made a pile of money over a relatively short playing career. Think of Crosby, Ovechkin, and others on that level.
Bo, you would think for a player who's made a lot of money it would be easier to lower the demand for salary to remain on a team (IF he likes where he's playing). In the case of Dougie Hamilton, he's 28 years old and has made approximately $37 million according to the web site CapFriendly. Granted, cost of living, taxes, agent fees, etc have reduced his gross income. But still, that's not bad for someone of his age having played just six years. Wish I could have done as well after working for a salary over 37 years.
Don't get me wrong, I like Dougie. But he's just one of many players in this game who has made a pile of money over a relatively short playing career. Think of Crosby, Ovechkin, and others on that level.
I grasp the idea of taking a slight discount to stay here, but who's to judge what Dougie should do?
Makar @ $9 million and Jones @ $9.5 million...
Ovie has made $124 million in his career. Sid has made $104 million.
Where should Dougie fall and how low should he go to stay here?
Trading Ned makes no sense to me, at least give the guy a chance to prove he can be "the guy" going forward.
As for the draft, this draft wasn't very strong even pre-Covid. That said there's still great talent to be had, some of the picks are intriguing, others won't ever sniff the NHL, no different than any other year I guess.
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